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Continuous improvement for manufacturing companies
If you choose to go for continuous improvement, you will need to refer to the PDCA cycle. The PDCA cycle is known as Plan-Do-Check-Act. What this will allow you to do is to focus on improvement by looking at multiple aspects and areas of the organization. There are 4 main steps in the PDCA cycle, they are as follows:
As you seek to make the PDCA cycle a part of your company you really need to keep the customer in mind at all times. When things are done in a customer-first manner, it will allow you to dig into the mindset of the customer. This helps you to actually satisfy the customer's needs as you work with them to understand what they want instead of always trying to guess what they want. Your company also needs to work on ways in which employees feel valued by the organization. Suggest ways in which they can contribute more to the organization and by giving them more power. You have to show your employees that you do value and appreciate them for all of the efforts they put into the company. When they feel noticed and respected they are likely to work harder and to focus on adding value to the company. Make factual decisions for your organization using data and other things that are real time. Having more information to work with allows you to make better decisions instead of trying to guess all the time.Finally you need to work on having a commitment to continuous improvement and to show others that you are making this a part of your long-term approach to quality. You have new goals and a new direction to take the company and this isn't just a temporary project that you will back out on in a few weeks. It will take a mindset change by the entire company but it can be done if a manger is able to set the tone for everyone else. |
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