This path, begun over 15 years ago with the multiple applications of Lean Thinking in various companies and sectors, combined with the international vision of World Class companies® It has led us to define a new paradigm, Lean World Class, which we believe is an effective response for companies to regain competitiveness.
Over the years, we've seen Lean excellently cover the Operations part (production + supply chain) and gradually refine itself and also turn to Product Development and Design (for which see “Lean Thinking from Production to Design” edited by Bonfiglioli Consulting).
The Lean World Class® goes beyond, researching not only excellence in Processes and Innovation, but also interventions to lead the company to Sustainability: thanks to the opening of all transformation costs, they are made clear and Possible cost reduction actions Such as energy, waste, emissions, and other costs related to, for example, safety.
Another fundamental aspect of Lean World Class® it is clear link between the profit and loss account and related costs and the reasons for losses in the transformation processthanks to Cost Deployment Every action brings a visible and tangible economic benefit. This aspect deserves further reflection: the traditional Lean approach was focused on flow by eliminating non-value-added activities, while the consideration and costing of costs was seen, if we can say, in a “faith-based” manner.” (Let the value flow and the economic benefits will come.).
This was perhaps the biggest limitation of Lean applications: the enthusiasm for action, for doing things right away, was sometimes at the expense of clear cost-benefit analyses. Furthermore, the Lean approach lacks a clear and simple tool to link improvements to the income statement, especially in quantifying losses.
In this sense The Lean World Class® broaden the attack radius extending it to the cost of installations, labor, materials (costs of non-quality), and energy costs, thus also facilitating its extension to the entire company perimeter.
Another key aspect in the Lean World Class approach® it is Focus on people to ensure lasting and sustainable change: this too has sometimes been a limit of hurried Lean approaches, where despite initial results due mostly to the great enthusiasm generated, people were not truly changed, without working on organizational culture and without deeply spreading new methodologies. Through People Development, this limit is overcome, bringing a structured system for developing people into the company, linked to business improvement plans, carried out individually and at all levels of the organization, from top management to operators.
The Lean World Class® method has been developed and applied by Bonfiglioli Consulting in over 25 years of transformation projects in Italian SMEs.
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DEEP DIVE
Lean World Class® from Predictive Maintenance to Predictive Quality
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Lean World Class® Procurement | A current and effective approach to procurement management
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The Lean World Class® Food & Beverage
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Lean World Class® in Make-to-Order Manufacturing
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Lean World Class®
A concrete and effective answer to become more competitive
This book represents, both in title and content, the natural evolution of our previous volumes on Lean Thinking, integrating them, however, with a strong focus on very current topics such as cost reduction and attention to people in improvement projects that companies normally undertake to regain competitiveness.
