Has your manufacturing business experienced margin erosion? Are you getting the most out of your people, processes, and equipment? How do you compare to others in your industry? Are your front line leaders developing people and improving processes or are they too busy fighting fires daily? Is an inability to increase process capacity causing you to turn down new business?
In today’s economy, the impact of extreme change and the tyranny of the urgent has taken many executives’ eye off the ball. Executives and managers in manufacturing can benefit from understanding the foundations of Toyota’s improvement direction setting and direction controlling process, called Hoshin Kanri. Learn the principles and apply the thinking needed to effectively implement strategic improvement in your environment in order to position your company for even greater long-term success.
