LEAN : Act-N-Achieve ©

Lean, developed from Toyota's breakthrough Just-In-Time production system, is more than manufacturing tools. In this competitive business world, no longer are manufacturers or service providers setting the price . I nstead, the market sets the price, and market players deliver their goods at minimum cost to sustain profits. L EAN comes in to minimize the cost of producing the goods and services, equipping companies with bigger competitive advantage.

L EAN transformation enables clients to achieve their best performance by reducing , and in many cases eliminating , non-value added processes. It cuts costs and time to market, allowing clients to get ahead of their competitors in gaining market share and resulting in enormous financial profitability.

We believe that implementing LEAN integrates strategy and operation . That makes it a powerful weapon to help sustain profit and growth.

 

How Do We Do It?

 

Our LEAN program is called Act-N-Achieve © and deployed following a 7-step model:

 

 

• Step 1: ITQM to meet the client's LEAN team

• Discuss on training need and methodology to be used & deployed

• Identify the areas of improvement

• Work on LEAN: Act-N-Achieve © model

• Step 2: Transform the mindset of client's staff

• ITQM to understand the culture of the client's company

• To foster constructive and proactive mindset within the client's company

• To learn to act positively towards changes

• Step 3: Use practical cases from the client's company as training material s

• ITQM to share cases sourced from the client's company

• Put through lively examples

• Equip the participants with capability to apply the improvement & LEAN tools & skills in their daily work

• Step 4: On-site training, practising and guiding

• On-the-spot training

• Staff to apply the skills learned at work

• Staff to solve the problems right away

• Step 5: On-site monitoring

• Carry out LEAN: Act-N-Achieve © with the client's staff

• Continuous monitoring on the progress

• Client's s taff to apply the skills in the workplace

• Step 6: Regularly evaluate the effectiveness of the program

• Assess the quantity of the training

• Assess the quality of the training (what has been learn ed )

• Achieve the improvement target

• Step 7: Implement and follow-up

• Continuous improvement

• Regular reporting

• Achieve the planned target

LEAN: Act-N-Achieve © Applied in Different Industries

Check out our experience in applying LEAN: Act-N-Achieve © in the following industries:

• Garment Industry

• Toy Industry

• Food & Cosmetics Industries

• Electronics Industry

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