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September 21, 2014

QUALTECH
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Qualtec4 an electrical component manuacturer an! !istributor5 Qualtec4 is
part o a critical suppl# c4ain an! pro/i!es 6ualit# electrical components to a
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/ariet# o ma7or US !eense contractors5 Qualtec4 also pro/i!e components
to t4e pri/ate commercial in!ustr#5
Qualtec4 pro/i!es manuacturing ser/ices to ma7or companies b# acting as a
subcontractor an! manuacturing components5 Qualtec4 8ill be
implementing a ne8 9:ust+&n+Time; <:&T= practices an! processes5 As part o
implementing :&T, Qualtec4 8ill ensure t4at all ne8 proce!ures an! met4o!s
8ill continue to ensure 6ualit# an! 4a/e a sustainable green ocus at all
times5
Qualtec4 8ill begin to 8or% 8it4 0ra1ier &n!ustrial an! 2&"&3 to !esign an!
buil! a combination manuacturing plant an! !istribution center t4at 8ill
enable :&T an! create a sustainable green operation5 >4ile t4is initiati/e
begins, Qualtec4 4as also partnere! 8it4 t4e E+"ri/e maga1ine e?clusi/el# to
!ocument an! recor! t4e current pro7ect5
0ra1ier &n!ustrial Compan# an! 2&"&3, lea!ers in t4e storage an!
8are4ousing in!ustr# 8ill use t4eir e?pertise to 4elp Qualtec4 !esign a state+
o+art !istribution center a!!+on to its current manuacturing plant5
0ra1ier &n!ustrial Compan# 8ill uses it past pro7ect e?perience to !esign a
9rac% supporte! structure; 84ic4 8ill inclu!e se/eral ot4er 0ra1ier
components to support Qualtec4@s ne8 :&T imitati/eA
ASB3S C Automatic Storage an! 3etrie/al S#stems
Selec!ec% S#stem
Dli!e+&n 9$us4+Eac%; Storage S#stem
$allet Mole Semi+Automate! "eep Lane Storage S#stem
Sentinel Series Structural Steel Storage 3ac% S#stem
2&"&3 8ill pro/i!e Qualtec4 its custom /ertical storage solutions in t4e
manuacturing plant5 2&"&3 8ill pro/i!e custom carousel units, small part
storage s#stems, an! 8ireBcable spool storages 8it4 t4e goal or 8aste
re!uction an! increase! pro!ucti/it#5
As a US !eense contractor, Qualtec4 8ill continue to maintain compliance
8it4 &SF G001*200- contract re6uirements5 &n a!!ition, Qualtec4 is
committe! to become sustainabl# green, b# re6uiring t4e ne8 !istribution
center to becoming LEE" CertiHe! 8it4 t4e ultimate goal o reac4ing
platinum le/el certiHcation in or!er to s4o8 customers an! sta%e4ol!ers t4e
importance re!ucing t4e compan#@s ecological ootprint5
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Qualtec4 is ocus on committing its resources to ensuring t4at t4e compan#@s
becomes sustainabl# green especiall# !uring t4e construction o t4e ne8
!istribution center an! :&T strateg# implementation5
T4e primar# goal o Qualtec4@s green initiati/e is to ocus on re!ucing 8aste5
E# ocusing on 8aste re!uction, t4e compan# 8ill ma?imi1e all resources,
allo8ing or ma?imum proHts5
T4e compan# 8ill aim to re!uce its energ# ootprint b# loo%ing to use
rene8able energies, b# installing solar panels an! using natural gasses5 Iot
onl# 8ill t4e compan# use rene8able energies or its acilities, 8e 8ill stri/e
to re!uce our air pollutant ootprint b# using transportation sources t4at use
alternati/e clean uels5
Iot onl# is t4ere monetar# /alue an! business opportunities b# ocusing on
sustainabl# green initiati/es, t4e en/ironment o/erall beneHts5 3egar!less o
an# compan#@s pro?imit# to t4e oceans, a non+green ocuse! compan#
contributes to t4e !estruction o t4e ecos#stem in a !irect or in!irect
manner5 :ust re!ucing t4e amount o printe! paper use! in one #ear, can
sa/es acres o orests, 84ic4 8ill sa/e t4e li/ing t4ings in t4at ecos#stem an!
pre/ent t4e !estruction o our atmosp4ere5 & a compan# in/ests in solar
po8er alone, eit4er b# purc4asing or generating t4eir o8n electricit#, a
compan# re!uces t4e amount o pollutions going into t4e atmosp4ere,
oceans an! etc5, an! at t4e same time re!uces compan# energ# costs5
&SF G001*200- $3&IC&$LES
1 C Customer 0ocus
Qualtec4 !epen!s on its customers, t4e ma7or !eense contractors an! ot4er
electronic an! tec4nolog# companies5 Qualtec4 is committe! to meet customer
re6uirements b# s8itc4ing to a 7ust+in+time suppl# c4ain5 Qualtec4 8ill communicate
8it4 its customers an! !etermine t4e amount o pro!ucts to manuacture, store an!
