Audits Drive Results

• Lean Manufacturing Assessment

  Great guidelines for running a lean self assessment, from Bill Hanover of Throughput Solutions.

• 5S Audit Toolkit

  Learn how to use the simplified 5S audit form located in the section to the right.

• Ask 20 Questions

  This quick operations review will quickly provide an indication of the continuous improvement mindset (culture) and help identify areas for improvement.

Elevator Speech

• What is an Elevator Speech?

  An Elevator Speech (ES) is a clear, concise bit of communication that can be delivered in the time it takes folks to ride from the top to the bottom of a building in an elevator. As it relates to Six Sigma and Lean leaders - it communicates who you are, what project you're working on, and how it will benefit the company.
  
  

Problem Statement

• What's the Problem?

  The best place to start when solving any problem is with a well-defined problem statement. Use these problem statement examples to help illustrate best practices.

• How to Write a Problem Statement / Objective

  Use this standard format to develop a more concise Problem Statement and Objective. Examples of primary and backstop metrics are provided.

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Creating An Operations Vision For Excellence

The Operations Vision provides context for Six Sigma, Lean, and Kaizen initiatives. It promotes a strategy to harness the energy of your resources toward a common goal.

Conducting an Operations Audit

• These 5S simplified audit forms are color-coded to monitor your progress.
• This simple OpEx maturity audit form flows and integrates with the Change Acceleration Process (CAP) stages. (Leading Change, Shared Need, Vision, Making It Last, Monitor Progress, Systems and structures)
• This extensive self-assessment operations audit questionnaire form provides baseline information and further status for 11 Lean Manufacturing areas of Operational Excellence within a plant.

Forms for planning, conducting, and documenting a Kaizen event

• This 6-up form summarizes Kaizen actions on one page.
• ID and record waste during an Operations walk-through. (GEMBA walk)
• Project Area description sheet(simplified Kaizen plan).
• Perform cost estimate of savings from Kaizen events. (Kaizen Hopper)
• Key metrics for improvement prominent in this Kaizen Area checklist. (Floor space, Takt, WIP, cycle time, downtime, scrap, operator's et al)
• Detailed checklist of tasks to perform, during and after a Kaizen event.
• Kaizen Charter form.
• Automated charts and graphs for tracking Manufacturing performance.
• Basic Kaizen pre-planning sheet.
• Complete excel-based Lean Enterprise data collection forms (various: Takt, Capacity, 5S, Set-up reduction, Kaizen newspaper, Safety audits et al)

Corrective Actions

• Use this CAM form in project work review sessions to drive action!
• Use this Assignments log to track "to do" lists.
• Industry example of Accountability Meeting