1. and its applications to improve animal welfare during transportation
The basics of the lean six sigma concepts
and its applications to improve animal welfare during transportation
Krishnan Kolappaswamy, DVM, PhD, Certified Six Sigma Black Belt

2. Agenda What is LSS Tools used in LSS How to do a LSS project
Example of a LSS project

3. Lean and Six Sigma (LSS)
Lean is a manufacturing philosophy which shortens the timeline between the customer order and the product shipment by eliminating waste
Waste?
Defects
Over production
Waiting
Transport
Extra processing time
Inventory
Motion
Intellectual

4. Lean and Six Sigma (LSS)
Motorola first applied the concept of SS, when they had products that rarely passed QC first time
The goal of SS is to reduce variability and meet customer requirements every time

5. Tools in LSS Process map SIPOC Fishbone diagram Spaghetti diagram
Pareto chart 5S
Cause Effect Analysis
Impact Effort Matrix
PDCA
Gemba
……and many more

6. So…..how can I initiate a LSS project
What should I do?

7. 5 step process – continuous improvement
Define
Measure
Analyze
Improve
Control
……..called DMAIC process

8. Define Description of the project: Problem statement Goal statement
Baseline data collection

9. Gemba (walk)
The literal Japanese translation of GEMBA means “the real place”
GO and SEE WHAT IS HAPPENING!
A GEMBA can be used to:
Identify waste and generate a Kaizen project
Identify process problems and or improvements
Can be physical or virtual

10. Process mapping Baking cookies Baking a cake Baking a turkey
Turn on oven
Put ingredients in bowl
Mix ingredients
Put in pan
Bake
Remove and cool
Baking a cake
Turn on oven
Put ingredients in bowl
Mix ingredients
Put in pan
Bake
Remove and cool
Baking a turkey
Turn on oven
Remove turkey from packaging
Rub with spices
Put in pan
Bake
Remove and cool

11. Process mapping Baking cookies and a cake:
Are processed through the same basic steps
Use the same processes
Share common equipment

12. Measure Process mapping – current state
Document, validate and confirm the current process
Data collection on waste and defects

13. SIPOC

14. Example spaghetti diagram
Before
After
Could be:
Movement of documents through an office
Movement of people walking around
Spaghetti Charts make poor layouts and wasted motion obvious

15. Analyze Statistical tools to analyzed the data collected Histogram
Pareto chart
Box plots
Root cause analysis
5 Why’s
Cause Effect analysis

16. Improve
Create future states
PDCA concept

17. Impact effort matrix

18. Control To sustain the future state Process control
Monitoring and response

19. The 5S’s
Sort
Straighten
Shine
Standardize
Sustain

20. 5S The Foundation of Lean
5S is a systematic approach to good housekeeping which helps to provide the proper attitude within the organization for better productivity and safety.
Balancing and flow
Finishing
Value stream
Framing 5S
Foundation
5S helps to eliminate waste

21. 5S applies to your system files

22. 5S’ed computer files

23. Before

24. After

25. Before

26. After

27. Application of LSS principles during laboratory animal transportation

28. Application of LSS principles during laboratory animal transportation

29. LSS – Lab Animal Transportation

30. Improve Training on animal welfare during transportation
Development of check list in case of an emergency situation
Development of animal welfare check list as part of pre-trip check

31. Improvement data Total questions = 20 Total drivers = 19
Locations = Madison and Indy
Score

32. Control Monitor for any mortality Act on the situation
Analyze the cause
Act on the RC

33. Acknowledgement Steve Jumps (Certified Lean Sigma Black Belt)
Tammy Williams (Certified Lean Sigma Black Belt)
Envigo Transportation Team