WHY LEAN FAILS IN A COMPANY

WHY  LEAN  FAILS  IN  A   COMPANY?

CULTURAL  TRANSFORMATION          80%  OF  LEAN  IS  CULTURAL  TRANSFORMATION   1.  HABITS   2.  WAYS  OF  WORKING   3.  BELIEF  SYSTEM     LEAN  CULTURE  ENABLES  LEAN  IMPLEMENTATION    

PEOPLE  AND  TEAM  BASED  THINKING  ARE  THE  FOCUS  OF   CULTURAL  CHANGE  

LEAN  IS  NOT  A: • PROJECT     • SET  OF  TOOLS   • QUICK  FIX  

KEY  ELEMENT  OF  SUCCESS   EDUCATION:     1. CONTINUOUS  THROUGHOUT  LEAN  IMPLEMENTATION   2. THEORY  AND  PRACTICAL  APPLICATIONS   3. ENTIRE  COMPANY  

LEAN  MUST  BE  IN  THE   HEARTS  AND  MINDS  OF   EVERYONE  IN  THE  COMPANY   FROM  TOP  TO  BOTTOM  

TOP  MANAGEMENT  HAS  TO  COMMIT  AND  BE   INVOLVED  IN  THE  LEAN  IMPLEMETATION!

MANAGEMENT  MUST  ANSWER  THE  PEOPLES  WIIFM  

FOCUS  OF  LEAN  FAILURE: •  Poor  communicaIon   •  Not  enough  employee  engagement   •  CriIcizing  mistakes   •  Not  expressing  clear  goals  and  objecIves  to   employees   •  Not  pracIcing  genuine  teamwork    

MORE  KEY  ELEMENTS  OF  SUCCESS • COLLABORATION   • CELEBRATE  FAILURE   • REWARD  SYSTEM   • DISCIPLINE  

EXTENDED  LEAN ALL  SUPPLY  CHAIN  PARTNERS  HAVE  IMPLEMENTED  LEAN   •  SUPPLIERS   •  TRANSPORTATION   •  MANUFACTURING  AND/OR  RETAIL   •  WAREHOUSING/THIRD  PARTY  LOGISTICS  (3PL)   •  CUSTOMERS        

LEAN  TRACK  RECORD:  

“RECENT  STUDIES  SHOW  THAT  FAILURE   RATES  FOR  LEAN  PROGRAMS  RANGE   BETWEEN  50  –  95  PERCENT.”       Reference  –  iSixSigma  Website  

ASIAN  MENTALITY 4P  MODEL  FOR  ORGANIZATIONAL  EXCELLENCE     1.  PHILOSOPHY   2.  PEOPLE   3.  PROCESSES   4.  PROBLEM  SOLVING  

YOU  DON’T  BUILD  A  BUSINESS  YOU  BUILD  PEOPLE,  AND  THESE  PEOPLE  BUILD  THE  BUSINESS!  

LEAN  FAILURE  BOILS  DOWN  TO  THE  LACK   OF  COMPANY  CULTURAL  CHANGE