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Lean Manufacturing Assessment
And Your Proactive "Lean Improvement Plan"
If
you've ever said, "There must be a better way"...
there is, and it's not more computerization!
It's Kaizen Based Lean Manufacturing™ (KBLM)
Why Most Lean Initiatives Fail
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Management Program
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A while back, the Aberdeen Group, published their “Lean Benchmark Report.” Of close to 300 manufacturers that participate in this study, 90% reported that they are committed to Lean. However, further analysis found that less than 20% of these companies can be considered best-in-class. The report went on to say: "Companies that have achieved operational excellence through the deployment of a lean strategy share this important characteristic: "Dedication to basics such as streamlining processes, creating The first reason for a lean initiative failure is not enough planning. It's not an "add water and stir" initiative. You can't just decide one day to become lean and think it will happen overnight. You need to have a "lean manufacturing assessment" and a plan of action for lean implementation success. You need to determine what constraints are impeding your ability to increase speed, improve quality, and eliminate non-value-added activities. And, finally you need to develop a plan for identifying and eliminating their root causes. The second reason is poor preparation. Even with the best plan, successful implementation will be evasive if there is not a genuine leadership commitment and appropriate team training/coaching and empowerment. And third would be failure to establish expectations and track daily/weekly progress. Determining performance metrics and establishing Key Performance Indicators (KPI) to track current vs. future performance against improvement targets is paramount to achieving positive, sustainable lean initiative results. If
you've ever said, "There must be a better way"... For companies that are serious about implementing/optimizing their lean manufacturing initiative, Business Basics, lean manufacturing professionals carry * Successfully integrated a lean initiative with MRP to improve their manufacturing performance... Benefit: Optimized contribution to their company's bottom line. * Improved the quality of communication and speed of execution of customer requirements improving customer responsiveness and satisfaction... Benefit: Earned "supplier of choice" awards from existing and potential customers. * Executed proactive, continuous improvements to increase and accelerate positive change ... Benefit: Increased speed, improved quality and the elimination of non-value-added activities and related costs. * Designed and implemented a motivational performance system improving the spirit and morale of individuals, teams, and organizations... Benefit: Exceed goals and expectations while retaining critical knowledge and skills of "high contribution" employees. Manufacturing Assessment and the Lean Improvement Plan
Purpose: To make available to the company’s management team, an evaluation of their current state of manufacturing effectiveness and the potential benefits of focusing on our Kaizen Based Lean Manufacturing™ (KBLM) methodology. The Manufacturing Assessment reviews and evaluates business and manufacturing systems, production effectiveness, operational costs, organizational structure, resource utilization, quality management system, business flow/speed, and supply chain management. The results are documented in a
management report that benchmarks best-in-class manufacturing performance and identifies
significant manufacturing improvement opportunities. Included is a prioritized Plan of
Action
with recommendations on how
to convert these manufacturing opportunities into reality. Implementation
assistance is available if requested. Scope:
Time required to complete an onsite assessment would vary with the client’s preferred focus and complexity of the company’s order fulfillment and operations Deliverables: 1. The Lean Manufacturing Assessment Lean Manufacturing professionals can “see things” that are invisible to line management. And they can carry out the below actions in a non-threatening way that line managers often cannot. * Perform
assessment of manufacturing systems and processes Deliverables: 1. The Manufacturing Assessment Report Kaizen Based Lean Manufacturing™ (KBLM)Our Kaizen Based Lean Manufacturing™ methodology has proven to help manufacturers achieve these typical results:
It is important to obtain lean manufacturing professional
feedback as to where your
company stands relative to manufacturing performance benchmarks.
Also important is to have a professional, impartial action plan based on a successful lean manufacturing methodology to guide
your short and long term lean manufacturing improvement initiatives.
What
Does All This Cost?
Much
less than you would imagine. In fact, we make the assessment and action plan affordable
so that it can fit within your company's training budget. We
want you and your company to learn how to get lean and/or leaner and the best way to do that is to make it affordable.
Our Guarantee Says it AllBelieve this, we will never consider your purchase binding until you have reviewed the Management Report and Lean Manufacturing Improvement Plan. We are certain that you will be thrilled with the results. In fact, we are so convinced that the assessment and plan will work for you that if you aren't completely satisfied for any reason at any time during the project, simply halt the project and you'll owe us nothing. You simply can't lose.
One of our satisfied clients said it even better than we can … "The Manufacturing Assessment and Action Plan was a key contributor to a successful return to profitability at Eaton Leonard Technologies after we purchased the company out of bankruptcy. Stillman and Gaw contributed greatly to improved manufacturing performance and a successful financial turnaround.." Bill Zimmerman, CEO, Zimmerman Industries Remember,
if you continue to work the same way, you're going to get the same
results. The next move is up to you. We've shown you that
our Manufacturing Assessment, Management Report, and Lean Manufacturing Improvement Plan How do we get started? Congratulations, if you have read this far, you must be seriously considering getting some outside help and you are an excellent candidate for our Manufacturing Assessment and Lean Manufacturing Improvement Plan. A pre-assessment meeting is suggested to assure that there is mutual understanding and agreement about: * The
structure and objective of your program Our preference is to meet with the CEO and Operations leader at the factory site where the proposed project would take place. A morning "get acquainted" meeting and plant tour is usually sufficient to cover the above subjects and establish mutual understanding of project objectives and expectations. If agreement is reached and the project is approved, a project time schedule is established. If the factory site is in Southern California, there is no charge for this meeting. If it is outside Southern California, we ask that the potential client to budget for travel expenses.
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