To minimises variability and waste within the workplace in order to improve safety, quality and productivity.
Maturity improvement themes:
Standard Work - Visual standards to minimise variability & continuously improve. Working processes that reflect the safest, easiest and most productive method. Ensure adherence to current standards.
Work Content - Define work content to enable accurate planning, monitoring and control of capacity and costs. Use the appropriate work measurement techniques to capture accurate work content.
Workstation Design - Design an optimal workplace that is safe and comfortable. Minimise the waste of effort and movement for repeatable, high quality, productive operations. Use appropriate analysis tools to identify and remove waste.
Manning - Optimise manpower utilisation and productivity levels. Allocating work tasks to the correct number of people consistent with demand and productivity targets.