LEAN Action Plan Monitoring: Ensuring That Change Is Put into Effect

If you’ve just completed your strategic LEAN action plan for the year, you may feel as if the difficult part is now behind you. However, the actual implementation of your plan, which is arguably the most important step of the LEAN audit process, must still be completed. The communication and coordination efforts required by business owners to turn a plan into reality can be daunting.

Below, we will look at how Robert Helm Consulting can work with you to ensure that progress is made as your LEAN action plan is put into effect.

Many business owners in Alberta have found that hiring an experienced LEAN consultant is one of the best ways to make their enterprises more efficient, successful, and profitable. These monitoring services can help you optimize production, increase LEAN manufacturing success, streamline day to day processes, and much more.

Robert Helm has assisted many business owners and managers in creating comprehensive plans of action and then putting those plans into effect successfully.

What are the benefits of monitoring your LEAN action plan?

LEAN manufacturing and operation streamlining are much more effective when there’s a clear plan of action in progress. Still, even the best-laid plans may have a few hiccups. Robert Helm, an Edmonton LEAN Manufacturing Consultant, can help ensure that your plans for change are both effective and successful.

Progress Will Be Monitored

Progress will be closely tracked so that both successes and failures are documented. Documentation can focus on areas like baseline data, new resources required, areas that may be behind schedule, lessons that have been learned, changes being made, changes that are still to come, and more. This data collection and monitoring helps to ensure that nothing slips through the cracks, ultimately saving you time and money. Robert Helm Consulting will work with your organization to closely monitor the progress of the action plan that you’ve developed.

Details Can Be Adjusted

Regardless of how efficient and well thought-out a plan is, there are sure to be some unforeseen circumstances that will necessitate adjustment in one way or another. You will have help adjusting your plan to fit areas within your business that may need detailed precision as new changes occur.  With LEAN Action Plan Monitoring in place, modifications can be done immediately to reduce downtime and cost overruns due to project delays.

The Necessary Improvements Will Be Made

As you watch your plan of action begin to take effect, you can rest easy knowing that efficiency is being prioritized as improvements are being maximized. Time management and waste reduction are monitored and nursed along every step of the way. These seemingly small improvements can make a substantial difference in your company over time. Even after your plans are progressing, Robert Helm Consulting will continue to make improvements to cut back on waste, time, and more. With experience in identifying areas that may negatively affect your budget, we monitor your business’s changes and help prevent unnecessary costs and expenses.

Advice and Assistance are Continuously Available

Not only will you get an unbiased outside perspective, but you’ll also be able to ask questions and gain valuable knowledge about your business and the business tactics being used by your competitors. When your plans for action are being monitored, you’ll have ample access to the advice and assistance.

Other Important Questions & How RHC Can Help

Who can create your plan of action?

Your plan of action can be created by Robert Helm Consulting, your business, or another LEAN consultant or LEAN manufacturing agency. While we recommend our services and expertise, other plans are gladly accepted. The comfort of the businesses and clients we work with is our main priority.

Do you have to pay a standard fee or rate?

Businesses can be charged an hourly rate on only for the time that is required on site. Plans are flexible and designed to help businesses make the most of their budgets. We want you to be comfortable with your budget from the beginning to the end of the LEAN implementation monitoring process.

How much involvement is necessary?

The levels of involvement will vary depending on the needs and desires of the businesses. Services could be used only a few hours a week to a few days a week. If greater involvement is desired, the process can be ongoing with in-depth monitoring and helpful suggestions to keep everyone on track.

When you are trying to maximize waste reduction and improve the efficiency of your operations, monitoring your LEAN action plan is essential. Robert Helm Consulting is more than happy to provide the monitoring services and assistance that you need.