Shorter lead times, reduction of operational costs, service level improvement or higher quality process output are topics which are common in every industry or business. To be able to achieve structural and sustainable success in these matters an continuous improvement environment need to be in place or created.
In my career I have experienced the success of an continuous improvement environment where all people across the organization were commited improving the current situation on a day-to-day basis. For several customers and companies I have been involved in setting up programs to develop such environments.
Lean Management tools like Continuous Improvement Roadmaps, Value Stream Maps, Kaizens, Kanban systems have been used and implemented to guide teams to a continuous improvement environment.
