Can you think about an organization without incurring any
unnecessary waste?
No, Right? There is some or the other waste in the workplace
in a different form- may it be time, techniques, employees, etc.
In the same way, process owners are struggling day and night
for preventing wastage from the production process to reaching it to end-users.
Even, in countless companies, it is getting affected without their knowledge
and further hampering the output, sales process with incurring losses.
When 3m’s Environmental, Health, Safety Operations
(EH&SO) Organization adopted Lean Six Sigma in 2000-2005 of aiming to
improve corporate ESH service and activities focusing on operational
efficiency, product yielding, direct reduction in energy use, waste reduction,
air emissions. The EH&SO
organization had two belts (Black Belt and Master Black Belt) under the Lean Six Sigma
training program for their in-house employees.
The members of EHS undergone through green
belt training and thereby black belt training.
Lean Six Sigma has become a powerful engine for expanding the
support system where the “voice of customers”
results reflected the increase in the performance. As the LSS activities
increased at 3M, much of the waste and variation targeted in the outcome of the
project has brought the changes in their coattails.
In the year 2005, 3M has enhanced efficiency by reducing air
emission by 25%, use of energy efficiency by 20%, reduce waste by 20%, and
implementation of 800 3P projects. This
has proved to be the strongest result for all types of firms that are holding
companies for construction, manufacturing, or any industrial services.
Waste and Lean Six
Sigma
Six Sigma leaders define waste as an action in a process that does not
add value for the customer and thereby steps need to be taken for the
elimination of the waste and maximizing the project potentials. Under these
circumstances, a tool is required to serve the purpose and the wastage problem.
Under this situation, Lean Six Sigma has become an anticipated tool to consider
and strategies to solve the managerial defects of the organization. Today many
of the companies are implementing LSS to
identify and eliminate wastage.
Here are the few types of waste that can be eliminated and
the solution by implementing Lean Six Sigma:
Motion
What do we think if we see a person is running out that means
he is busy, according to our view busyness is productivity, Right..?
No, not really... Do not fall into the trap, in fact,
employees physically move further than required, and unnecessary workforces are
enabled by them to spend more time on that.
Solution: Lean six sigma helps to identify whether the motion
is being added to the waste list. Once identified, the waste can be eliminated
by reorganizing the filing and inventory system, redesigning the workplace
layout so that it becomes easier for the worker to work and get all the tools,
materials from the workstation. These will become more productive without any
wastage.
Unused employee talent
Recruiting the best talent could be a waste if it is not
utilized properly, even the workers working in the process has the best idea
about improving them. But, hardly the management allows the employees to
contribute to the system by ideating or giving them the responsibility of the
project.
In most cases, the management gives the guideline of a
project and asks the team to follow. These do not bring much job satisfaction,
productivity, and devotion to the work.
Solution: Lean Six Sigma can help the organization by
removing the wastage employee unused talents and maximizing them. Employee
Engagement can be a great way of adding additional value to the employees and
train them if required, and eventually involving them in the project and
decision making in the organization.
Waiting
This might sound harmless, but be careful of the waste. It is
caused to lose in the capital. There are situations when we wait for raw
material, equipment, and information required for the product or services. No
one likes to pay the employee for sitting ideal in the organization and the
wasted time is nothing but a wastage of money. Therefore, it needs to be fixed
for the long run of the organization.
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