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Horton Key Facts <br />Year founded <br />1968 <br />Founder <br />Carl Horton <br />Location of foundation <br />Columbus, OH <br />Current location <br />Grove City, OH <br />(2 facilities — McDowell Rd, Southwest) <br />Sq. Footage <br />McDowell---105,000 sq. ft. <br />Southwest — 76,000 sq. ft. <br />Parent company <br />Allied Specialty Vehicles — Privately -owned <br />manufacturer of leading specialty vehicle brands. <br />(vehicle division of Allied Industrial Partners) <br />Executive Team <br />John Slawson, President/CEO <br />Colin Kerrigan, VP Operations <br />Dave Cole, VP Sales and Marketing <br />Eric Fisher, Director of Engineering and Research <br />Development <br />Ken Wilson, Controller <br />Rebecca Baciak, HR Manager <br />Labor <br />Almost 360 in direct and office labor <br />Avg. employee tenure <br />20 yrs <br />Production <br /># of ambulances built <br />2/day; 10/week <br />*just sold 19,0001 ambulance <br />Days to make an ambulance <br />—20-30 days <br />Oldest ambulance <br />Remount— up to 20 years old <br />Geography of sales <br />All over United States <br />International — UAE, Switzerland, Ecuador, Brazil <br />Lean O. <br />Space eliminated through lean op organization <br />70,000 sq. ft. <br />How often does line move? <br />Every 277 minutes <br />Notable meetings <br />Gemba walks: lam & 12:30pm <br />Cross -functional meeting (Ops, Specs, <br />Engineering): 2:30pm <br />Quality check points <br />Over 1000 check points <br />Fully checked 3x <br />Minimum gussets in framework <br />32 <br />Welder certifications <br />American Welding Society — with certified trainer <br />on staff <br />Body testing <br />Withstand pressure of 90,000 Ibs <br />Puncher accuracy <br />1/100 of an inch <br />Insulation <br />8 layers in floor <br />3 layers in ceiling <br />Combinations possibilities on main wall <br />2800 <br />CoolTech II <br />9 minute full cool down <br />19 -- 22 minute full cool down (competition) <br />Liquid Spring <br />Reading and adjusting 45,000 times/second <br />