In today’s litany of tools for business process improvement, Lean is not enough. It has augmented previous disciplines like ERP and been added to by TOC and six sigma. There is also an emerging understanding that Lean is a fundamental step on the path to becoming a green enterprise.
“Lean ++” is the concept that all these elements fit together in an integrated whole that can be adjusted to fit the needs of each enterprise. As one reads the literature one finds elements form the other disciplines appearing. Each tool has a unique area where it is strongest:
– Theory of Constraints (TOC)
• What, why, how
– Lean
• Order, JIT, continuous improvement
– Six Sigma
• Process control, variation reduction
– ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning)
• Long term integrated planning
– Green
• Minimization of resource utilization
For a business to truly compete in the modern world it must combine them. Lean is the easiest starting point thus the name “Lean ++.”
About Me
- Nick Testa
- NICHOLAS M. TESTA, JR., CFPIM, CSCP, CIRM, Jonah, is a founder and CEO of Acuity Consulting, Inc., www.acuityconsult.com. Acuity applies a wide range of tools drawn from TOC, Lean, and Six Sigma. As Vice President of Operations and other senior positions, Nick successfully implemented these practices in industry. He has also consulted and led consulting teams at the Vice President level enabling client companies to improve performance and profits while cutting costs and operating expenses. In 2006 Nick served as President and Chairman of APICS, The Association for Operations Management. He is a college instructor in technical and management subjects, and speaks frequently at professional and management meetings. Nick holds a BS in Physics from the University of Santa Clara, MBA from the University of Southern California, APICS’s CFPIM, CSCP, and CIRM, a CSUF Certificate in Production and Inventory Control, and a Jonah from the Goldratt Institute.
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