Enhancing lean tools for process improvement usage in business is available through the Integrated Enterprise Excellence (IEE) business management system.
The PDF article below provides a description of 11 Lean tools in a single article. Application of these tools is enhanced when the techniques are applied not only to improve individual processes but improving the business as a whole.
Process improvement efforts need to refocus silo activities involving lean techniques to the application of methods so the business as a whole has financial gain from the work.
This business system application for lean techniques can be accomplished through the IEE 9-step system:
In this IEE system lean techniques are integrated with predictive scorecards so that the enterprise as a whole can experience benefits from the methodology at both the business and improvement project level.
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