Transforming Manufacturers

into Lean Enterprises

Implementation

  • Getting close to the process can be dirty work
  • Getting finger tip close to the process
  • Harold coaching on equipment maintenance practices
  • Implementing projects and leading teams
  • Speaking at global conference on strategic alignment
  • Leading managers and teams to the problem areas for 5 Whys Exercise
  • Teaching engineering entrepreneurship to UT grad students
  • Enterprise wide Value Stream Analysis with execs
  • Aligning to TPM principles before going to the gemba
  • Following Plan-Try-Reflect-Standardize (PTRS) and the hear. see. DO. approach, we will categorize all implementation.
    • Projects (A3's)
    • Rapid Improvement Events (RIE's)
    • Just Do Its (JDI's)
    • Functional Excellence (FE)
  • We will conduct a resource roll-up to ensure no overburdened or underutilized resources.
  • We will determine what to remove from those resources in order to make time for the implementation of the strategic plan.
  • We will coach the team to remove barriers, accelerate progress and insure on-time achievement of intended results through a cadence of Check, Reflect and Adjust (CRA).