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7 types of waste

Wegmans corporation is always looking for ways to continuously improve their processes to a more lean environment. Continuous improvement comes from lean thinking. Lean Manufacturing focuses on eliminating the 7 "wastes" or "muda" as it is called in the Toyota Production System. The Wegmans Bakery has been in business for over 50 years, and has much opportunity for improvement. The Culinary Center, yet not as old as the Bakery, also has much oppotunity for improvement.

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This project will look at the current state of both the Wegmans Bakery and Culinary Center to identify areas of improvement. A project roadmap will be created to show project prioritization of improvement projects to be done in the Bakery and Culinary Center. Using the project roadmap the team will choose projects and prepare project readiness packages for those areas which are of highest priority.

Roadmap Number

R12700

Planning Term

Fall 2011, Quarter: 2011-1

Family MSD I Start Term

Fall 2012, Quarter: 2012-1

Family MSD II End Term

Spring 2013, Quarter: 2012-3

DPM Students

Brandon Harbridge

Erin McNally

Hope Alm

Justin Grates

Michael Baer

Sarah Kostuk

DPM Roadmap Guide

Prof. John Kaemmerlen

Sponsors/Customers

Mike Least, Wegmans Bakery

Chris Isaacson, Wegmans Culinary Center

• Prior team outcome and website
• Individual Benchmarking
• Benchmarking Surveys
• Meeting Agendas

• Mission Statement
• Stakeholders
• Mission Profile
• Benchmarks
• Affinity Diagrams
• Objective Tree
• Constraints
• Voice of the Customer
• VOC Presentation

• Preliminary Function Tree
• Second Iteration of Function Tree
• Function Tree
• Roadmap House 1
• Prioritization tool concept design

• Prioritization Tools
• Prioritization Matrix Results
• Future DPM Project
• Project Readiness Packages
  • Bakery
    • Freezer and Warehouse Inventory Control
    • Parbake Rounding
  • Culinary Innovation Center
    • Flatten Chicken Line
• Wegmans Expectations for MSD groups
• Final Presentations
  • Wegmans
    • Bakery
    • Culinary Center
  • Final Class Presentation