Implementing Lean
3 key questions to answer:
- Where are we today? (Current state)
- Where do we want to be? Future state)
- How do we get there? (Too many initiatives jump straight in here and don't deliver any benefits)
Moving from current to future state need not be a matter of corporate strategy. Many significant changes can be driven at team level.The 3 key stakeholders to consider:
- Customer - Seeking to achieve highest satisfaction of needs
- Company - Total elimination of waste (speed, precision, cost)
- Employee - What is in it for me? respect for individuals
Seeking to achieve:
- World class customer service
- Improved quality
- Higher process velocity
- Improved working environment
With less
- Equipment
- Space
- Human effort
- Inventory
- Time
