1.
You’re not TOYOTA but want their
efficiencies.
Questions, Information and Facts
about Lean. By Richard Camilleri

2.
Contents
1. Mass Manufacturing & Lean Manufacturing.
2. What makes the difference?
3. Did you know?
4. How Effective are you?
5. How Efficient are you?
6. Do you have a Lean Mentality?
7. How capable are your people?
8. What I found... will fail.
9. So how can I help you?

3.
Mass Manufacturing & Lean
Manufacturing
• Processing of product is the same for Mass
and Lean companies
• Equipment purchased is the same for Mass
and Lean companies
• People hired are the same for Mass and Lean

4.
What makes the difference?
• Getting everyone to want to win
• The engagement of ALL the People
• An absolute commitment of constant Process
Improvement

5.
Did you know ?
Broad Research Has Shown Only About 25% Of Workers:
• Are fully engaged in their work
• Are enthusiastic about team and organisation goals
• Feel they are fully enabled to execute their goals
• Have a clear line of sight between their work and their teams
organisational goals
• Work in an open trust-filled environment

6.
How effective are you?
• Have you developed a vision for your long-term
Lean system?
• Have you developed an implementation plan and
dedicated the resources to accomplish the task?
• Have you developed a cascading annual planning
system and supportive review to align the
organisation for improvement?

7.
How efficient are you?
• How are you doing with regard to your actual
results V planned?
• Have you identified the right matrix (quality,
cost, productivity and delivery)?
• Is the entire organization aligned with your
Lean principles and values?

8.
Do you have a Lean mentality?
• Lean is a process that is done “With” people
and “Not To” people
• Get your team’s commitment by building
mutual trust
• Building teams with people is an absolute
essential part of the Lean journey

9.
How capable are your people?
• Do you have people who understand and live the
Lean enterprise philosophies.
• Do you have a process for continuous learning
and knowledge sharing?
• Do your people know when, how and why to
apply the specific Lean tools
• Do you coach & support your people?

10.
What I found … will fail.
• The Top Management team not developing their
Lean vision
• Department managers and their teams not
understanding Lean principles
• Neither the Top or the Middle Management
setting policies and methods to allow success
• Having non committed resources

11.
What I found … will fail. (contd.)
• Hiring consultants who have no idea about your
Lean vision
• Having a “Yes” man at top / middle management
• Implementing a few selected tools (5S, Kanbans,
VSM) and stating that you are Lean !! And / Or
attempting to empower employees without the
Lean tools

12.
So how can I help you?
I can;
• add value by understanding your business
• identify opportunities for improvement
• select key resources from my network to embed
sustainable change.
I won’t;
• create dependency
• charge like a wounded bull
• let you down