Lean Solutions
Question: Which tool has helped Henry Ford at his Detroit factory for model-T’s and has also allowed Toyota to transform it’s business and be a global leader in automobile manufacturing?
Answer: It is Lean!
- Lean/Flow manufacturing has been around for over 100 years.
- Ford, Toyota & millions of companies around the globe have benefited from lean tools
- Toyota perfected the tools of Lean (The Toyota Production System) and used it to pilot their amazing metamorphosis from an unknown entity to a global giant.
- Lean is the engine which will help propel change in organizations by driving out waste and non-value added elements which impede progress.
Question: Why are USA and other countries still struggling to implement lean correctly?
Answer: Most companies miss the point that 90% of lean is about people and culture change and only 10% is about the tools. They expect ‘lean’ to be the ‘silver bullet, which, even if it does not solve all their problems, will at least aid in short-term gains by ‘reducing head-count’.
Pinnacle’s Guaranteed Lean Solution
Our focus is on 3 Permanent Breakthrough Transformations elements:
1. People
Unless people are ‘self aware’ and ‘self-motivated’ to implement solutions, lean will fail in the long run. As more people are truly transformed, the DNA (culture) of the corporation will also be positively impacted in all areas which will include safety, medical costs, customer satisfaction, growth and profit margins.
2. Processes
Inefficiencies in processes and systems (manufacturing, business and supply chain) can frustrate the employees, drive away customers and ruin a business. Until process improvement and waste reduction becomes second nature and a ‘behavior’ trait to all employees, lean may provide only some short-term benefits.
3. Business Strategy
The bigger the corporation, the more difficult it gets to get focus, consensus, alignment and clear communication regarding business strategy, goals & objectives. Businesses need to learn the ‘way of the cheetah’ i.e. have a simple structure, a clear and concise Strategy which is executed with utmost speed and passion. Even if the Strategy fails – they need to learn to refine the Strategy and re-execute with similar passion. The key is the simplicity of the business strategy and organizational structure which will allow it to execute the strategy with greatest velocity.
Lean Permanent Breakthrough Transformation Model
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Benefits of Lean Solutions
Some benefits of using Pinnacle Lean Solutions are:
- Elimination of non-value added elements
- Elimination of waste in organization
- Increased Profits
- Higher Productivity
- Cost Reduction
- Inventory Reduction
- Energy Reduction
- Strong Supply Chain
- Motivated Employees
- Delighted Clients