!eli/er pro!uct as nee!e!5 Qualtec4 8ill maintain t4e minimum amount o pro!uct
nee!e! in t4e !istribution center as nee!e! in or!er to minimi1e 8aste! material,
pro!uct, storage space an! eQort5
2 C Lea!ers4ip
Qualtec4 top management lea!ers4ip 8ill assume ull responsibilit# o
c4ampioning t4e ne8 :ust+&n+Time processes an! Sustainable Dreen compan#
initiati/es5 Lea!ers4ip 8ill ocus on ensuring t4at ne8 !istribution center 8ill be able
to reac4 LEE" certiHcation, an! t4at t4e manuacturing, storage an! !istribution
processes become green an! sustainable as 8ell5 Lea!ers4ip is e?pecte! to
communicate goals an! un!erstan!ing to all emplo#ees o t4e compan# to ensure a
clear an! uniHe! /ision5
) C &n/ol/ement o $eople
4+ $rocess Approac4
Qualtec4 8ill ensure t4at parts o construction o ne8 !istribution center 8ill
be measureable an! create 6uantiHable ob7ecti/es5 Construction 8ill a!4ere to t4e
sc4e!ule strictl# ocusing on using resources eQecti/el#5
Qualtec4 8ill ensure t4at t4e :&T processes 8ill a!4ere to customer
re6uirements5 All processes 8ill also be clearl# !eHne!, anal#1e! an! measure!5 All
processes 8ill be ocuse! on impro/ement in or!er to reali1e a!!itional business
opportunities5 Qualtec4 8ill set t4e goal o continual process impro/ement in or!er
to re!uce costs, re!uce c#cle times an! control resources eQecti/el#5
, C S#stems Approac4 to Management
Management 8ill primaril# be ocuse! on ensuring !istribution center
construction is built accor!ing to plans an! constraints 8it4 goal to ma?imi1e
sa/ings an! Hnis4ing on+time or earlier5
Management in c4arge o :&T implementation 8ill !eHne goals or t4e
processes nee!e!5
' C Continual &mpro/ement
Qualtec4 is committe! to continuall# impro/e its business b# pro/i!ing
access to compan# training, inclu!ing ASQ certiHcations, group training sessions
an! Si?+Sigma training5 T4e compan# 8ill establis4 goals to gui!e an! measure
impro/ement
( C 0actual Approac4 to "ecision Ma%ing
All emplo#ees s4all ensure t4at !ata is reliable an! accurate in or!er or
management to ma%e inorme! !ecisions5 All !ata an! !ecisions s4all be properl#
!ocuments an! accessible to personnel 84o re6uire it5
- C Mutuall# EeneHcial Supplier 3elations4ips
Qualtec4 customers 8ill able to sa/e costs b# re!ucing in/entor#, storage
an! ot4er 8astes b# eliminating t4e nee! maintaining an! operating a ull#
operating !istribution center an! manuacturing plant5
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T4is process re6uires 4ig4l# tec4nical personall# communicating eRcientl#5
Siemens using a computer s#stem t4at is ob7ect orientate!, allo8ing t4e
computer program components !oing t4e e?act same t4ings as t4e actual
components5 T4ings t4at t4at Qualtec4 can use rom t4is process, is to buil!
computer programs t4at are ob7ect oriente! to allo8 or testing an!
automation5
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T4is /i!eo !emonstrate! 8ater 7et cutting mac4iner# to cut materials5 To
ensure t4at t4is mac4ine maintains en/ironmental stan!ar!s, companies 84o
use t4is nee! to ensure t4at t4e# clean t4e use! 8ater, beore returning it to
t4e en/ironment5
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T4is /i!eo s4o8e! a re/ie8 o a concept 0or! car5 Lessons learne! rom t4is
/i!eo relating to TQM is to !e/elop bran! name 6ualit# an! inclu!ing man#
eatures t4at are e?clusi/e to compan# 84ic4 meets customer nee!s 5 T4e
0or! concept car emp4asi1e! simplicit# an! c4oosing 8arm an! in/iting
materials5
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T4is /i!eo s4o8 an e?ample o /ariation an! lac% o !esign 6ualit#5 $oor
!esign 6ualit# can lea! to problems !uring manuacturing an! lea! to
pro!uct /ariation5 T4is /i!eo also !emonstrates t4e nee! o 6ualit# o control
to pre/ent !eecti/e pro!uct reac4ing t4e customers5 T4e importance o
appearance is also /ital to a pro!uct an! process5
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T4is /i!eo gi/es e?amples on 4o8 a !i/e tour ser/ices tr# to incorporate
sustainable practices5
To useull# incorporate sustainable practices, 4ig4 le/el o planning is
re6uire!5 Using reusable e6uipment an! material can also 4elp green
pro7ects5 Solar po8er is a goo! starting point or beginning an a!/ance!
