lean times call for lean measures

Lean Times Call For Lean MeasuresLean Times Call For Lean Measures

Presented by:

Kaye Woodard, SenseiKaye Woodard, Sensei

How to Measure the Health of Your BusinessHow to Measure the Health of Your Business

Economic Vital SignsEconomic Vital Signs Cutbacks, Healthcare, Jobs Small Businesses ‘Rule’ Vital Signs for Business In these Lean times… will your

business survive?

Lean Times & Vital SignsLean Times & Vital Signs How have you been affected? What does healthy look like? Your vital signs and measures What is normal? What does a healthy

business look like? How do you find the

right balance?

Out of balance…Out of balance…

Balanced BusinessBalanced Business

Business Health Measures

Pressure and Pulse- Speed and Capacity- Seasonal or Cyclical - Heartbeat of the Market- Changes in Demand Levels - Ready for Economic Upturn- What is the Heart of the business?

Business Health MeasuresWeight and Height

- Overweight vs. Lean Business - Reaction to Customer Changes - Flexible- Fast- Capable- Responsive - BMI

Business Health Measures Temperature

- Fever or Hypothermia- ‘Need to know’ basis- Neighborhood gangs

Sugar/Glucose

- High sugar = Diabetes Organ damage- Low sugar = Fainting, dizziness- Sourpuss or Plastic smiles

Return On Investment Business Spending

- HDL – High-$-Lawyers- LDL – Lower-$-Laborers- Tri-Get-er-dones

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Achieving Balance

Find the Healthy Balance- No magic pill- Teamwork- Equip the team- Anybody can do it

What is Lean? Simple – Eliminate

Waste! Pioneered by Ford,

perfected by Toyota Engage hearts & minds Tap the brainpower

of the team

Who uses Lean?Who Where What How Much

Gates Corp Jefferson, NC Improve Quality, Delivery, Cost

>$1 Million

Southern Prestige Statesville, NC Achieve AS9100 Certification

$6 Million

Innovative Laminations

New Bern, NC Quality Management System

>$1 Million

Cable Assembly Graham, NC Increase efficiency & productivity

$2.5 Million

United Southern Forest City, NC Reduce scrap, increase volume & revenue

$5 Million

Five Simple Principles

Put Customer First Be Flexible Create Flow Work as a Team Eliminate Waste

Eight WastesDefects

InventoryProcessingWaitingMotion

TransportationOverproduction

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Effective Standards Minimize Waste

Without Effective Standards Lots of things undefined Lots of room for variation Lots of effort & time spent

Wasted time is gone forever

Effective Standards are: Easy to use Simple and concise Very visual

Are You World-Class? Customer Demand Rate Lead Time Cycle Time Takt Time Process Cycle Efficiency Work Standards 5S – Clean & Well-Organized

Want to know more?Want to know more?

C Kaye Woodard, MBA, CLSSS, SSBB, PMPCertified Minority/Women Business Enterprise

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