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|[pic] |Success Criteria  |

| |for a Successful  |

| |"Lean Implementation Journey" |

 © by Felix W. Niederhauser

Based on our research of successful large organization change, several elements are critical to achieve quick results, while attaining lasting transformation. A prerequisite for successful Lean Manufacturing Implementation is for the company to take steps to ensure adequate time, resources, and support are provided for the proposed actions and follow-up. From our implementation experience we know that without taking steps to integrate the change initiative with the business plan, the company risks acquiring the view that these efforts are not essential to the core business, and therefore of secondary importance.

In short, the entire effort in your Lean Manufacturing Implementation project may fail if the top management team does not give the actions appropriate priority and resources, and see them as integral to the success of the business.

A successful and rapid transformation to a Lean Manufacturing Implementation enterprise-wide requires:

• Leadership education and planning

• Leadership team support

• Lean enterprise steering teams (Steering committee & Task force)

• Rapid Improvement Workshop (Kaizen Blitz or Kaizen Events) leader development

• Lean principles and 5S education for all associates

• Model line implementation

• Teamwork, Problem Solving, 5S & Lean Principles Education of All Associates

• Management Development and Succession Planning

• Performance Management and Measurement

 The following recommendations are made to ensure appropriate and effective deployment of a Lean Manufacturing strategy, and use of the RI methodology within...