At the end of last year, Aenova's Bad Aibling site hosted the 20th meeting of the Lean Six Sigma experience exchange of the Kufstein University of Applied Sciences. Around 25 visitors from ten different companies in a wide range of industries accepted the invitation.

The aim of the Lean Six Sigma experience exchange group is to strengthen lean management and Six Sigma in regional companies in Tyrol and southern Bavaria. The network currently includes 30 companies.

At the invitation of Aenova, the Lean Management experience group from the Kufstein Tirol University of Applied Sciences met at the Aenova plant in Bad Aibling to discuss potential for continuous improvement during a tour of the production facility, a so-called Gemba-Walk.

The motto of the day at Aenova was “OEE Improvement and Aenova Manufacturing System (AMS) as a shop floor management tool”. The Aenova Manufacturing System was introduced in 2020 as a shop floor management and reporting tool at all Aenova production sites. OEE measures overall equipment effectiveness.

Feedback and suggestions for improvement from visitors in all areas were expressly encouraged in order to optimize the company's own processes based on the feedback. Visitors from outside the industry were particularly able to identify areas for improvement and exploit optimization potential.

This exchange of experiences was once again a real success story of a regional cooperation idea.

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