Depending
upon client requirements, appropriate methods
may include a mix of methodologies from:
- Systems
modification
- Skills
development (Management, Supervisory or Craft)
- Asset
Management
- Equipment
Reliability and Utilization
- Lean
Manufacturing
- Six
Sigma
- Supply
Chain Management
- Team
Building
- Productivity
Improvement
- Change
Management
Literally
dozens of methodologies have evolved over time.
Organizations must sort through these methodologies,
make a selection and attempt to implement it in
an effort to achieve desired goals. If this is
not done correctly, failure is usually the result.
Some
of these methodologies cause excessive costs to
implement than is necessary to achieve desired
results, while others do not focus on what is required
to achieve desired results; while still others
require huge investments in personnel training
and time requirements to implement. STI Associates,
who have hundreds of years of combined experience
in working with clients in achieving true Performance
Improvement, have found that, in most cases, none
of these methodologies are right when applied as “cookie
cutter” approaches.
Improvement
Approaches - Comparison Table -
(pdf file)
What
does appear to be consistent however, are the categories
of areas that may need to be addressed in order
to achieve comprehensive Performance Improvement:
- Organizational
Effectiveness
- Management
Systems
- Equipment
Reliability
- Employee
Skills
- Management
and Supervisory Skills
- Planning
and Scheduling
- Process
or Work Flow
The
current “Flavor of the Month” program
may sound like the right approach at first, but
it will fail to deliver if it doesn't match your
organization’s conditions and true requirements.
Through STI's proven process the right methodologies,
based on individual client needs, are selected
and implemented to attain the desired goals at
the lowest practical cost
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