Joy Global Inc .
CANADA
“ We needed to inject some capital to get the two facilities up to a manageable , workable level ,” said Wagner . “ As we start growing , all those values and opportunities will drive our industrial footprint going forward .”
“ What we ’ re doing now is getting everything ready to set the stage for things to come ,” said Wagner .
Vision for excellence Joy Global has a clear vision for its hard rock business .
The company is currently rolling out its Joy Global Business Systems ( JBS ) operational excellence initiative , a program dedicated to ensuring operations in every department run as smooth and efficient as possible .
“ We ’ re introducing new practices to improve the organization as a whole ,” said Evelyn Maki , Marketing Communication Director for Joy
Global . “ It ’ s a cultural approach and it ’ s ingrained into our employees on a daily basis .”
Based on a lean philosophy , the company is focused on eliminating waste and streamlining current processes . According to Maki , the company strives to simplify and automate processes and keep people safe .
“ One of the things we noticed in our service centers is the potential to eliminate waste and make things more efficient . We wanted to clean that up — rearrange and reorganize — to ensure we are operating as lean as possible . Our goal is to be running as efficiently as we can , internally and externally .”
Although still in the beginning stage of integrating the new hard rock division , Joy Global is already implementing its JBS initiative into the process .
“ Our goal is to be running as efficiently as we can , internally and externally .”
– Evelyn Maki , Marketing Communication Director for Joy Global .
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