Parts Documentation
Trane History
Gigaton Challenge
Lean
100

How many different systems are required to setup a direct ship part?

3-Oracle/Windchill/Salesforce


Will accept 4 (400 pt answer)

100

What is the name of the Sales Training Program for the Commercial Business in La Crosse?

 The Graduate Training Program, GTP.  Originally known as 

100

How much is 1 Gigaton?

1 BILLION metric tons
100

True or False:  Standard work can be successfully implemented in an unstable process.

False

200

Name three attributes that are required for Parts Doc to setup a part.

Vendor Name

Price

Part Description

Annual Usage

Packaging

Min/Mult

Lead Time

200

What is the name of James Trane's daughter?

Stella

200

What percent of global annual GHG emissions are related to heating and cooling buildings and homes?

Climate science research and calculations tell us that approximately 15% of global annual GHG (Green House Gas) emissions relate to heating and cooling buildings and homes

200

How many different wastes are there?

8

300

True or False. The Parts Documentation team is responsible for adding weight and dimension info to parts.

True

300

How many years has the Trane Sales Program been running?

97 years.  GTP or the Trane Assistant Branch Office Manager Class was started in 1926.  

300

By what year does Trane Technologies plan to achieve a Net Zero carbon footprint across our value chain?

2050

300

Name all of the wastes

1. Defects, 2. Over Production, 3. Waiting, 4. Non-utilized Talen, 5. Transporation, 6. Inventory, 7. Motion, 8. Extra Processing

400

What is the name of the newest system available for item enrichment?

Apex

400

What year was the Acoustics Laboratory designed and constructed in La Crosse?

1965

400

How many Trane locations operated as zero waste to landfill in 2022? 

A total of 31 locations overall operated as zero waste to landfill.

(In 2022, representing 82% of our manufacturing facilities. In 2022, we increased our diversion from landfill to recycling by over 4 million pounds of waste compared to 2021.)

400

What are the 3 elements of Standard Work?

1. Timing (Takt Time)

2. Sequence (Work Sequence)

3. Outcome (Standard WIP)

500

How many Orgs does Parts Doc now have to manage?

5

ADC - Atlanta small DC

BDM - Bridgeton large DC

GDC - Atlanta GA (large DC)

DDC - Dallas large DC

TTO - Canada

500

In 1942, the U.S. Army Air Force request Trane to build what?

A tubeless heat exchanger.  In an effort to dissipate heat from compressed air being consumed by aircraft engines, Trane experiments with:

Brazed copper plates, aluminum secured with a type of cement, and pre-coated aluminum

500

How many metric tons have our decarbonization efforts contributed to the Gigaton Challenge since 2019?

93 million mtCO2e

(metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

500

Name the 5S's in order.

1. Sort, 2. Set, 3. Shine, 4. Standardize, 5. Sustain