7-1 Discussion: Selling ChangeDescribe the steps you would take to "sell" people (employees and/or others) on the solution you developed in Module Six to ensure it is adopted.

Process Improvement

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The problem identified includes missing production bags during process production releases which resulted in wastes because the bags were not accepted later once they are canceled. To understand the problem betters, I will apply the fishbone analysis to explore all the things that could cause the problem before we start identifying the solution. To understand the problem and cause effects the project team will visit the production line and watch how worker do their job and workflow process. The problem identified will be documented to be analyzed in depths. The production team will be asked to suggest any process they think need some changes or any problem they encounter in the production.

The production staff interacts with the machines day in day out therefore they do understand how each process work. Based on previous cause effects identified, the team found that production bags are not organized to the time when they are placed on tiers for each rack and rack are not in organized ways either hence creating downtime during product release and waste. Still, there was a challenge of a shortage of rack and space to keep the process smooth. To understand the cause-effect that contributes to 80 percent of the problem or waste, I will apply Pareto analysis. The Pareto analysis is a technique that separates a limited number of inputs factors as having the greatest impact on an outcome either desirable or undesirable.

This technique help rules out factors causing more problems hence making it possible to come up with the right solution. The problem identified of missing bags may not be traced to poor planning on workflow if Pareto analysis is done because other issues such as few racks might be contributing to the problem. Once the factor contributing to 80 percent of the problem is identified, then the team will brainstorm on an effective solution. To improve the process the project team will establish continuous and synchronized production flow. This will allow easy placements of production of bags of each tier. Multiple checks integrated with production monitor connected to it from a local minoring site in the production areas will allow one to monitor all sites from central sites from a central server (Baker, & Hsieh, 2002). This will replace physical check which is time consuming hence avoiding accumulation of wastes.

References

Baker, J., & Hsieh, W. C. (2002, June). Maya: multiple-dispatch syntax extension in Java. In ACM SIGPLAN Notices(Vol. 37, No. 5, pp. 270-281). ACM.

Charnes, A., Cooper, W. W., Golany, B., Seiford, L., & Stutz, J. (1985). Foundations of data envelopment analysis for Pareto-Koopmans efficient empirical production functions. Journal of Econometrics, 30(1-2), 91-107.