What do you do if you're not sure which process optimization tools are right for you?

Step -2. Understand the culture of your organization; one organization may require a more methodical, statistically grounded methodology while a basic assembler may require a more-people centric array of tools. That's why Lean Six Sigma is more successful in a wide array of cultures than they would be alone. Step -1. Understand the fundamentals of organizational performance - the interlacing of cause-effect chains at an atmospheric level; the goal, strategy, skills, staffing, structure, management systems. And where your organization is in terms of it's evolution - different revolutions on the Greiner arc require different needs. Step 0. Understand the tools you may need to assess. Ask a respected peer before asking a consultant.

Get outside help with a consultant for guidance or even use them as an independent voice to guide the team in troubleshooting using the in-house team leader as the client, The key is to avoid the "not invented here" or ingrown group think mentality.

Look outside of your current organization for others who have similar process and the tool they have used. Secondly and most importantly is there a precedent in your company even if done on a smaller or larger scale, and what were the outputs achieved. This would be a starting point and include those who have not been involved prior, to get a fresh perspective.

Precisely. Then you perform optimisation modelling . -Optimization modeling is a mathematical approach used to find the best solution to a problem from a set of possible choices, considering specific constraints and objectives. -Optimization modeling is a powerful tool used in various fields, including operations research, engineering, economics, finance, logistics and more. -By optimizing resource allocation, production processes or logistics, mathematical optimization modeling can reduce costs and improve operational efficiency across workflows. -Additionally, optimization modeling enhances strategic planning and long-term decision-making.

-Make a plan of all process ! -Look where is the lack of time/efficiency/Quality ... This is the most easy aspect of the work ! Look all steps, speak with all operator, technician ...

-Make a choice, for each particular process (more or less of parameter) you have different tools ! -For each type of process you have tools to (quality problem, time problem ...)

Important point : -Personal mastery of process -Mastery of Operators, Technician ... -Time for all the test / cost !!! This very complicate to make long test with production in the same time ! So you have to take time in moment without production or can make stop and do the test. But with big improvement you can really optimize you process !!! Be carefull of Time/Cost really !

In my experience, the first thing to do is to invest some time to go out in the field and observe the process in such a way as you would be able to explain it at a high level to a person who doesn't know anything about it. You may have to go back out to be able to answer a few "Why's?" from the person you use. A high level process map can be made from the process information gathering. This information builds a shared map to communicate the "what, why, when, where and how" of the process. Understanding of the process, and questioning it is the first step.

In my experience two things matter, then selection of tools becomes easy. After all tools are just ways to achieve your end results and they can be adjusted to your specific needs. Both of them are covered in the article as well. 1) have a clarity on scope of your project ( what exactly you are trying to achieve, who are involved, timelines and costs) 2) do good research. There is always “someone did it somewhere”. You need to find that and adopt or adapt it to your circumstances. If there is no solution available in the research, then pilot testing on a small scale is the most viable second solution. Hope that helps ?? thanks

Identify/map it out. To know what you have to improve, you first must identify the places for improvement. Rethink. Business process optimisation can be achieved through the usage of existing resources.If the outcome are not so good then time to again rethink. Analyse. Plan the “to be” process. ... Automate. ... Monitor.

It's hard to beat direct observation of the process to guide your process improvement. Clearly identify the gap between where you are and where you want to be. When the gap is clear, the approach becomes clear, too. Engage the staff who do the work. I bet they know what would be better and just haven't been able to do it for any number of reasons. Be as visual as possible - in the analysis and the implementation. Use graphs, flow charts/maps, and drawings to communicate what is. They bring people together to explore what's working and can be leveraged and what isn't and should be eliminated.

Siempre es importante tener clara nuestra necesidad, ?qué es lo que buscamos? o ?cuál es el objetivo que deseamos alcanzar?. En función de esto es más fácil orientar la búsqueda de la herramienta que nos puede resultar más útil, entendiendo lo que nos aporta cada. Una buena alternativa es hacer una búsqueda de las mejores prácticas que otras organizaciones con necesidades similares a las nuestras han aplicado en su gestión. Sin embargo no hay una verdad absoluta, en lo personal busco las mejores prácticas y trabajo en hacer el mejor benchmarking en base a la necesidad que buscamos resolver.