BUILDING ON THE PAST, READY FOR THE FUTURE: - MEMC
BUILDING ON THE PAST, READY FOR THE FUTURE: - MEMC BUILDING ON THE PAST, READY FOR THE FUTURE: - MEMC
76 The people of MKC celebrate their culture as well as the work they do at MEMC. exChangIng Ideas and knowledge When MEMC initiated the Transformation program in 1997, meetings were facilitated at every location; brainstorming sessions were designed to get input from everyone to develop the best possible strategy for change. Teams were organized to monitor the change strategies that emerged, and the names given those teams is an indication of how much MEMC values its global workforce: “Global Integration Teams, “Local Area Change Agent Teams,” and “Global Break-through Teams” were set up to communicate and monitor the change strategies. Dr. John DeLuca, corporate vice president of technology at the time, said that throughout the process, people “became initiators of formal and informal networks for exchanging ideas and knowledge throughout MEMC.” kUAlA lUMPUr, MAlAySiA 1991 Quality Excellence Award by Cherry Semiconductor 1992 Superior Quality Award from Medtronic 1997 Supplier Partnership Award from SSG Thomson 2001 Intersil Supplier of the Year Award Asian Conference, June 1996. Throughout MEMC’s past newsletters you can find numerous examples of how employees at all locations take pride in their ability to contribute to MEMC’s success. The varied ways in which this pride is expressed often reflects the culture and customs of the country in which the plant is located, embodying the notion that excellence and achievement are without geographic boundaries. The Spartanburg plant started “The Perfect Wafer” program in 1996 to increase customer satisfaction and reduce customer advisories by 40 percent every year. In April of 1997, an audience of more than 450 people gathered as nine teams competed in their performance of a song that had been commissioned by PHC at MEMC’s joint venture plant at Cheonan, Korea. The goal was to improve harmony and promote a sense of pride and belonging at the plant. Also at PHC, teams of employees participated in tree planting events as a way of reinforcing the idea that the growth of the company requires a team effort. In January 1996, twenty-one engineers from six MEMC plants met at a “Best Practices” conference at the Utsunomiya site. The idea came from S. C. Chang while on assignment from Korea. Chang was looking for ways to compare the performance of process on the 200mm wafers between St. Peters
Silicon wafer manufacturing diagram. and the Cheonan plant. As a result of his visit to St. Peters, five Cheonan plant employees spent a month studying the slicing operations at St. Peters, resulting in a dramatic improvement in yield. The success of that study led to a “best practices” conference in which all 200mmproducing plants participated. These conferences provide an opportunity for a synergistic exchange of ideas, the net result of which is that the best processes from each location are implemented throughout the company. The worldwide implementation of a crystal pulling machine control technique used in Merano, Italy, led to a 1.5 to 2 TAiSil eleCTroniC MATeriAlS May 1997 Excellent Company in Labor working Environment November 1998 Top 10 Excellent Plants in Industrial Safety and Health November 1998 Top 10 Excellent Company in Training and Development July 2000 Outstanding Silicon Supplier Award from UMC VPP certification April 2002 “Ship to Stock” Certificate from TSMC September 2002 Best Silicon Supplier Award from TSMC Equations for Success 77
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- Page 40 and 41: 40 1979 Sony introduces the walkman
- Page 42 and 43: 42 1986 MEMC builds the Utsunomiya,
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- Page 48 and 49: 48 Above: Epi reactor. Left: Epitax
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76<br />
The people of MKC celebrate their culture as well as the<br />
work they do at <strong>MEMC</strong>.<br />
exChangIng Ideas and knowledge<br />
When <strong>MEMC</strong> initiated the Transformation<br />
program in 1997, meetings were facilitated at<br />
every location; brainstorming sessions were<br />
designed to get input from everyone to develop<br />
the best possible strategy for change. Teams were<br />
organized to monitor the change strategies that<br />
emerged, and the names given those teams is an<br />
indication of how much <strong>MEMC</strong> values its global<br />
workforce: “Global Integration Teams, “Local Area<br />
Change Agent Teams,” and “Global Break-through<br />
Teams” were set up to communicate and monitor<br />
the change strategies. Dr. John DeLuca, corporate<br />
vice president of technology at the time, said that<br />
throughout the process, people “became initiators<br />
of formal and informal networks for exchanging<br />
ideas and knowledge throughout <strong>MEMC</strong>.”<br />
kUAlA lUMPUr, MAlAySiA<br />
1991 Quality Excellence Award by<br />
Cherry Semiconductor<br />
1992 Superior Quality Award from<br />
Medtronic<br />
1997 Supplier Partnership Award from<br />
SSG Thomson<br />
2001 Intersil Supplier of the Year Award<br />
Asian Conference, June 1996.<br />
Throughout <strong>MEMC</strong>’s past newsletters you can<br />
find numerous examples of how employees at all<br />
locations take pride in their ability to contribute<br />
to <strong>MEMC</strong>’s success. The varied ways in which<br />
this pride is expressed often reflects the culture<br />
and customs of the country in which the plant is<br />
located, embodying the notion that excellence and<br />
achievement are without geographic boundaries.<br />
The Spartanburg plant started “The Perfect Wafer”<br />
program in 1996 to increase customer satisfaction<br />
and reduce customer advisories by 40 percent<br />
every year.<br />
In April of 1997, an audience of more than 450<br />
people gathered as nine teams competed in their<br />
performance of a song that had been commissioned<br />
by PHC at <strong>MEMC</strong>’s joint venture plant at Cheonan,<br />
Korea. The goal was to improve harmony and<br />
promote a sense of pride and belonging at the plant.<br />
Also at PHC, teams of employees participated in<br />
tree planting events as a way of reinforcing the idea<br />
that the growth of the company requires a team<br />
effort.<br />
In January 1996, twenty-one engineers from six<br />
<strong>MEMC</strong> plants met at a “Best Practices” conference<br />
at the Utsunomiya site. The idea came from S. C.<br />
Chang while on assignment from Korea. Chang<br />
was looking for ways to compare the performance<br />
of process on the 200mm wafers between St. Peters
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