The Lean Manufacturing Readiness Opportunity Survey and Assessment (Lean Readiness) is structured to be a cost effective service that will:
 | Help determine a starting point for companies. |
| Provide a review of an existing strategy q Assist in restarting a stalled program. |
Phase One: The Lean Readiness Opportunity Survey
| Typically the survey starts with an overview of your manufacturing operation |
| Following your overview a plant tour is conducted |
| We will provide an overview of Simplified Lean (waste free) Manufacturing to your team |
Time required to complete the Survey phase will be 2-4 hours
Phase Two: The Lean Readiness Assessment
Based on our observations and findings from the readiness opportunity survey we will outline our approach for conducting a Readiness Assessment.
The Lean Readiness Assessment is performed as a series of steps and will be structured to zero in on the areas where you should initially concentrate your resources.
The steps are as follows:
| Project introduction/overview |
| Information and data gathering |
| Analysis of findings |
| Observations and preliminary conclusions |
| Complete the assessment review |
| Finalize recommendations |
| Develop suggested implementation plan |
| Presentation of assessment results, provide recommendations, suggested next steps complete with time lines and cost estimates |
Considerations in the Lean Readiness Assessment will include areas such as:
| 5S The foundation of Lean (waste free) Manufacturing |
| Equipment Utilization/Capacity |
| Equipment Management |
| Maintenance Planning |
| Safety and Training Activities |
| Inventory levels |
| Performance Measurements |
| Production Quantities |
| Scheduling |
| Quality Programs |
| Continuous Improvement |
| Plant Layout |
| Material Flow |
| Information Flow |
Time required to complete the Assessment phase will be 2-4 days. Actual time for a specific location will be established during the Survey phase
For more information, contact info@mrgc.org