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Overview
Lean Assessment
We provide assessments, the assessment process and facilitate the
assessment activities for all
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Supply Chain Tiers (e.g. manufacturing, logistics, distributor, retail)
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Functional Departments (e.g. distribution, inventory mgmt, sales)
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Value Streams (e.g. distribution: inbound, outbound, cross-dock, storage).
These assessments are tailored to your organization's requirements and
needs
- For companies that are just starting, the assessment's breadth will be more narrow and its questions more universal.
- Advanced organizations' progress to a wider breadth of processes with a greater depth of questions.
These assessments are done as a part of Strategy Deployment, Annual
Planning, Kaizen Planning, and Layered Check-Act activities.
Needs Assessment
In this phase we conduct a survey to evaluate the Client's current supply chain,
organizational direction, operational practices, and readiness for change. As part
of this survey we will answer a number of key questions that include:
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Identification of key stakeholders holders and change agents.
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Client's understanding of Lean supply chain.
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Client's climate for change and capacity to implement Lean methods.
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Client's expectations of scope and measures of a successful project.
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Gathering of key data like value stream maps and key performance indicators.
Identification of key business characteristics needed for planning step. Proper
Analysis during this phase produces a road map for a tailored engagement that
increases the likelihood of success and enhances the benefits for our Client. The
result of this phase feed directly into the Strategic Plan Phase. 4-8 weeks.