Topic(s)
- Management systems
- People-centric leadership
- Operations improvement
- Business operations improvement
Overview
Effective daily management is the foundation of a strong lean culture. At Cambridge Air Solutions, four key daily practices — the Daily Huddle, the Morning Meeting, Lean and Clean, and the Daily Gemba — help teams stay aligned, solve problems efficiently and continuously improve operations. In this session, you'll gain an inside look at how these practices create a structured rhythm for communication, problem-solving and engagement across all levels of the organization.
Learn how the Daily Huddle keeps teams informed and aligned in just a few minutes each day, ensuring clarity on priorities and expectations.
Discover how the Morning Meeting provides a space and time for everyone in the organization to come together to not only highlight the emcee but to also get updates on key metrics, improvement ideas and opportunities, and to celebrate team members.
Explore Lean and Clean time where everyone in the organization actively cleans and improves — not just for efficiency, but as a shared commitment to respect and care for one another.
Finally, see how the Daily Gemba fosters real-time problem-solving and leadership engagement by bringing leaders to the frontlines.
Join us as we walk you through a day in the life at Cambridge Air Solutions!
Key learning objectives
- Understand how these four practices work together to drive continuous improvement and team alignment.
- Learn practical strategies to enhance daily management practices in your organization.
- Discover how to engage frontline employees in lean thinking through structured daily routines.
- Gain insights into fostering a culture of accountability, communication and problem-solving.
- Walk away with actionable steps to make daily management a catalyst for operational excellence.
Company
For 60 years, Cambridge Air Solutions has enriched the lives of its people, customers and suppliers through the design, manufacture and application of premium ventilation-driven space heating, interlocked process ventilation and multiple cooling technology platforms, including evaporative cooling and recirculation products for manufacturing, warehouse and industrial facilities.
By deploying a network of 800+ sales representatives in local markets, the company helps leaders in manufacturing and warehousing create healthy work environments for its hard-working people. Through more than 75,000 system installations and four billion square-feet of buildings served, millions have experienced improved indoor air quality and better thermal comfort.
Deeply rooted in a continuous improvement (lean) culture, Cambridge is able to create superior products based on quality, effectiveness and the overall customer experience. This mindset is shared openly and freely with like-minded leaders looking to find ways to engage their employees. Cambridge is headquartered in Chesterfield, Missouri with its expansion facility located in Wentzville, Missouri. https://www.cambridgeair.com/
Panelists
Becca Jenkins is the project manager of Technical Training at Cambridge Air Solutions in Chesterfield, Missouri. Jenkins started her career at Cambridge working on second shift as a CNC operator. Her associate of science degree in pre-engineering coupled with her coachable nature and tenacious spirit earned her a spot in operations engineering. As a member of this team, she spent four years working with multiple departments at all levels of the business to solve problems, teach scientific thinking and set up systems to sustain positive change. She is now working to design a sustainable Training Within Industry program at Cambridge. Jenkins is a graduate of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence’s 2023 Emerging Leaders cohort. 
Gregary Bennett
Jesse Hummel 
S. Megan Solter 
Chris Tiihonen
