AME San Francisco Bay Area Learning Event at UCSF Campus

This workshop is sponsored by the AME San Francisco Bay Area Consortium, but is open to anyone in our broader San Francisco Bay Area community who is interested in attending. If you would like to learn more about how your company can become part of the Consortium, please visit our website or contact Katie Anderson ([email protected]).

The University of California San Francisco (UCSF) is on a journey of operational excellence and continuous improvement. Come join the next AME San Francisco Bay Area Consortium event to see how UCSF is applying concepts of continuous improvement, lean, and A3 problem-solving in the area of Facilities Services and Diversity and Inclusion.

The event is held in partnership with UCSF’s Facilities Services Center of Excellence and the Value Improvement Department and will include a tour of the new Mission Bay Campus as it relates to the content of the Value Improvement projects shared, a discussion with UCSF Facilities leaders, and an opportunity to Share, Learn, and Grow together.

Hosted by UCSF, a member of the Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME) San Francisco Bay Area Consortium member for Consortium members and others interested in operational excellence in the Bay Area.

The event is free for SFBA Consortium Members (E&J Gallo Winery, El Camino Health, Genentech/Roche, Kaiser Permanente North Valley, Lumentum, Stanford Medicine Children's Health, UCSF Medical Center, UCSF University, and Veriflo/Parker Hannifin).

There is a nominal for non-SFBA Consortium members to offset the breakfast and lunch fees.

• Operational leaders
• Sustainability professionals
• Continuous Improvement practitioners
• Diversity and inclusion leaders

• When: Wednesday February 8th, 9-2:30
• Where: UCSF Mission Bay campus in San Francisco (Byer's Hall at 4th Street and Campus Way, conference room 215)
• Breakfast and lunch will be provided
• Optional social event likely held nearby after the event for additional networking (to be confirmed)

1. Learn how UCSF Campus has used A3 thinking as a basis for helping individual teams create value for UCSF

• Highlights from first set of Value Improvement (VI) projects using A3 thinking
• Overview of current VI programLessons learned

2. Hear presentations from 3 VI project leads

• Project presentations are part of a 4-day information sharing and recognition event from UCSF Facility Services Center of Excellence in the 7th year of the event. Theme this year is diversity and inclusion
• VI projects (tentative) likely include include Energy Management, Custodial Injury Reduction, and Lab Plastics Reduction

3. Tour Mission Bay Campus to see aspects of the 3 projects presented above

4. Q&A with leaders of the UCSF Center of Excellence and those leading the 3 VI projects

5. Discussion and feedback

• Discuss key takeaways and lessons learned with the AME San Francisco Bay Area Consortium members, UCSF team, and other participants
• Provide feedback to UCSF on what stood out for you and opportunities for improvement

Host or Publisher AME San Francisco Bay Area Consortium