Lean is...

A strategic approach
to business growth

Continuous
improvement

Productivity
gains

Eliminating waste

s
nt

A strategic approach
to business growth

Continuous
improvement

Productivity
gains

Eliminating waste

Why Lean?

Being Lean is
still in vogue.
EEF Productivity Report 2016

Lean increases efficiency

in processes and
infrastructure

Lean reduces defects

and improves quality

Why
Lean?
Why Lean?
Lean minimises
changeover time

Lean decreases
lead time

Lean prevents
inventory issues

Lean minimises
changeover time

Lean decreases
lead time

Lean prevents
inventory issues

How to sell
Lean to your
executives

Speak their
language by...

addressing their
business priorities...

using industry
case studies...

citing statistics of success...

...anticipating their
objections before
they ask them.

Make tangible, measurable

business goals with
payback periods identified.

Identify exactly how

Lean will integrate
with specific business
processes.

The case for Lean

Productivity
The main benefit of the
higher productivity from
Lean has been maintaining
sales in a difficult market.
SPP Pumps (EEF
Productivity Report 2016)

Growth
There are a number of benefits
for the business to Lean training,
but the key and immediate result
is cost competitive, high quality
production of once offshore
imports back into the UK.
Manfrotto UK Ltd, photography
equipment manufacturer

Process
Be sure to answer how
the Lean projects will be
implemented.

Project
management

Track & report

on success

Implementation

Ongoing
performance
review

Staff
suggestions

Maintain
momentum

Measurement
JJ Churchill precision engineering
uses Lean to measure productivity
of machines, processes, and
workers to identify opportunities
for intervention.

Top Excuses
Top Excuses

Were too small

Lean is
scalable.

We dont have
qualified staff

Choose
champions
to take
Lean training.

We dont have
the time

Make t
ime for
strateg
ic grow
th
initiativ
es.

Middle management
feel threatened by
transformation

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Its not suitable

for our industry

All types o
f business
es
have bene
fited
from Lean
.

We have tried it before

and improvements
didnt stick

A consultant can help

keep your long-term
Lean programme on track

Payback

Reduces excess
inventory by 75%

Creates
quality
Creates quality
improvements
improvements
of
around
40%
of around 40%

Boosts
efficiency
by 50%

Leanreduces
reduces
Lean
lead
time
by
lead time by
50%
50%

Improves overall
Improves overall
equipment effectiveness
equipment effectiveness
by 25%
by 25%

25%
25%

Improves
customer
satisfaction
by 75%

How to
embed Lean

Training

Regular
meetings

Identify
champions

Practice
Go-Look-See by
continuing to
check assumptions
and progress
in person

Tie to
management
performance
reviews

Celebrate
successes with
management
and employees

How to
get started

Lean
Six Sigma
Kaizen
5s

LEAN
Step 2
Step 1

VISITO

VISITOR

Arrange for a
diagnostic visit from
Lean experts to
identify next steps

EEF provides productivity

improvement support to
businesses of all types
and sizes across the UK
www.eef.org.uk/
productivity-improvement

Find out where you stand

compared with others in
the industry by taking
LeanBenchmark at
www.eef.org.uk/
lean-benchmark

Email us at enquiries@eef.org.uk to
get a copy of these slides.

EEF, the manufacturers organisation, provides

productivity support to businesses of all types
and sizes.
Visit www.eef.org.uk to find out more about our
approach to business transformation.
Our experts across the UK also conduct
complementary on-site diagnostic visits to
determine if and how Lean could fit with your
continuous improvement efforts.