Lean operating with consistent processes across all operations , then it becomes very difficult to frequently perform wide scale engineering or production changes . Here is where process replication strategies may appear adequate , but without standardisation , this effort falls short . Anywhere that process inconsistency exists across locations represents waste , indicating that greater challenges lie ahead .
Oliver Dréan , Director of Solution Alliances at Dassault Systèmes
Going Lean to Improve Agility Autoliv has put this idea to test , demonstrated by implementation of a delmiA Apriso solution to boost customer experience levels . The goal was to synchronise material flows throughout their product supply network to eliminate idle inventory and increase responsiveness to changing demand conditions . Other objectives were to continuously improve quality and reduce cycle times . The overarching theme was to make all processes leaner and more efficient – an objective shared by many other manufacturers today .
“ One of our anticipated benefits is to ease the standardisation and sharing of best-in-class processes
20 January 2015