green pro7ect5
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T4is /i!eo re/ie8e! Mini@s acilit# 84ere pro!uct is measure! or
!iscrepancies an! 6ualit# control5 Qualtec4 can incorporate space in t4e
acilit# 84ere 6ualit# is t4e primar# process to be ocuse! on5
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T4is /i!eo !emonstrate! t4at e/en in remote parts o t4e 8orl!, sustainable
green practices can be incorporate!5 T4e lac% o eco+rien!l# generators
using 4a1ar!ous uel sources an! creating air pollution5 T4e ineRcient use o
roo top space can be use! or solar panels to urt4er re!uce energ# ootprint
an! to sa/e po8er consumption costs5
-5 FNUMA Lean Cells
Hig4 6ualit# pro!ucts can be create! using robotics an! b# brea%ing !o8n
t4e manuacturing process into smaller less comple? processes5 T4is 8ell
ensure 6ualit# an! ensure 6uota are met5
Qualtec4 can use robotic automation in !istribution center b# brea%ing !o8n
t4e pac%ing an! !istribution process5
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T4e primar# lesson t4at Qualtec4 can use rom t4is /i!eo is to ensure t4at
84en using a speciHc pro!uct an! process, or in t4is case smart sensors, is to
plan in a s#stem point o /ie85 Using pro!ucts s4oul! al8a#s a!!+/alue5
T4ese sensors can be use! or automate! saet# s#stems an!
communications5 Sot8are is also is essential or a!/ance! s#stems to
communicate eRcientl#5
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30&" is critical or !istribution an! trac%ing5 Qualtec4 8ill nee! to incorporate
30&" tec4nolog# to ensure t4at pro!ucts are properl# labele! an! trac%e!
!uring transportation to customer, or !uring storage an! 8are4ousing
operations allo8ing to get inormation 6uic%l#5 T4e a!/antage o t4is pro!uct,
is t4e abilit# to rea! an! 8rite inormation5
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T4is /i!eo s4o8 4o8 t4is particular compan# create! a pro!uct to sol/e a
common issue in cars, t4e /olatile umes t4at ne8 cars 4a/e5 T4is compan#
4as ma!e a /ersatile material t4at can sol/e man# issues in cars particularl#
soun!Bnoise re!uction an! 4eat re!uction5
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T4is /i!eo !emonstrates t4e lac% o attention to !etail in Hon!a Soor mats5
T4e 6ualit# o t4e Soor mats coul! 4a/e been increase! to Ht t4e !imensions
o car Soor better re!ucing t4e amount o gaps5 T4e appearance o t4e Soor
mats also appeare! to be !irt# an! poorl# ma!e5 Again appearance is
important, since it is t4e customer@s Hrst step to !etermine t4e 6ualit# o a
pro!uct5
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Completion o t4is solar p/ po8er plant is a signiHcant step to pro/i!e clean
rene8able energ#5 Iot onl# are sustainable green ob7ecti/es are ac4ie/e!,
emplo#ment opportunities 8ill also be create! b# t4is pro7ect since it is in a
4ig4 unemplo#ment area5 E/en t4oug4 a signiHcant milestone, solar energ#
4as not been able to reac4 t4e potential o ot4er energ# sources suc4 as
4#!roelectric po8er plants an! nuclear po8er plants5
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>4ile t4e go/ernment in 3otter!am is 4ea!ing in a goo! !irection in its
eQorts to impro/e air 6ualit#5 Current electric car tec4nolog# manuacturing
an! obtaining t4e ra8 material or t4e batteries emit a 4ig4 amount o CF2
causing an oQ+set o t4e electric car@s en/ironmental beneHts5
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Tesla !irect sales strateg# c4allenges t4e current status 6uo o car sales5
Tesla@s actions can potentiall# start a c4ain o e/ents lea!ing to all car
compan#@s c4anging to !irect sales5 Alt4oug4 t4is coul! be goo! or
consumers, eliminating t4e !ealers4ips an! mi!!lemen costs, re!ucing costs
or customers, t4e o/er impact o t4e econom# 8ill be c4ange! !ue to man#
lost 7obs5 Tesla is also running into potential legal issues since man# states
are !i/i!e! on auto !irect sales an! are supporti/e o !ealers4ips !ue to
political agen!as5