Planning and implementing lean production
Implementing a waste elimination driven lean production requires to abandon some ways of doing things, and replace them with new working methods. If we want lean production to become a lasting corporate philosophy that forms an integral part of the company's operations, it must be planned rigorously and implemented gradually. Our approach provides guidance to companies through the following key steps:
- Making a corporate diagnosis in nine areas related to the zero loss objective;
- Developing the company-wide vision;
- Identifying the strategic skills required for the future, and planning their development over five years;
- Converting the development plan into an annual improvement policy, and deploy it throughout the company;
- Monitoring the company's operations closely to ensure it progresses towards its annual improvement policy objectives, using a structured deployment system.
