SEL History
The year SEL was founded
What is 1982?
The amount of time from the work product request until the time the work product is complete
What is lead time?
This value emphasizes the need to identify, measure, and improve processes continuously
What is Quality?
Where should all gloves used in our work area be disposed of?
What are red hazardous waste bins?
This manual outlines the requirements for manufacturing acceptability and helps us identify defects and process indicators
What is the IPC manual?
The first SEL product
What is the SEL-21?
This WCM concept describes rapid communication paths between suppliers and customers as soon as a problem is identified or when other important ideas or information needs to be shared
What are short feedback loops?
This value commits to offering unmatched value in products and services, including price, quality, features, innovation, delivery, and service
What is Customer Focus?
This report is for any incidents or tasks that caused pain, injury or illness to an employee
What is an incident report?
This request is submitted through confluence and is used to correct, enhance, or change work instructions
What is a Document Change Request (DCR)?
The first company to purchase an SEL device
What is the Otter Tail Power Company?
This system creates a natural flow of activity from the end of the process, triggering activity upstream
What is a pull system?
This value ensures the safe, reliable operation of electric power systems by managing resources, projects, and work wisely
What is Discipline?
This program provides tools to employees to identify and measure potential hazards associated with a job task and assign risk scores to determine the relative degree of risk that may be associated with the hazard
What is a risk assessment?
The year when SEL became 100% employee-owned
What is 2009?
This visual system helps us create inventories that match the needs of our process and our customers
What is a Kanban?
This value involves making clear promises to customers, exceeding their expectations, and treating each other with dignity and respect at all times.
What is Integrity?
The number of workers Dr. Schweitzer started SEL with
What is 7?
This WCM concept involves correcting "pain points", making our work process smoother and easier with the added benefit of driving down cost in the form of reduced errors, cycle time, or resources that could be better used elsewhere
What is taking waste out of our processes?
This value encourages us to ask "why" five times
What is Creativity?