How Far to Lean

How Far to Lean Implementing performance improvement measures in a Lean environmentRahel Anne Bailie Nina JuncoIntentional Design Inc.

Session Objectives Overview of environment Lean principles Former state Kaizen process and desired outcomes Future state Outcomes Q&A Evaluation

Work Environment Primary environment is manufacturing Publishing is a service environment within the manufacturing environment Traditional values  Emphasis on engineering  Lack of appreciation of technical communication as a skill/profession Lots of corporate and product changes

Lean Principles Add nothing but value  eliminate “muta” (waste)  increase cost-to-value ratio Center on the people who add value Flow value from demand (delay commitment) Optimize across organizations

Seven Wastes of LeanFor manufacturing: For services:Overproduction Extra contentInventory RequirementsExtra processing steps Extra stepsMotion Finding informationDefects Changes arising from uncaught errorsWaiting WaitingTransportation Hand-offs

Former State Catalyst for change:  Company move from traditional development cycle to continuous development  Department already at production capacity  Long turn cycle for documentation See value stream map: “Current State”

Kaizen EventsA Japanese word meaning gradual and orderly, continuous improvement “Blitz” event intended to improve an process within scope of process participants Participants are area experts (process operators), production insiders and outsiders, and facilitator See agenda: “Kaizen Event Compass”

Future StateTraditional measures: Service measures:Touches: 31% ↓ Touches: 31% ↓Cycle Time: 75% ↓ Meetings : 84% ↓Throughput: 99% ↓ Revision Cycles: 75% ↓No. of Steps: 72% ↓ Approvals: 99% ↓Distance: 99% ↓ Turn Time: 99% ↓See value stream map: “Future State”

Outcomes Intended improvements:  Shorten turn cycle for documentation  Better process improves accuracy Bonus improvements:  Increased sense of professional selves  Explicit support of management to insist on process  Improved relations with engineering group

Discussion of Results Lean thinking identifies “in the box” improvements Lateral thinking identifies “out of the box” opportunities Focus on continuous improvement: next step is content management system Return on investment is immense

Resources Michael L. George, Lean Six Sigma for Service: How to Use Lean Speed and Six Sigma Quality to Improve Services and Transactions. McGraw Hill, 2003. Mary Poppendieck, Tom Poppendieck, Lean Software Development: An Agile Toolkit for Software Development Managers, Boston, MA: Addison Wesley, 2003. James P. Womack and Daniel T. Jones, Lean Thinking: Banish Waste and Create Wealth in Your Corporation, New York, NY: Free Press, Simon and Shuster, 1996.

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How Far to Lean

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