Tincan Island Container Terminal, Apapa has trained 250 team members on Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt continuous improvement methodology.
According to a statement signed by Mr Philips Ojo, the Corporate Communications Manager of TICT, the aim is to sustain operational excellence and boost the human capital development of its workforce.
Tincan Island Container Terminal, a leading container terminal, is the operator of Terminal B, Tincan Island Port, Apapa, Lagos, Nigeria.
Lean Six Sigma certification, a globally recognized standard, is a powerful approach to process and quality improvement across industries. It fosters a collaborative team effort to improve performance by systematically removing process waste and reducing process variation.
According to Tai Fadipe-Davids, the Head of Process Excellence for TICT, the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt training was a key milestone to align the team with the Company’s vision of promoting efficiency improvements in its operations – and towards the larger Nigeria’s maritime sector.
He said: “The Maritime industry is increasingly competitive with various players emerging. The onus is on us to promote organisational efficiency and one way to do this is to embark on training our staff on the Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt. For this training, we examined the basics of Lean Six Sigma concepts, principles & tools, Voice of the Customer, Next Operation as Customer, Quality at the Source. Our goal is to have all of our team understand the basic lean processes as a preliminary step to our Process Excellence journey”.
Similarly, Etienne Rocher, Country Managing Director, AGL (Tincan Island Container Terminal), hinted that the Company is always looking for ways to maximise efficiency in its operations.
“As an organisation with a global interface, we have continued to adopt global tools that have helped streamline our operations. Our Process Excellence journey that is now in progress is a key step that we have taken as a Company to develop our team and foster an even stronger collaborative improvement culture. Our end goal is that our customers and clients see an always better version of TICT emerge, as we remain committed to provide them with top-notch services”, he said.
According to Ojo, “TICT is now a part of Africa Global Logistics, the leading multimodal logistics operator in Africa. TICT is an organization driven by innovation, intelligence, and commitment to excellence and is open to all stakeholders within the port community, creating platforms for value exchange and opportunity advancements. Our ambition through a collaborative approach with our larger port community, is to act and be recognized as a proactive and pioneering change agent, keen and able to positively contribute to Nigeria / Lagos port ecosystem’s efficiency and modernization.
