GEMBA WALKS
PERMIT TO MANAGERS TO INCREASE TEAM
AWARENESS BY COACHING ACTIVITY ON FIELD
1. LEARN BY YOURSELF & CHALLENGE YOUR WAY OF DOING
WHY
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Gembawalk is a way to check if what is done is contributing to the organization’s goal and purpose, well aligned and if the processes don’t waste resources.
HOW
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Going on the field frequently with a purposeful and productive planned walk.
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Follow Gemba walks standards (routines fixed) or about a topic to dig out.
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Each manager drive daily gemba walks in the plant. Manager give sense during the gemba, he leads others in the C.I. journey, challenging his teams to look at things differently.
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Ask for immediate corrective actions if needed.
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With the right behaviors: Observe, listen, respect, be humble, show real interest.
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Ask opened questions.
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Stay on facts, don't speculate. Speak with data.
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Wear security equipements.
WHAT
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The gemba walk is a management practice to grasp the situation before taking action. A gemba walk is paying a visit to the “real place”, “where it happens”, the gemba. This visit is a critical one, as the visitor wants to make his mind about a problem, about the way things are done. A gemba walk it a kind of assessment.
BENEFITS
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Gemba walks permit :
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to managers to check that company strategies are put in place and followed.
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the organisation permanently challenge itself to keep moving.
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to managers to demonstrates a good understanding of the factory. They can describe the organization processes, their strengths & weaknesses.
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to reveal improvement opportunities, especially when seeing some kind of waste or give important clues about a problem.
2. COPY & IMPROVE ASSOCIATED BEST PRACTICES
Practice from: AML
Contact: Arnaud Bertrand
What: Example of Team Leader gembawalk on bike production line
Gains: Purposeful walk
Assessment level: Opex form D to C level [C5]
Practice from: CI team
Contact: Arnaud Bertrand
What: Example of Line Leader gembawalk on bike production line
Gains: Purposeful walk
Assessment level: Opex form D to C level [C5]
Practice from: CI team
Contact: Arnaud Bertrand
What: Example of Teammates gembawalk on bike production line for maintenance
Gains: Purposeful walk
Assessment level: Opex form D to C level [C5]
Practice from: CI team
Contact: Arnaud Bertrand
What: Template to use during a general gembawalk
Gains: Purposeful walk
Assessment level: Opex form D to C level [C5]
Practice from: CI team
Contact: Arnaud Bertrand
What: Template to use during a gembawalk focusing on problem collection
Gains: Purpose walk
Assessment level: Opex form D to C level [P3]
Practice from: CI team
Contact: Arnaud Bertrand
What: Template to use calculate the Through Put Time (TPT)
Gains: Purpose walk
Assessment level: /
Practice from: CI team
Contact: Arnaud Bertrand
What: Template to use during a gembawalk focusing on Non value Added
Gains: Purpose walk
Assessment level: Opex form E to D level [O4]
Practice from: CI team
Contact: Arnaud Bertrand
What: Template to use during a gembawalk focusing on Right first time (RFT)
Gains: Purpose walk
Assessment level: Opex, good help for O8.
Practice from: CI team
Contact: Arnaud Bertrand
What: Template to use during a gembawalk about time measurement
Gains: Purpose walk
Assessment level: Opex, good help for O10.
Practice from: CI team
Contact: Arnaud Bertrand
What: Template to use during a gembawalk about Machine Efficiency calculation OEE
Gains: Purpose walk
Assessment level: Opex, good help for O7.
Practice from: CI team
Contact: Xavier Bataille
What: Template to use during a gembawalk about Opex assessment
Gains: Purpose walk
Assessment level: to do opex itself
3. GO FURTHER WITH OUR COACHING OFFER
Please contact: CMW Factory
4. VALIDATE YOUR SKILLS
Competency = To promote the 'problem detection' routines & tools [CIPD]
5. EVALUATE YOUR ORGANIZATION
Assessment = OPEX
Chapter = C2 / C5
6. SHARE WITH US YOUR PRACTICE
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