Process Discovery for Enterprise-wide BPMS
February 2024 - NewsletterProcess Discovery or Process Identification is one of the crucial phases of setting up an enterprise-wide BPMS, after the scope and objectives are defined and executive support is gained.
Overall Equipment Effectiveness
December 2021 - NewsletterOEE is a Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) measure of how effectively an equipment is being used. OEE is calculated from three elements: The availability rate, the performance rate and the quality rate.
The House of Quality
November 2021 - NewsletterThe House of Quality is a graphical planning tool used during product development that translatescustomer requirements into resources and processes that are required by the company to achievethem.
CHAKU CHAKU
October 2021 - NewsletterA method of arranging production, where the operator inserts apart into a machine and moves on to the next operation.The foundation of Chaku Chaku is one-piece flow and lean workcells.
LEAN & Toyota Production System
September 2021 - NewsletterThe term “Lean Production” was coined by researchers led by the MassachusettsInstitute of Technology, to indicate a radically different approach to production,called “Toyota Production System”, which was much more effective and efficientthan traditional mass production.
What is Six Sigma?
July 2021 - NewsletterMr. NC Narayanan, Founder & Chairman – SSA Group, explains what Six Sigma is and how it is perhapsone of the most effective point optimization tool.
What is Design Thinking
June 2021 - NewsletterNC Narayanan, Founder Chairman – SSA Group of Companies, explains the new buzzword in management,“Design Thinking”.
Hoshin Kanri
May 2021 - NewsletterHoshin Kanri is ‘a management process that aligns an organization’s functions and activities (both vertically and horizontally) with its strategic objectives.
Vision Statement
April 2021 - NewsletterNC Narayanan, Founder Chairman – SSA Group of Companies, elaborates on what is a Vision statement, why is it necessary, types of Vision statement and the process of developing the Vision Statement.
Multi voting Technique
March 2021 - NewsletterMultivoting is a decision making technique which is used to narrow a large list ofpossibilities to a smaller list of top priorities
Cost of Poor Quality - Overview
February 2021 - NewsletterNC Narayanan, Founder ChairmanSSA Group of Companies, in this short introductory video,explains how quality not only affects the business profits but also the perpetuity of an enterprise.
Four Reasons Why RPA Projects Fail?
January 2021 - NewsletterThe process is more dynamic as you realise, The target UI changes, but your RPA bot doesn't get the memo, You underestimate the political implications.
Four Reasons Why RPA Projects Fail?
January 2021 - NewsletterThe process is more dynamic as you realise, The target UI changes, but your RPA bot doesn't get the memo, You underestimate the political implications.
Design For Six Sigma ( DFSS ) Study
December 2020 - NewsletterDesign For Six Sigma (DFSS) is a systematic methodology for the design and development of manufacturing / servicing processes capable of consistently providing reliable products / services that consistently meet customer requirements and expectations at Six Sigma quality levels.
Quality Control Tools Part 1
November2020 - Newsletter7 QC Tools revolutionized Quality and Quantity of Analysis
Creating Customer Value Thru’ Digital Transformation
October 2020 - NewsletterNandha Kumar, Senior Vice President, SSA International LLC shares his perspective of business transformation in recent times and the important elements of digital delivery
RPA Step 2: Methodology To Implement RPA And Understanding Its Types
September 2020 - NewsletterRPA is not a Business Process Management solution and does not bring an end to end process view from approaches such as Lean Six Sigma.It is therefore wise for a company to examine the process prior to building a ‘Bot’.
RPA Step 1: Know, Improve The Process And Make It Efficient
August 2020 - NewsletterRobotic process automation operates by a set of rules when working with data. However, many of those business rules might not have been evaluated in years, making such systems inefficient.
Robotic process automation (RPA)- Introduction
July 2020 - NewsletterRobotic process automation (RPA) is a business process automation software which utilizes artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning capabilities to handle high-volume, repeatable tasks that previously required humans to perform.
DDMRP Step 1: Strategic Decoupling
June 2020 - NewsletterA major drawback of the traditional MRP system is the high interdependency of the system that leads to a bull whip effect on both the demand as well as the supply side. The DDMRP system aims to minimize and manage the variability by the concept of decoupling.
Service Level Agreement
May 2020 - NewsletterService Level Agreement is a promise between a customer and supplier process to meet certain targets, including timing, as part of a handoff.
