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Special Report capacity for the operation. This is where the team starts earning its keep! The team can begin working to understand why the gaps exist in operational performance, i.e., the difference between actual and design capacity. Hold regularly scheduled brainstorming sessions that include all the stakeholders to get to the root causes of the delta between actual and targeted performance. Once your team generates a list of ideas, you may find that bottlenecks exist that prevent your targeted performance, or you need to modify the operation's existing processes. You will want to make these changes, update your model, measure the results, and adjust your plan as necessary to account for these changes in the operation. Remember that this is an iterative process, but each time another change is made, you will be closer and closer to achieving your targeted performance goals. Alan Maio is principal of Orria Consulting, and has spent more than two decades as a senior manager and change agent leading performance optimization strategies and plans in the aggregate and building materials industries. He can be contacted at amaio@ orriaconsulting.com. Atlas Copco— Your full-line hydraulic breaker source Changing behavior "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but habit," – Aristotle Arguably, the hardest part of the entire process is securing ownership from the workforce. Once achieved, this will empower them as individuals and as a team to sustain and continue the iterative improvement process you have begun. Do your best to maintain the positive momentum with regular team meetings, status review updates, and performance reviews. Last, but not least, make sure you take the time to celebrate your successes and to recognize the team's efforts. Hopefully, these steps will provide your organization with a roadmap for effective performance optimization in all areas of your operation and become second nature. AM Need a breaker? No matter the size, we have what you need. No matter which size you choose, Atlas Copco hydraulic breakers have a higher power-toweight ratio and are more efficient than previous models. SB line—optimized for use on carriers in the 0.7 to 15-ton classes. MB line—designed for carrier weight classes from 10 to 32 tons. HB line—the heaviest breakers in the Atlas Copco range for use on carriers ranging from 22 to 140 tons. Call your dealer today to learn how you can increase your productivity, improve performance and decrease your total cost of ownership with the newest generation of hydraulic breakers from Atlas Copco. 800-732-6762 www.atlascopco.us Text INFO to 205-289-3782 or visit www.aggman.com/info AtlasCopco_AGRM0313.indd 1 SpecialReport_AGRM0513.indd 27 27 Aggregates Manager May 2013 2/12/13 8:16 PM 4/18/13 10:58 AM