1. Lean Enterprise
MT Solutions
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2. Lean Enterprise Systems Thinking Value Streams
Waste Reduction (WASTERS)
The Five “S”s
Visual Management
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3. Systems Thinking Business is made up of many processes Processes have:
Inputs
Activities
Outputs
Applies whether production, service, T&D, machine build...
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4. Value Streams Map the “As Is” Map the “Ideal”
Prioritize the “gap” issues
Creative solutions
Proposed new value stream
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5. Waste Reduction / Elimination
Waiting
Ambiguity
Scrap
Transit
Eventual Scrap
Redundancy
Sisyphian
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6. Waiting for information for materials for approval for a meeting
for a phone call, fax
for computer, copier
for an answer
forever
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7. Ambiguity Inefficiency Bottlenecks SLOW activity Confusion Friction
Distractions
Not the best way!
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8. Scrap Rejected material Offal (excess, trim) Obsolete material Trash
Etc.
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9. Transit Motion Movements Travel, transportation Reach Ergonomics
Work flow
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10. Eventual Scrap Work in Process Inventory Clutter
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11. Redundancy Repetition Duplication of work Parallel efforts
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12. Sisyphian Useless tasks Irrelevant Relic activities
“It’s always been done”
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13. WASTERS in the Value Stream
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14. The Five (5) “S”s Seiri = Sort Seiton = Straighten Seiso = Shine
Shitsuke = Standardize
Seiketsu = Sustain
Use of “Kaizen Blitz”
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15. Visual Management Visual Controls Visual Performance Mistake-Proofing
Color coding
Profiling
Staging
Visual Performance
Dashboards
Scorecards
Mistake-Proofing
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16. Methods to Collect Facts
Create Value Stream Map and Team Brainstorms WASTERS
Send out questionnaire then create Value Stream Map with inputs
SUGGESTIONS?
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17. Plan & Implement LEAN Ideas
Do pareto analysis
Choose top projects
Assign teams
Provide training
Do follow up
Measure success
REPEAT PROCESS
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