Capital Linearity
April 2020 - NewsletterA philosophy for designing and buying production machinery so that small amounts of capacity can be added or subtracted as demand changes. In this way, the amount of capital needed per part produced can be very nearly level (linear)
Kata
March 2020 - NewsletterA kata typically refers to fundamental movements in Japanese martial arts, but can refer to any basic form, routine, or pattern of behaviour. Recognizable patterns of behaviour and clear expectations make it easy to study the deviation.
Drum Buffer ROPE
February 2020 - NewsletterThis is a method to ensure the lead time in production is not affected, and the output is dependent on the rate of the critical process(the drum).
Andon
January 2020 - NewsletterAndon (Japanese term for lamp) is a visual management tool that highlights the status of operations in an area at a single glance..
The Purose of coaching is an interaction , not an audit
December 2019 - NewsletterThe learner should know when the coach is coming and what he/she will ask...
Milk Run
November 2019 - NewsletterA method to speed the flow of materials between facilities by routing vehicles to make multiple pick-ups and drop-offs at many facilities..
Philosophy of Lean by Mr. NC Narayanan
October 2019 - NewsletterLeaders want to know what Lean is & how it can improve profitability? The Chairman of a large group once asked me, “NC, can you explain to me what’s Lean in 2 minutes?”
Jidoka
July 2019 - NewsletterJidoka, also referred as autonomation ( Automation with human intelligence) is one of the two pillars of the Toyota Production System along with Just-in-time..
Heijunka Box
August 2019 - NewsletterWe have already understood Heijunka (or load levelling) in an earlier edition of Arête. Heijunka Box is one such method used to achieve Heijunka..
Demand Amplification
September 2019 - NewsletterDemand Amplification (Also called as Forrester Effect or Bullwhip Effect) is the tendency in any multistage process for production orders received by each upstream..
Value Stream Mapping (VSM)
November 2018 - NewsletterValue Stream Mapping (VSM) is a mapping tool that enables the representation of the end-to-end business processes of an organization. When fully populated...
Level Scheduling
October 2018 - NewsletterLevel Scheduling (also known as Heijunka) is a manufacturing technique that aims to create a smooth flow of production over a period. Its objective is to minimize...
Visual Management
September 2018 - NewsletterA visual management tool highlights the status of the operations in an area at a glance and that signals whenever an abnormality occurs...
Hoshin Kanri
August 2018 - NewsletterStrategy planning is a scientific process of creating strategies, deploying them, evaluating results and implementing lessons learnt and refining the process...
Lean Layout
July 2018 - NewsletterLean layout planning is one of the powerful tools for achieving lean by design in the factory. There are many decision that can be taken while committing to a layout...
Lean Labs
June 2018 - NewsletterSSA recently delivered a “Lean Lab” project for a leading Pharmaceuticals company in India. The company’s Quality control lab was the focus of transformation journey...
ERP Blue Printing & User Requirement
May 2018 - NewsletterAcme Industries (Name changed) is a leading manufacturer and distributor of a range of Pipes & Fitting products primarily aimed at non-retail customers...
Tackling Complexity in Bespoke Manufacturing
April 2018 - NewsletterACME Services (name changed) is a mid-sized furnishing company that deals with interior designing, joinery & related works, primarily aimed for hotels...
Lean Order Fulfilment
March 2018 - NewsletterABC is a leading paint industry in Oman. They recently embarked on a lean transformation exercise. One of the key levers they focused on was streamlining...
Lean Business Intelligence System
February 2018 - NewsletterABC is a leading manufacturer of transformers & switchgear in Middle East. The company is a big believer in Lean & continuous improvement methods...
Lean and Mean Food Industry
January 2018 - NewsletterABC is a leading name in the food industry in Middle East. The company is synonymous with high quality products across categories such as vegetable oils and...
Streamlining Sales & Marketing
December 2017 - NewsletterThis assignment focused on streamlining the sales & marketing activities at ABC, a leading manufacturer & distributor of electrical products in Sri Lanka...
Lean Leader’s Forum in Muscat
November 2017 - NewsletterSSA International, Oman recently held a halfday conference titled Lean Leader’s Forum in Muscat on 23rd Oct. The primary goal of this seminar was to elucidate...
