1. Tuning the Implementation to the Needs of the Facility 1

2.  There are two times when it is difficult to implement an improvement program ◦ when times are bad and when times are good. ◦ When times are bad, profitability is low, resources are tight and "strategic" activities take a back seat to "survival." ◦ When times are good, profitability is high, resources are focused on the current source of cash flow.  There are two times when an improvement program is critical ◦ when times are bad and when times are good. ◦ When times are bad, profitability is low, a company cannot afford to continue losing money because of poor quality and performance. ◦ When times are good, profitability is high, the cost of poor quality and performance is also likely to be high. 2

3.  So when do we start? Yesterday!  Lean is free! (Just not right away)  You must ◦ decide who and how you will support the day-to-day operations while you are trying to improve ◦ determine what “The Goal” is (it is to make money – shhh!) ◦ have dedicated resources ◦ have a budget ◦ plan improvement activities like you plan daily work  Implementation is an investment - not a cost 3

4.  Start with basic lean training, requiring class topic usage ◦ No FYI training ◦ Lean 101 type class ◦ 1-3 days worth of training/ usage  Start with the simple tools ◦ 5S / setup reduction / kanbans / visual controls  Start in an area with a guaranteed win  Start with people who are ‘Early adopters’ Once you have these wins – use the savings to support the next implementation 4

5.  1 st – top management  2 nd – everyone gets a light introduction at the same time  3 rd – person running the improvement project  4 th – people who are involved with the improvement area – trained by the project person Ultimately everyone gets some level of training 5

6. If you are the average company… Somewhere! Anywhere! Just start!  Do you have scoreboards? Where are you having problems?  Did you create a Value Stream Map?  What are your customers complaining about? Remember, step 1 is ….. Specify Value 6

7.  Lean Implementation Steps, Plan, Roadmap, Timeline ◦ http://kaizenchampions.com/Services.html http://kaizenchampions.com/Services.html  Lean.org ◦ http://www.lean.org/WhatsLean/GettingStarted.cfm http://www.lean.org/WhatsLean/GettingStarted.cfm  Gemba Walks webniar ◦ http://www.lean.org/events/webinarhome.cfm#wal k http://www.lean.org/events/webinarhome.cfm#wal k  Go and See webinar ◦ http://www.lean.org/events/webinarhome.cfm#goa ndsee http://www.lean.org/events/webinarhome.cfm#goa ndsee 7