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Lean Assessment
A Lean Assessment is a continuous improvement tool used to perform an in-site diagnosis from any process based on key quality, labor, materials and performance indicators, resulting into an improvement opportunity portfolio for process owners. During the Lean Assessment session a Lean training is used to identify major potential improvement opportunities and assign resources for converting these opportunities into tangible continuous improvement projects. Finally it is important to remind that Lean Assessment is not a problem solving tool instead it is used to identify improvement opportunities at the process.
Lean Assessment Requirements
Before conducting a Lean Assessment, some indicators (when applicable) must be gathered in order to perform a brief diagnosis phase that serves as input for the Assessment purposes.
List of indicators:
1. Quality Indicators : Defects Per Million (DPMs), Non-Conforming Material Report(NCMRs), Complaints and Process Monitoring Data.
2. Production Indicators : Scrap, Material Usage Variance (MUV) , Downtimes and Efficiencies.
3. Customer Service: Lead Times, Voice of the Customer (VOC).
Lean Assessment Team
The success of the Lean Assessment lies on the commitment degree on the attendees and their attitude. Therefore a well integrated Lean Assessment Team is highly recommended.
Participants:
Black Belt (facilitator).
Manager of functional Area.
Process Owner (Supervisor).
Process Engineer.
Industrial Engineer.
Manufacturing Quality Technician.
Maintenance Representative.
Unbiased Person (not Familiar to the assessed area).
Lean Assessment
A Lean Assessment is a continuous improvement tool used to perform an in-site diagnosis from any process based on key quality, labor, materials and performance indicators, resulting into an improvement opportunity portfolio for process owners. During the Lean Assessment session a Lean training is used to identify major potential improvement opportunities and assign resources for converting these opportunities into tangible continuous improvement projects. Finally it is important to remind that Lean Assessment is not a problem solving tool instead it is used to identify improvement opportunities at the process.
Lean Assessment Requirements
Before conducting a Lean Assessment, some indicators (when applicable) must be gathered in order to perform a brief diagnosis phase that serves as input for the Assessment purposes.
List of indicators:
1. Quality Indicators : Defects Per Million (DPMs), Non-Conforming Material Report(NCMRs), Complaints and Process Monitoring Data.
2. Production Indicators : Scrap, Material Usage Variance (MUV) , Downtimes and Efficiencies.
3. Customer Service: Lead Times, Voice of the Customer (VOC).
Lean Assessment Team
The success of the Lean Assessment lies on the commitment degree on the attendees and their attitude. Therefore a well integrated Lean Assessment Team is highly recommended.
Participants:
Black Belt (facilitator).
Manager of functional Area.
Process Owner (Supervisor).
Process Engineer.
Industrial Engineer.
Manufacturing Quality Technician.
Maintenance Representative.
Unbiased Person (not Familiar to the assessed area).
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