Continuous Improvement matters in all aspects of life. We can all acknowledge at one time or another that things can’t go on like this a change has to be made. We can relate this to our favorite sports teams. That time we are begging for QB or a pitcher to be pulled or a coaching change. We can find these opportunities on the manufacturing floor; your employees are calling for those types of change as well.
In sports, we measure the success of our team by the scoreboard. It should be no different when it comes to manufacturing. Setting Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) is how your manufacturing team needs to be able to define their success. When they know the score, and the rules they can get the win. Setting a simple KPI is a great way to get everyone on board and to give everyone a common goal, Win.
Just like in any game, a change may be needed. Change can be what your team needs most and can rally the troops. You’re the head coach, you have to make that call. The game depends on it. Those calls in manufacturing may look at reducing waste, fixing bottlenecks, opening communication, and many more CI opportunities.
We can usually agree when it comes to coaching, a great head coach assemblies a great staff. That staff in manufacturing will require training the internal staff. Like in sports, we have to get some external help from the outside. This is when CIFT can help your manufacturing team with the right tools and training.
When the team is in good shape, the whole organization wins and you are closer to the ultimate prize the championship or in this case being successful in business.
