Progressive Lean: Sort and Shine Part 1
Just about anyone who has any experience at all with basic lean tools will know what I'm talking about in this phase. Sort and shine...what could be simpler? And you're right...it's Sort....then Shine. The training won't take long, if you get my meaning.
What will take longer is the actual implementation. Not because it's a difficult tool. But because you're going to do it in a way that may change the structure and will probably start changing the culture of your organization.
Here's why....team leaders and their teams are going to plan, schedule, and carry out Sort and Shine in their own areas. With help, of course, but mostly, they're going to do it themselves.
Here's the game plan:
What will take longer is the actual implementation. Not because it's a difficult tool. But because you're going to do it in a way that may change the structure and will probably start changing the culture of your organization.
Here's why....team leaders and their teams are going to plan, schedule, and carry out Sort and Shine in their own areas. With help, of course, but mostly, they're going to do it themselves.
Here's the game plan:
- If you don't already have team leaders, you need to identify and appoint them.
- You need to train the team leaders.
- Either during the training itself, or some time shortly thereafter, the team leaders need to put together a Sort and Shine schedule for their areas.
- The team leaders and their teams will conduct Self Reviews within their areas to show that they have completed and are sustaining Sort and Shine.
- You (or somebody) will track their efforts and post them. The team leaders will meet regularly (weekly or bi-weekly) to review progress, bring up issues, etc.
I'll talk about each of these issues in upcoming posts.
Posted by George Bohan at Wednesday, December 14. 2011 
Categories: How to Implement Lean Manufacturing
Categories: How to Implement Lean Manufacturing
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