Vernon Snidal Former CEO of Jodale Perry Corporation

Vernon Snidal Former CEO
of Jodale Perry Corporation
Innovation and Technology
March 18, 2013
Shameless Plug
• Yes, “former” CEO
– Contact Information
vernon.snidal@gmail.com
– 204 435 2243
Jodale Perry
25000 sq ft facility located in Morden
40 employees
Self contained manufacturer
Innovation
“to renew or make change”
ERP
Boxer nxt
element
Design
LEAN
5 axis router
OEM product
laser
Employees
Customer
Cab in a Box
culture
suppliers
Cabrio and Cabrio XL
CNC tube bender
Thermo-former
3D laser scan
Features
2011 - today
JDP started in 1964
Innovation
Innovation: Business Level
Challenge: Business Visability
• No accounting system – cost(s) and revenue where not tied together.
• Offline purchasing system based on floor personal demand
• BOM not real or existent
• Knowledge transfer was from old employees
• No one common link to tie “actuals” to see how the business functioned.
• Downward direction financial
• Directionless with unknown future…
Excel/PDF Run business
Innovation: Business Level
ERP
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Purchasing and ERP system to tie the business together – Milestone
ERP implementation quickly shows
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ERP now functioning shows:
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Unknowns
Weaknesses
Process challenges
Primal knowledge
Financials – dollar(US/Can), COGS, Expenses, Sales
Purchasing – BOM, Quotes
Sales – Actuals
Engineering – Drawings, BOM, Nomenclature
Quality – Errors and Error proofing
Must be constantly maintained – as business changes so does the ERP,
JDP continues to work on this process today.
“Key” must believe that they work – common mistake is to buy it then not
use it or only use a part of it.
Innovation: Feature
Challenge: Egress
•Problematic door function with
mower deck while upright.
•Closing door from driver seat was
difficult.
•Getting into machine was difficult.
Innovation: Feature
Original
Today
Yes
No
Ability to close door
Difficult
Easy
Ingress/Egress
Difficult
Easy
Poor
Unique
Deck interference
Appeal
MCT (manufacturing cycle time)
No change
Innovation: Method
Challenge: Consistency
•Consistently fit all pieces of a cab
together after:
•Manual band saw
•Forming or rolling
•Plasma operations
•Welding
Innovation: Method
Original
Today
CNC tube forming
7 min
Laser
15 min
Band saw
25 min
Press
40 min
Plasma
35 min
Welding
360 min
100 min
MCT (manufacturing cycle time)
460 min
142 min
Process inconsistency
Huge
Small
Opportunity for Errors
Huge
Small
20 min
CSM
Innovation: Design
slide
Innovation: Why
• Repaired relationships and gained customer through
“change”, “tough love” and “necessity” the mother of
Innovation
– reduced product line from 900+ to 42
• Quick adaptation of technology has gained JDP a
competitive position within the market place.
• Changed our capability and capacity through technology
current and future
– Measure tape and card board cut outs to 3D laser scanning
• Changed our culture and continue to improve our work
place
• Improved revenue position.
Innovation
Questions
Shameless Plug
• Yes, “former” CEO
– Contact Information
vernon.snidal@gmail.com
– 204 435 2243