What constitutes a good action plan for manufacturing process waste elimination?
There are best practices for drafting and executing an action plan designed to eliminate waste: • Develop realistic and achievable action plans. • Assign specific accountabilities and time-lines for each step in the change process and appoint a coordinator to work with those responsible for implementation of action plans. • Conduct weekly meetings to review progress with formal presentations. • Develop disciplinary outcomes for non-achievement of actions and benchmarks. • Increase accountability by holding regular sessions where each team member reports on his or her individual contribution toward successful attainment of the action plan. • Celebrate your results. Recognizing members of the team for eliminating waste will increase employee engagement and encourage them to identify other sources of waste within your organization. PAT ROSS is a principal with Haskell & White LLP. Reach him at (949) 450-6362 or pross@hwcpa.com.
