TWI (TRAINING WITHIN INDUSTRY)

TWI (Training Within Industry) is sometimes called the “Roots of Lean.”  TWI was developed in WWII to rapidly get new supervisors up-to-speed and effective in industry in order to sustain and grow war productivity.  It was tremendously successful from 1942 to 1945, but,  after the war ended, the US basically put it on the shelf because it was no longer needed.  But TWI was implimented in post-war Japan in order to help that country get back on its feet again.

It lay dormant in the US until 2002 when it was re-instituted in some mid-size companies in the Syracuse, NY area.   Since then it has seen significant and steady growth in the US and Canada, and pretty much world-wide.

TWI has 3 primary component training programs:

1. Job Methods Training
2. Job Instruction Training
3. Job Relations Training

These 3 TWI Programs show up as the basic levels in a “House of Lean”:

Job Relatons = the “foundation”…building a strong, positive relationship with all employees so that there’s a culture willing and able to support lean iniatives.

Job Instruction = the “first floor”….teaching people the best-practice way of doing their jobs, so they can quickly remember to do their job correctly, safely, and conscientously.

Job Methods = the “second floor”….enabling people to continuously improve their current jobs, making the best use of materials, machines, manpower, methods, and measures presently available.

JCM Work Designs/The Lean Sigma Team can deliver any one, two, or all 3 of these TWI Programs for you, depending on your specific needs.   contact us for a formal proposal.

Also see TWI JR, JI, and JM Descriptions

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