The document discusses four components of fast pace: leadership and mentoring, process design and visual value streams, organization structure for sustainment, and fast knowledge sharing. It argues that these components can help businesses go beyond traditional lean sigma tools by engaging employees, gaining a competitive edge through speed, improving financial ratios, and establishing a long-term philosophy. The document promotes the expertise of Lean Teams USA in lean consulting.

1. Four Components of Fast Pace
Going Beyond Lean Sigma Tools
 Robert Baird
Lean Teams USA
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2. What are these four components
What are the business benefits
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3. The Four Components
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Leadership and Mentoring
Process design and visual value streams
Organization structure for Sustainment
Fast Knowledge Sharing
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4. Leadership and Mentoring
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Leadership of collaboration and transformation
Leadership by developing people
Strategy deployment
Leadership team – no tribal culture
Supporting, Teaching, Promoting strategy
Recognizing the need for mentorship
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5. Process Design and Visual Value Streams
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Lead time as a competitive edge
Waste and variation removal
Cell layout “Streets and Avenues”
Supply chain design and partnerships
Customer and Sales partnerships
Visual management of improvements
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6. Organization Structure for Sustainment
Leadership
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Autonomous teams
Flat organization
Discipline process experts
TWI levels of support
Customer orientation
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7. Fast Knowledge Sharing
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Decisions empowered at application
Knowledge succession planning
TWI-JI program for learning
Internal social networking site
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8. The Benefits
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Engaged employees – 100% contribute
Competitive edge of velocity
Improved financial ratios
Long term philosophy
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9. Call Us for Our Expertise
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