Using this extensive experience, Industry Forum have developed a tool that enables you to understand at what level your processes are when compared to a framework of best practice. The aim is to capture the current situation and then help you create a route map for lean manufacturing improvement.

What is the Industry Forum Lean manufacturing Assessment?

	A focused review of your company’s production processes to assess the application of lean and continuous improvement practices, and the operation of processes to meet customer and business requirements of quality, cost and delivery.
	The lean assessment can be applied at two levels:
	1.	A holistic lean assessment of the overall production facility
	2.	A focused lean assessment applied to a line, cell or specific production area. Whichever level is applied the assessment comprises two phases.
		Phase 1 – Assessing the level of lean practices, process operation and performance, and the level of continuous process improvement and sustainability Phase 2 – Assessing the environment for change and sustainability
	The lean assessment process is led by an Industry Forum Engineer and conducted with your appointed Company representative. The result is;
	+	an agreed judgment of the current situation
	+	detailed feedback on key issues and opportunities for improvement
	+	ownership of actions for improvement
	If required the Industry Forum Engineer can then guide you to use the results of the assessment to develop an appropriate improvement strategy that meets the needs of your business.

Create a picture of + How ‘lean’ are your processes + Where are the key opportunities for improvement Understand where to target improvement effort and resource Identify the organisational capabilities to enable and support sustainable improvements

I.F. Lean Manufacturing Assessment Scheme (Phase 1) Comprising 2 separate or interlated facets

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What will it give you?

	Understand your current situation against a defined set of lean characteristics and associated best practice levels
	An objective measurement of several key business process elements including performance in terms of Quality, Cost, Delivery and Partnership
	A firm basis from which to develop an appropriate improvement strategy
	A comprehensive assessment of successful implementation of lean practices and sustainable continuous process improvement

Quotes from Companies who have used the Industry Forum Lean assessment tool:

What Next?
For more information and to book your lean assessment day please contact us