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Lean University -- Race City USA
for manufacturers
What is Lean maintenance? And why should I care?
Lean manufacturing, the
Toyota Production System, world-class manufacturing, Lean
Six Sigma. These process improvement systems are notorious
in manufacturing for improving and eliminating waste from
production processes.
But what about maintenance?
At many plants, maintenance is left
out of the Lean initiative. Heck, maintenance leaders are
rarely invited to participate in the Lean program at all.
But waste lurks everywhere everywhere in your maintenance
department.
Do the following examples of
maintenance waste sound familiar to maintenance personnel in
your plant?
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Wrench time is 25 to 30 percent of
a maintenance mechanic’s workday.
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“Emergencies” constitute 60 to 80
percent of maintenance department work orders.
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Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
and uptime are 50 to 60 percent.
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A host of major internal
roadblocks (including bad data, a lack of goals and a
lack of a comprehensive strategy) stand in the way of
maintenance work order efficiency and overall
organization.
In the world of Lean, you are only as
Lean as your fattest link. Enormous opportunities exist for
those that take Lean concepts and apply them to their
maintenance department.
You hear it said often by
people who know: Lean is a journey. Lean University is here to
help you get started, help you understand what Lean
maintenance is and
how to implement it effectively in your business. And we are doing that
in an extremely exciting way.
Welcome to Lean
University -- Race City USA!
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