10 minute reading You don’t need a Guru to map your Value Stream Key Take Aways A Value Stream Map indicates at a macro level how the work flows through your organization, from request to fulfilment to the customer, and what blockages and limitations arise along the way. When executed right and with the right...
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10 minute reading When it’s time to change your Strategy, the Obeya is your best friend forever Key Take Aways When it’s time to change your Strategy, leaders in an organization do well to focus on the work process, the activities that are needed, the actions that people need to take, and the belief that...
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10 minute reading What is an Obeya and why you should have one Key Take Aways The Obeya connects information to people, and therefore people to each other. The Obeya was born at Toyota out of the urgent need for intensive cooperation across many disciplines and echelons, unconditional transparency in the provision of information, and...
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10 minute reading How does IT keep focus on the customer? Key Take Aways The end customer gives our company the right to exist. Developing and subsequently serving this customer demand is the goal of our organization. Our continuous improvement of the flow of value must ultimately have a positive effect at the end of...
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10 minute reading What information is made visible in the Obeya? Key Take Aways We need information that helps us navigate, and information that helps us continuously improve. A set of eight generic quality criteria validate a good informational structure Measuring what matters starts with answering the question: “What is most important to us in...
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10 minute reading The Obeya is the backbone of Lean Continuous Improvement Key Take Aways People in your company need to be strongly connected to each other in order to optimize the flow and conversion of materials. Communication about customer expectations must be woven into the work process in such a way that everyone knows...
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