The Lean Roadmap

The Lean Roadmap has been developed by Peter Rowley. This approach has proven itself in every sector and environment we've worked in to date. It involves a people and process plan and gives a definite structure for a successful improvement intervention. This structure can then become a sustainable model for Continuous Improvement.

Set up Steering Committee

Agree and sign off Current State Map

Agree and sign off Future State Map

Agree Kaizen Teams Analysis & Construct Implementation Schedule

Monitor Schedule of Implementation

Education

Implementation

Results

Steering Committee
  • Managing the Change to Lean Manufacturing
  • Lean Manufacturing NVQ Level II

Value Stream Map
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Current State Map

Install Base Measures of Performance

Identify the Priorities for Focused Kaizen Team Interventions to Create Future State Map

Rapid and Substantial Performance Improvements

Objectives

  • A steering group with a clear focus on achieving project outcomes

Objectives

  • Knowledge and understanding of Lean Manufacturing / Continuous Improvement
  • Cultural change and engagement of entire organisation

Objectives

  • Analyse how value is created and install a structure to eliminate non-value adding activities
  • Create an infrastructure supporting continuous improvement

Objectives

  • Elimination of waste

Explanation of terms

Steering Committee: Provides a forum for the commissioning and discussion of improvement activity and feedback of Improvement Teams (further information PDF download).

Current State: Shows the current capacity, efficiencies and flow through the plant.

Future State: Pinpointing the exact areas for Improvement Team effort in order to achieve superior performance.

Training: Education of workforce (shop floor and management) Link.

Implementation: Value Stream Mapping / Margin Recovery Model and associated Improvement Team work (PDF downloads/ Link to MRM page).

Improvement Teams: Improvement Teams are created to look at specific improvement projects determined by VSM/MRM activity (further information PDF download)