Every company can design and transform their company to a Lean operating system. There is nothing mysterious or mystical about Lean technology. Lean is based on fundamentally sound manufacturing principles and just good common sense! While it is true that Lean technology is straightforward, many companies can often use some help to get their project up to speed. The good news is there is no need to start from scratch or re-invent the wheel to make progress. You can use the tools and techniques used by your predecessors to help you make sure your transformation project is successful as soon as possible.
Training is often the first thing your company requires for creating a critical mass for change when getting a Lean project underway. Mfg. Matters can help. Mfg. Matters offers two formal training programs that you can use for getting your team members up to speed on the Lean technologies.
Once you’ve decided to begin your Lean business transformation, you will also need a series of process maps, decision making tools, and data collection templates to help you get started, stay organized, and guide you along your Lean transformation journey. My book, Applied Lean Business Transformation, discusses the tools, templates, and process maps you will need for your Lean transformation project. The book also demonstrates how these tools are used to model the ideal Lean factory or service and administration function. These documents have been designed using familiar Microsoft® Word, Excel, or PowerPoint formats.
Using the Applied Lean Business Transformation handbook as your guide, your internal staff and team members are capable of developing the spreadsheets and other tools necessary to model your Lean factory and office. But, with all of the activities surrounding your Lean transformation project, why dilute your valuable time to software development when you can just purchase it at a low cost from Mfg. Matters. Mfg. Matters is happy to offer the same software tools it uses when designing a Lean factory for its clients. These programs are ready to use the minute you receive them.
You can re-arrange columns, rows and formats however you desire, while being assured all calculations support the fundamentals of Applied Lean methodology embedded in the logic of the formulas. As with any Microsoft® product, you can add, change or modify the software to suit the needs of your project or for formatting reporting requirements for the steering committee and/or the Lean champion.
As always, please contact dennis.hobbs@mfgmatters.com with any additional needs you may have. Chances are good Mfg Matters can help with all of your Lean initiatives.
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