Lean through custom software
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The document discusses the benefits of custom software, databases, and dynamic web pages in improving lean principles by eliminating waste in processes like purchasing and engineering. It highlights the importance of knowledge management through databases for design consistency and faster problem resolution. Additionally, it addresses common obstacles in implementing IT solutions and suggests developing site-specific tools for better integration.
Lean through custom software
- 1. Custom Software, Databases, and Dynamic Web Pages LEAN THROUGH CUSTOM SOFTWARE AND DATABASES Sebastien Buzit Ahead Consulting (562) 277 5608 sbuzit@aheadconsulting.com aheadconsulting.com
- 2. LEAN PRINCIPLES Types of waste • Transport • Inventory • Motion • Waiting • Overproduction • Over Processing • Defects
- 3. EXAMPLE: Purchasing – Request For Quotation Process Supplier 1 Receive bid by email (in Email RFQ to Answer standard or non- supplier questions standard format) x number of suppliers Supplier 2 Email RFQ to Answer Receive bid Consolidate supplier questions by email and analyze Supplier 3 Email RFQ to Answer Receive bid supplier questions by email …
- 4. EXAMPLE: Purchasing – Request For Quotation Process Use a web based quoting tool to generate RFQ’s, collect bids, and analyze results Answer One automatic questions and Suppliers place Automatic email sent to make answers bids in web analysis and all suppliers available to all portal comparison suppliers
- 5. EXAMPLE: Kanban • Many benefits • Eliminates waste However: • Manual handling of Kanban cards • No automatic signals, alerts, and notifications • Limited capability to track, analyze, and report performances • No data recording for analysis of historical data (manufacturing time, inventory levels,…) Electronic Kanban • Automatically create Kanban cards • Automatically send user defined alerts and notifications • Real time dashboard of performances, inventory, … • Storage of historical data for performance analysis
- 6. EXAMPLE: Engineering – Knowledge Management Typical business How many engineering challenges have already been Engineering issue / faced by that business? design challenge Where does a new engineer find information about design guidelines, historical quality You know somebody issues, preferred designs? has faced that problem before YES: go talk to that NO person Pull up design Look for historical documents documents Small Midsize Business Communications: Hidden costs – SIS International Research A knowledge worker spends 3.5 hours / week Re-invent the wheel waiting for information from others. $9,970 per knowledge worker / yr
- 7. EXAMPLE: Engineering – Knowledge Management Implement a Knowledge Management database • Promote design consistency • Searchable database of design • Avoid repeating mistakes templates and guidelines • Store design quality issues • Increase design speed • Store test data • Improve design quality • Can be used for employee training
- 8. (CUSTOM) SOFTWARE AND DATABASES Benefits • Automate frequent, repetitive tasks • Remove human processing errors • Improve data visibility and reporting (performance data, action status) Great tools • Easy access to real time data to act faster to reduce • Can be customized to your processes many • Automatic communications for smoother processes types of • Reduces employee work to value added tasks • Accelerate business data analysis waste • Store historical data for later continuous improvement analyses SHOULD BE PART OF YOUR LEAN TOOLBOX During a Value Stream review, ask yourself “could a software/computer help us do that better or faster?”
- 9. INDUSTRY DATA The Lean Six Sigma Benchmark Report - Aberdeen Group “Automated data collection and Information Technology (IT) solutions can play a key role in resolving these obstacles, yet these choices did not figure prominently in participants planned responses.”
- 10. INDUSTRY DATA The Lean Six Sigma Benchmark Report - Aberdeen Group
- 11. COMMON OBSTACLES • MRP cannot handle our needs Other software can connect to the ERP or the data tables and provide the tools your need • Cost to develop and implement Unless you use large software companies with expensive software, cost is usually low compared to benefits (high ROI) • Our site has specific processes Develop site specific tools that can and corporate IT does not have connect to your ERP software to help with our needs • We don’t know what is doable Ask your software development and what is not partners for an audit
- 12. THANK YOU! For more information: aheadconsulting.com Sebastien Buzit Ahead Consulting (562) 277 5608 sbuzit@aheadconsulting.com