為什么有一位精益老師很有必要?(上)
By Art Byrne
作者:阿特伯恩
February 23, 2022
2022年2月23日
Lean veteran Art Byrne explains how having a lean sensei helps leaders and organizations succeed in their lean transformation.
經驗豐富的精益專家亞特伯恩解釋一位精益老師是如何能夠幫助領導者和組織成功進行精益轉型。
Art Byrne
Lean management is the polar opposite of the traditional approach, which is why traditional managers rarely understand why the necessary lean changes make any sense at all.
精益管理與傳統方法截然相反,這就是為什么傳統管理者很少認為必需要做的精益變革是有任何的意義。
Converting from traditionally run batch-and-queue type operations to lean flow-and-pull processes requires an entirely different way of thinking.
從傳統的大批量處理和排隊類型運營轉型為精益流程和拉動流程需要一種完全不同的思維方式。
Traditional managers, for example, have been trained to believe that producing in large batches results in the lowest cost per item. They also think that organizing by functional
departments is the most efficient approach.
例如,傳統管理人員接受過培訓,認為大批量生產會使得每件產品的成本最低。他們還認為,由各職能部門進行組織工作是最有效的方法。
But, of course, organizing by function exacerbates the batching and forces companies to produce according to a forecast.
但是,當然,按職能部門組織會加劇批量處理,并迫使公司根據預測進行生產。
Then along comes a lean leader who says, “get rid of the functional departments, stop producing in big batches, and only build to the customers’ orders” — which makes
no sense to a traditional manager.
然而一位精益的領導者說,“取消職能部門,停止大批量生產,只按客戶的訂單生產——這對傳統管理者來說毫無道理。
And even if they could grasp the theory behind lean thinking, they would have no idea how to make the operational changes required in finance and accounting, sales tactics
and terms, product development, IT, strategic planning, and human resources.
即使他們能夠掌握精益思想背后的理論,他們也不知道如何在財務和會計、銷售策略和條款、產品開發、IT、戰略規劃和人力資源等方面進行所需的運營變革。
In my 40 years of implementing lean in various companies, I have never seen a company leader buy into lean and adopt its practices on their own using existing resources.
我在不同公司實施精益的40年里,我從未見過哪個公司領導者使用現有資源自行導入精益的做法。
They need help at first obtaining the knowledge of what lean is (the thinking and philosophy, if you will), and then with guidance and the hands-on experience of how to go about making the change.
在開始階段,需要幫助他們獲得精益的知識(思想和哲學,如果你愿意的話),然后在精益老師的指導下學習如何做出改變的實踐經驗。
They need help answering questions such as: Where should you start? What obstacles can you expect? What is leadership’s role? What is even possible?
需要幫助他們來回答以下問題:你應該從哪里開始?你會遇到什么障礙?領導者的角色是什么?什么是可能的?
The lean sensei answers these questions and provides essential help by bringing the knowledge and experience to show how to transition from traditional management
to lean management. Without this help, you cannot successfully transform to lean.
精益老師來回答這些問題,并通過老師的知識和經驗對企業如何從傳統管理轉型到精益管理提供必要的幫助。如果沒有這些幫助,你就不能成功地進行精益轉型。
You have many options for obtaining the required lean knowledge. You can engage a lean consultant to bring it to your organization. You could also hire someone who
has implemented lean in a couple of other companies to lead your lean conversion.
你有許多選擇來獲得所需的精益知識。你可以聘請一位精益顧問到組織中,也可以招聘一位在其他幾家公司實施過精益的人來領導企業的精益轉型。
Or you could train some of your existing employees by sending them to lean seminars and boot camps and having them form a Kaizen Promotion Office (KPO).
或者,也可以培訓企業現有的員工,派他們參加精益研討會和精益新人訓練營,并讓他們成立一個改善推進辦公室(KPO)。
In my experience, the approach that works best is to hire a great lean consultant and plan to have their guidance for the next ten-plus years. The key is to pick the right one.
根據我的經驗,最好的方法是招聘一位優秀的精益顧問,并計劃獲得他們未來十幾年的指導,關鍵是要選擇正確的精益顧問。
There are many available candidates but few worthy ones. Avoid the large traditional consulting firms that focus on strategy and have a “lean team.” They will
charge you a lot of money in return for many fancy PowerPoint presentations and the advice of bright young associates with little hands-on lean experience.
有很多精益顧問候選人,但真正有價值的(值得選擇的)精益顧問卻很少。避免使用那些專注于戰略并擁有“精益團隊”的大型傳統咨詢公司,他們會向你收取很多咨詢費,換來的只是許多花哨的PowerPoint演示和沒有什么精益經驗的年輕顧問給出的建議。
Focus instead on finding a firm with direct experience in the Toyota Production System. Ensure that their bona fides include working for Toyota or being trained by
ex-Toyota experts. Select only the teachers with hands-on experience helping companies convert to lean and achieve demonstrated financial and organizational benefits.
而應該專注于尋找一家在TPS(豐田生產系統)方面有直接經驗的公司,確保他們的誠意包括為豐田工作或接受前豐田專家的培訓,只選擇那些有過幫助公司進行精益轉型且取得被證實的財務和組織收益的實踐經驗的精益顧問。
I say this from personal experience. As a group executive at The Danaher Corporation, I and one of my group presidents, George Koenigsaecker, decided
to turn around Jacobs Vehicle Equipment (Jake Brake) using the Toyota Production System, known at the time as “just-in-time.”
我是基于我的個人經歷這樣講的。作為丹納赫公司的一名集團高管,我和我的集團總裁之一喬治·科尼塞克(George Koenigsaecker)決定使用TPS對捷可勃斯汽車設備(捷可剎車)進行精益轉型,當時稱為“準時化”(JIT)。
We started out using Arthur Andersen’s consulting arm. Lots of PowerPoint presentations, lots of young associates, and lots of money. It was slow going,
but they did help some.
我們一開始選擇了安達信的咨詢部門( Arthur Andersen),他們有很多PowerPoint演示,很多年輕同事,還收了很多咨詢費。雖然進展緩慢,但他們確實給予了我們一些幫助。
Unfortunately, while they helped us create a couple of cells and made some progress, most of that came from aggressive behavior from George and me.
不幸的是,雖然他們幫助我們建立了一些單元生產線并取得了一些進展,但其中大部分都來自于喬治和我的突破性行動。
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