Also known as: bizmanualz
Business is not an event, it is a process. Developing well-defined processes requires consistent, repeatable events that can improve over time, on their own by aligning with the customer's needs. Over the years, we have observed common behaviors described in a set of guiding principles used to develop strategic improvements: • Visible production plans and conditions define a productive company. Visible equipment status, defects, and production instructions all clearly displayed. Work In Process (WIP) should not block views and materials handling is streamlined. Work areas are clean, orderly, and well marked. • Employees determine productivity. Analysis of employee work content is essential. Equipment will not operate properly without employee work instructions, regular training and updates. • Employees involvement in improvement determines success. Only the employees know the details of their problems. Projects do not require large investments but rather small groups implementing simple changes with small budgets, based on their own ideas that effect root causes and drive cumulative results. • Inventory and delays result mostly from Internal causes Inventory and delays accumulate due to several causes such as: WIP or time buffers being used to compensate for capacity shortages; self-fulfilling long lead times used in scheduling assumptions; long changeover or project set-up times directing long installations; and inefficient supply chains driving inventories. Bizmanualz can show you how to save time in developing processes, how to lean out your organization, increase process capability, and reduce the risks associated with non-compliance. Specialties Policies, procedures, processes, lean, six sigma, quality, ISO 9000, training, consulting, auditing, balanced scorecard and strategy deployment.
