Day: February 7, 2013

Lean Implementation with Business System Integration

Lean has a very good tool set; however, it is not a business management system. To better address the challenges of the day, organizations need an effective business management system that integrates Lean tools with predictive scorecards and analytical/innovative strategies so that undertaken process improvement efforts have whole-enterprise benefits. The Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE)1 business management system, which is illustrated in Figure 1, accomplishes this organizational objective.

Individuals Control Chart (XmR chart, I chart) Reporting

Individuals control charts (I-charts or X-charts) can be used for time-series tracking of a process to determine if the process is in statistical control and can be considered stable. When a process is considered stable, it experiences only common-cause variability. When a process is not in control, special-cause conditions can be causing non-stability.

Enhancement of Porter Value Chain Framework and its Predictive Scorecards

Linkage of processes with the predictive performance measurements for these processes is accomplished through an Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE)1 value chain. With this system, when a performance metric or key performance indicator (KPI) is not achieving its desired objective, the processes associated with that metric in the value chain need improvement.

Enhanced Business Management System: Descriptive Videos

Videos describe enhanced business management system benefits and its application of predictive scorecardsrnwith analytically/innovatively determined strategies that lead to improvement efforts that benefit the business asrna whole. Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) provides the organizational framework for accomplishing thernabove objectives.

C-Chart: Issues and Resolution

C-charts are used in quality control to identify when special-cause or out-of-control conditions occur in timeseries count data so that timely corrective actions can be taken to resolve problems. Sometimes data from a cchart are also used to describe process capability.

Business Management System: Issues and Resolution

Executive leadership benefits when it has a business management system that orchestrates predictive scorecards, analytically/innovatively determine strategies, and identification/execution of process improvement projects that benefit the enterprise as a whole. Current business practices have shortcomings relative to the integration of these methodologies.