PURPOSE
IMPLEMENTATION
Select an appropriate Proof of Value project to implement.
Use POV to test the process, prove that improvement(s) realized the projected savings, and make decisions to integrate this improvement technique within your business. Stabilize and build confidence in this foundational CI Process.
SUSTAINING
Develop a culture of CI, always try to reduce waste throughout all functions, challenge the status quo, and tackle the next project.
NEXT STEP
Contact me for a discussion, Plant visits can be accommodated, but travel costs outside Birmingham AL area will be required. Capture and send sample video of POV project for initial review. Provide some detail on number of stations/ associates, daily customer demand, etc. Cost estimate for POV will be provided, upon initial project review.
Conventional Thinking means we increase cost to the Customer, pass along the cost from suppliers, for example. Lean thinking reduce Operations cost instead, means we can remain competitive.
Change, like the prevailing winds also relate to Risk and Uncertainty,
”ability to adjust = learning zone”, quote from Mike Rother, Toyota Kata.