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1)VoiceoftheCustomer
Identifywhoyourcustomerisandidentifyvaluefromtheirperspective.Typically,avalueadded
activitymustmeetthreecriteria:
itissomethingthecustomerwouldbewillingtopayfor,iftheyhadto
itissomethingphysicaldonetochangetheproductorservice
itissomethingdonecorrectlythefirsttime,withoutneedforrework
2)UnderstandyourProcess
Process mapping allows you to have a picture of your process so you can begin making
improvements.Withoutit,itisdifficulttohavetransparencyandseewheretheproblemsare.It
also helps the team gain an understanding of everyones role in the process. There are five
differenttypesofprocessmapsyoudonotneedtodoallofthem,justtheonesthathelpyou
understandtheprocess.
3)CreateFlow
Aprocessflowsfrompersontoperson,departmenttodepartment,orfacilitytofacility.
Flow is about moving people or product through a service processone at a time, without
stoppingorwaiting.
4)EstablishPull
Manyofourprocessesarepushedorgiventothenextuser.Thiscreatesmanyformsofwaste
inmanycasesthenextareaorpersonmaynotbereadycausinginventoryandbacklogs.Thisis
theveryreasonwehavesomanywaitingroomsorholdingareas.Havingasystemofpullmeans
youonlysupplywhatthecustomerwants,whentheywantit.
5)PursueExcellence
Leanthinkingisrootedinthecontinuousqualityimprovementphilosophy.Leanisnotaonetime
eventbutratherajourneytocontinuallyimproveourprocessesandalwaysstrivetosupplythe
customerwithvalue,fromtheirperspective.
EverythingwedoundertheLeanumbrellashouldalwaysanswer
anyoralloftheseprinciples