What, Why & How?

Lean is the pursuit of perfection via a systematic approach to identify and eliminate

waste through continuous improvement of the Value Stream, enabling the product or

information to flow at a rate determined by the pull of the customer

WORLD FACTS

In 10 years period,

No.1 car manufacturer

worldwide

Most profitable car

company worldwide

Outperformed S&P index

by 100% in past 10

years WASTE

BEWARE

“The most

dangerous kind

of waste is the

waste we do not

recognize.” Shingo

COMMONALITY

Lean Thinking

Lean Deployment

TPS, HOS,

ETC…

ACRYNOMS ALL USE LEAN

BASE APPROCH VALUE

TARGET

VOICE OF THE

CUSTOMER

DEFINE VALUE

FROM

UNDERSTANDING

KAIZEN & STANDARDIZATION

Irregular improvement drives

No structural standardization

Causing effects decline

LEAN

IS NOT WHAT SOME MAY

THINK

Lean is NOT the next headcount reduction exercise

BUT: Lean creates opportunities for doing more value added

activities

Lean will not succeed if the initiative stays limited to “Operations”

Lean is NOT about working harder, but working smarter

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s Traditional companies Lean companies

Continuous improvement

Structural standardization

Effects build on each other

LEANISDIFFERENT

activities

that do not

add value

workload

that is not

balanced

work overload for the

team members or

processes

Change for the

better ongoing /

continuity processes

WITH SUSTAINING

IMPROVEMENT BY

TIME

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Slow Progress

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Sustained Progress

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