Middle School Entrepreneur—
From Idea to Production
John Muir Middle School
Horace Mann Middle School
Wausau, Wisconsin
History of the Program
Where we were
 How did we get here
 Business/Technology Collaboration
 Resources needed
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Business Course
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Entrepreneurship
Class Length
Class Set-up
Topics covered
Prototypes
PowerPoint—Business Plan
Junior Achievement—It’s My Business
Seamless Transition to Manufacturing
Idea to Production
Manufacturing Course
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8 Grade Manufacturing
(Time Line)
Pen Act.
Safety
Pay logs
Intro MFG
Anxiety
Stress
Apathy
Jigs/fixtures
Machines
Quality
Measurements
Comfort
Zone
Smooth
ride
(temporary)
Turbulence
Week 1
Week 2
Job assignments
PM Training
Week 3
Week 4
Pre-production
run
Week 5
Week 6
Fearless
comfort
(DANGER)
Week 7
Week 8
Relief
Celebration
Independence
SUCCESS!
Boot Camp
Time tracker
 Lean Manufacturing
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7 deadly wastes
 Kaizen
 Value vs Nonvalue
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Intro to manufacturing
 Safety
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Production
A Typical Day…
Punching In
First shift begins
7:50 am
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Workers punch in
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Start early
• Are the workers ready
• TIME TRACKER!!
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Work permit can not work without it!
7:50-7:54 am
Wood Floater- getting lumber out
to work stations
 Inventory Control- inventory
count, plant layout and product
distribution
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*All this happens during Plant
Managers production plan delivery
7:50-7:54
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Risk Safety Control- Shift safety
worker placement
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Workers rotate doing safety (Wayne,
Ken)
• Duties
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Monitors safety violations
7:54 am
 Plant
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“Hands”
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Manager is the Boss!
Empower
Plant Manager Delivers Production
Plan
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PM’s produce all PowerPoints
• Daily Goals, Job charts, etc.
Plant Managers
Ensure a Quality Product
Monitors QC
Rewards
Responsibilities
Worker of the day
Trains QC
Work uniform
Review Production Plan
Punch In
- fill in paycheck log
Plant Manager
Seating Charts
Building Processes
- QC needs to know all steps in
great detail
QC Training
Production Plan
Job Charts
- QC placement
- Worker placement
Worker Motivation
Feedback on improvements
Flow Process Charts
-Need to know every step of the process
-No bottle necks
-No idle time
Monitoring Quality
7:55-8:33
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Inventory ControlTrack product routing process with
Bingo Charts
 Prevent overproduction
 Forecast/predict production deadlines
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Inventory Control
Keeps product organized in storage
- no bottle necks
- no standstills
Checks off completed Processes
- use bingo chart
Responsibility's
Work uniform
Punch In
- fill in paycheck log
Carries out job task set out by PM
Training Process during lunch
-communicate with PM
Feedback on improvements
- what should we make more of
Lets PM know when enough pieces are produced
- stop before we overproduce the amount we need
7:55-8:33
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Wood Floater- Product
transportation
Picked up and delivered from and to IC
to QC
 BIG JOB!
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Wood Floater
Get product to correct job station on time
- be fast and efficient at this job
Never sit still always looks for product to
transport
Feedback on improvements
Responsibility's
Work uniform
Training Process during lunch
- work closely with IC
Carries out job task set out by IC
Punch In
- fill in paycheck log
Have product ready before class starts
- product should be at correct work stations
- punch in when get to class
- always check in with IC
Router #1
Disc Sander
Router #1
Band saw 1
Band saw 1
Band saw 1
Band saw 1
CNC Router #1
Router #1
Router #1
Router #1
Drill press 1
Router #1
Band saw 1
Drill press 1
TABLE 7
TABLE 6
TABLE 5
Band saw 1
Drill press 1
TABLE 1
TABLE 2
TABLE 3
TABLE 4
Starting Point
Flow
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Flow
QC
QC
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QC
PM
WF
QC
QC
QC
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Finishing Point
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Flow
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Plant Process Flow
Accountant
Hour
OS
Drill Press
Disc Sanders
Router
Router
Router
Router
Band Saw
QC
Band Saw
CNC
Band Saw
WF
Band Saw
Safety Line Safety Line
Band Saw
Safety Line Safety Line Safety Line
Work Stations
Safety Line
7:55-8:33
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Quality Control:
Help carry out production
 Train workers
 Check product quality
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Quality Control
Worker Motivation
Monitoring Quality
Work uniform
Responsibility's
Carries out job task set out by PM
Training Process during lunch
Feedback on improvements
- no bottle necks
- no standstills
Punch In
- fill in paycheck log
7:55-8:33
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Account Managers- Collect
paycheck logs/time cards, payroll,
handout paycheck, track worker
progress
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DAILY GRADE!!!
Time Cards
Accounting
Payroll
Pay Logs
Account Manager
Bonuses
Sick Days
Payroll Training
Accountability
Incentive
tracking
Deductions
Employee reports
(communicate with
Plant manager)
Payroll Procedures
Punch In
- fill in paycheck log
Account Managers
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Monday
 Handout new time cards
 Handout new pay log
 Print collection sheet
 Collect time card and pay log from last week
Tuesday/Wednesday
 Collect forgotten time cards and pay logs
 Enter account information into spread sheet
Thursday
 Print paychecks
Friday
 Handout paychecks
Your Pay
•Workers
•$15/hour
•$600/week
•$2400/month
•Quality Control
•$22/hour
•$880/week
•$3,520/month
•$28,000/year
•$42,240/year
•Plant Manager
•$45/hour
•$1,800/week
•$7,200/month
•$86,400/year
7:55-8:33 am
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Waste Management- Recycle
waste
Sort “cut offs” and reclaim usable wood
 Communicate with Inventory Control
and Plant manager-Making sure they
use recycled waste FIRST.
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7:55-8:33 am
Production Workers
Worker
Actively listen to QC
Follow instructions
Punch In
Be able to measure
Responsibility's
Work efficiently with quality
- no bottle necks
- no standstills
Be to work on time
Be Motivated
- use red, blue, yellow cups
Feedback on improvements
- how can we do this better
Punch In
- fill in paycheck log
7:55-8:33 am
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Clean-up Czar- Delegates the
clean-up process
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Blows the work whistle
“Cleeeeaaannuuppp!!”
Chain Of Command
PLANT MANAGER
QC
QC
QC
QC
Workers
Workers
Workers
Workers
ACCOUNT
MNGR
RISK
CONTROL
(Safety)
INVENTORY
CONTROL
WASTE
MNGMT
WOOD
FLOATER
LUNCH!
Plant Manager Training
Collaboration
Lunch Time: PM support group
 Between Schools
 Outsourcing/Globalization
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PROBLEM SOLVING
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Material lists
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Math:
• Layout (math teacher teaches)
• Measurement
• Engineering
• Jigs and fixtures
• Design problems
• Production troubles: (video)
• Bottlenecks, standstills, etc.
Industry Partnership
Mark DuginskiDonated machines
Jig/fixtures (fences,etc)
Accuracy/precision
Interchangeable parts-Eli W., Henry F.
TEAM STUDY
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Over-time Production
STRIKE!
Summary
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Student Driven!!!!
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Would you let your students drive your car
with you in the back seat?
Failure leads to success
Not about the product it’s the PROCESS
Not to make factory workers
Life Skills- communication, team work,
organization, people management,
leadership/follower-ship, conflict
resolution
Business+Technology=Student Success!