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can provide Lean implementation training as a refresher to organizations
that want to get back on track with their lean implementation,
or to help an organization begin their transformation into a lean
enterprise. Various methods of training, both in the classroom
and in hands-on settings are used to reinforce the key principles
of Lean Enterprise.
Lean
manufacturing is a management philosophy focusing on reduction
of the 7 Wastes:
- Over-production
- Waiting
time
- Transportation
- Over-processing
- Inventory
- Motion
and Scrap
By eliminating
waste, quality is improved, production time is reduced, and cost
is reduced. Lean "tools" include constant process analysis
(Kaizen), "pull" production,
and mistake-proofing.
One
crucial insight is that most costs are assigned when a product
is designed. Often
an engineer will specify familiar, safe materials and processes
rather than inexpensive, efficient ones. This reduces project
risk, that is, the cost to the engineer, while increasing financial
risks, and decreasing profits. Good organizations develop and
review checklists to review product designs.
BES
Helps Facilitate Lean Enterprise by offering several effective
training programs...
-
 Lean
Overview for Management and Work Force
- Value
Stream Mapping Overview and Integration
- 5S Training
- Kaizen
Training and Facilitation
- Eliminating
Waste Through Lean Enterprise
- Organizational
Development and Cellular Design
- Set-Up
Reduction
- Six Sigma
Implementation
- Process
Mistake-Proofing (a.k.a. "Poka Yoke")
Lean
Enterprise Roadmap
A roadmap for the company’s lean implementation plan serves
three primary purposes.
- Is to allow a comprehensive
review of the allocation of resources focused on a coordinated
set of goals and objectives that tie to the company’s
strategy
- It serves as a
time phased plan to measure completion of key activities
- It presents an implied
contract with those who have key accountability roles in the
implementation.
The roadmap is a living
plan that reflects the changing goals and priorities of the business
and is owned by a key individual with access to the leadership
team who hold themselves as well as the owner accountable for
the execution of the plan. A periodic review of the plan involving
key players serves to prevent surprises to those who are accountable
for execution of the plan as well as the owners of the strategic
direction of the company.
The
lean roadmap can and should be an integral part of the multi-year
strategic planning process and should mesh with the employment
of valuable resources used to meet the objectives of the business.
Typical
strategic plan objectives include cost reduction, sales growth,
strengthened personnel management, entry into new markets, better
service to customers, improved procurement practices, and all
of these are focused on creating a stronger and subsequently more
profitable business. Implementation of a coordinated lean enterprise
initiative will significantly aid a company as it moves toward
achieving these objectives.
The PDF
document includes more information on the Lean Roadmap (By
Bill Neely)...
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