PPG MVP - Course Overview

MVP Green Belt Training is a comprehensive, four-day training program based on the practical application of Lean Six Sigma tailored for collision repair. The curriculum has been carefully developed to provide an effective balance between teaching the proven science behind process improvement and implementing practical solutions for driving best-in-class performance at your collision center. Four days of intense learning in the classroom and on the shop floor, all aimed at giving your shop the competitive advantage of Quality, Speed and Cost. The Green Belt Training program is part of the MVP Throughput Performance Solutions.

Over 600 owners and managers have completed MVP Green Belt Training. Green Belt Training is conducted at or nearby a collision repair center that is on the path of Throughput Performance. This approach provides an effective balance between the principals and the practical application in an environment that allows the participants to learn in classroom and see how to apply in a real collision center.

COURSE OUTLINE
PARADIGM PIONEERS – Preparing your people for challenges and success. The Paradigm Pioneers exercise provides participants with a motivational, collaborative tool for helping their organization recognize the benefits of taking a proactive approach to process improvement.

Strategic Thinking – Establishing a shared vision for change. Participants receive training and materials needed to communicate a compelling vision that excites people about the future—a critical success factor for gaining the shared vision and sense of urgency needed to cause and sustain change.

Throughput Performance FUNDAMENTALS – Practical application of Lean Six Sigma tailored for collision repair. Gain an understanding of the core fundamentals of Lean Six Sigma and how PPG has integrated and applied these three proven methodologies into the collision repair process.

Little’s Law – The relationship between work in process and lead time performance. Learn how to use a simple formula for accurately measuring cycle time performance, a key step in continuous process improvement.

Throughput Performance BASICS FOR COLLISION REPAIR – Lessons in variation, flow, constraint management and production levelling. Learn the root causes of poor cycle time performance, using process model simulations as a way to de-mystify the key principles of Lean Six Sigma.

Process Design & Resource Planning – Not a “one solution fits all” model. While best practices can apply to any given collision center, their application can differ from collision center to collision center, depending on such varying factors as sales volume, design layout, resources, capital, competitive situation, etc. With that in mind, this segment instructs participants on how to use data, tools and proven approaches for implementing process design and resource planning.

5S workplace ORganization – Creating an environment for increased throughput and Organization for Collision productivity. Learn how to design and implement a visual control system in your collision center—an excellent starting point for improving throughput performance and productivity. Instruction includes Lean Six Sigma principles such as workplace organization, standard tools, standard work and standard materials as proven approaches for creating a world-class performance environment.

XRAY Repair Planning™ – Eliminating 80% of production waste. This session delves deeply into the repair planning processes of Visual Mapping, Meticulous Disassembly, Discovery, Parts Procurement, Pre-Repair, Production Scheduling and Quality Verification. Participants are also provided tools and materials needed to bring their entire organization up to speed—from orientation and training to implementation.

Road Map for Execution– The challenge of process re-engineering is not what to change but how to cause and sustain change Learn a step-by-step approach for creating and sustaining change and setting the stage for continuous improvement in the collision center.

The size or volume of a collision center doesn’t necessarily determine success in today’s marketplace nor are they qualifications for MVP Green Belt Training. If your shop has a vision for the future—and a strong sense of urgency to prepare for it—plus a willingness to accept change and commit to a culture of continuous process improvement, you’re an ideal candidate for MVP Green Belt. Ideally, those persons most responsible for leading change in your organization—the owner, manager and lead technician—should together attend MVP Green Belt Training, enabling the formation of a leadership team for change.

Green Belt graduates are provided with a Green Belt Tool Box, a complete set of courseware including instructor presentations, course manuals and many other tools used by Green Belt graduates to support your implementation efforts.

COURSE FEES – MVP Green Belt course fees are exempt from any and all buying agreements between PPG, its distributors and participating collision center.

ParaKaizen® Workgroups – Small workgroups focusing on specific solutions. Graduates of the MVP Green Belt Training are welcomed and encouraged to attend ParaKaizen® Workgroups as a way to keep their process improvement effort on track and successful. They provide an opportunity for a small number of shop owners and managers (10-12) to focus on specific solutions for common problems.

Performance-driven services and training – MVP Business Solutions offers the industries most comprehensive training and service program to support performance-driven collision repair businesses, including Throughput Performance Solutions, ParaKaizen® Workgroups, Leadership training, Business Fundamentals training, Marketing solutions, Benchmark Analysis tools, Layout & Design services and more. For Green Belt Graduates and their companies, MVP Business Solutions team offers fee-based on-site training and consulting services.

MVP Business Solutions Conferences – Continuous education for collision repair owners and managers. The MVP Business Solutions Conference is a two-day forum that hosts a large gathering of collision center owners from across North America and managers committed to improving their business models. In addition to hearing from industry experts, attendees participate in training seminars, peer-to-peer discussion groups and other events focused on process and performance improvement.