Process optimization
Process optimization - how to get started?
Any company that wants to maintain improved processes in the long run must first consider a vision, direction or goal (1). The most effective way to successfully motivate employees is clear communication of vision, direction and goals. Process optimization requires a change in the current way of working, so it is very important for employees to identify with the vision, direction and goals of the company.
Once the direction is confirmed and agreed, the current situation needs to be effectively analyzed to optimize the process (2). Understanding the current situation without subjective ballast is the key to effective process optimization. Employees directly involved in the process participate in the analysis of the current situation and systematically present the current situation using lean methods.
With the correct analysis of the current situation and the active participation of employees, the following intermediate goals can then be set (3). Interim goals are important for employee motivation and quick wins / successes (increasing OEE, reducing congestion, improving non-quality, reorganization, relocation (). Interim objectives must always follow the vision set out at the outset. Achieving the vision is an endless path in process optimization, which requires the organization to constantly adapt to external and internal influences. On the way to the vision, however, there are always problems / obstacles (4), which need to be systematically eliminated by lean production-logistics (organization) methods and involve employees with models of ambassadors Lean Solutions – system of maintaining lean methods ® .v