I used the outline in the book Think Better to deliver a presentation on looking at productive type thinking versus what the author called re-productive or continuous improvement.
4. Lean Thinking is Reproductive
Kaizen has limits:
Incremental improvements produce
learned thoughts
Will achieve predictable results
Viewed from sum of parts (Breakdown Problem)
5. Lean Thinking needs Productive
Tenkaizen is needed:
Means good revolution
Rather than reproduce old, produces new
Coping with change and creating change
9. Need Both Types of Thinking
Reproductive Thinking:
Valuable when Consequences of failure
are high.
Productive Thinking:
Valuable when Consequences of failure
are low
18. Productive Thinking Model
What’s going on?
What’s success
What’s the question?
Generate Answers
Forge the Solution
Align resources
“All models are wrong. Some are useful!” - George Box
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Notes de l'éditeur
The left side of the 11 x 17 page identifies your problems and sets your targets. The right side handles the problem-solving process, developing countermeasures, and standardizing the work. I look at the A3 as a mini PDCA project with the left side of the page being the Plan and the right side, the DO, Check, Act.
At the end of the A3, you standardize the process for future use. It becomes a document that can help you improve similar projects or problems at a later date.