Topic(s)
- Management systems
Honeywell has been on a continuous improvement journey for 30 years, evolving it’s approach through lessons learned and operational insights. This journey began with the Honeywell Operating System (HOS), which laid the foundation for standardized processes across its manufacturing sites. However, the pandemic highlighted the limitations of relying on physical audits and in-person coaching, causing the program to lose momentum.
Today, after years of development, testing and refinement, Honeywell has launched the Honeywell Manufacturing eXcellence (HMX) program. HMX revitalizes its operating system with a renewed emphasis on Lean Six Sigma principles to drive improvements in safety, quality, delivery, inventory and cost. It is supported by a digitally enabled and data-driven ecosystem that supports strategic and tactical problem-solving, virtual gap identification, coaching and multilevel engagement, allowing the company to scale consistent standards across its global operations.
Key learning objectives
- Key lessons from three decades of lean deployment, culminating in the creation and implementation of a digitally enabled operating system that drives scalable, data-informed performance improvement
- How the digital operating system enables standardized data collection and problem-solving to close systemic gaps, while also providing visibility into strategic initiatives and the benefits they deliver across a global organization
- The benefits of digitally monitoring and measuring progress (without an army of auditors) to identify where emphasize team focus and support gap closure
Company
Honeywell helps organizations solve the world's most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, Honeywell provides actionable solutions and innovation through its aerospace technologies, building automation, energy and sustainability solutions, and industrial automation business segments, all powered by Honeywell Forge software, helping make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable. https://www.honeywell.com/us/en
Presenters
Lynne Johnson is a director of manufacturing excellence at Honeywell International. In her career she has worked in a variety of roles and in manufacturing operations spanning engineer to order, configure to order and mass production environments. She has been practicing lean for 25 years, applying the tools in engineering, supply chain and operations. After joining Honeywell in 2022, she co-led the development of the Global Design Model for site management and is part of the core team launching the Honeywell Manufacturing eXcellence (HMX) Program. 
Marcia Wright is a senior director of operational excellence at Honeywell International. Wright has been with Honeywell since 2000 and has worked as a practicing certified Honeywell Lean Master since 2004. Over the past 25 years, Wright has applied the lean tool set in manufacturing, supply chain, distribution and logistics, repair and overhaul, the new product development process, and functional processes across multiple product types and business models. As the Honeywell lean expert and lean master program owner, she has also contributed significantly to developing Honeywell lean practitioners. In her current oorporate-integrated supply chain role, Wright co-led the development of the Global Design Model for site management and is part of the core team launching the Honeywell Manufacturing eXcellence (HMX) Program.
