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Error-Proofing Transactional, Service,
Creative, and Analytical Processes

August 12, 2010

Company

LOGO
Your Instructor
 Early career as a scientist; migrated to
quality & operations design in the mid-80’s.
 Launched Karen Martin & Associates in
1993.
 Specialize in Lean transformations in nonmanufacturing environments.
 Co-author of The Kaizen Event Planner;
co-developer of Metrics-Based Process
Mapping: An Excel-Based Solution.
 Instructor in University of California, San
Diego’s Lean Enterprise program.

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Karen Martin,
Principal
Karen Martin &
Associates

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You will learn…
Common causes for errors.
The key metric (%C&A) for measuring
quality in office/service settings (review).
Error-proofing prioritization.
Root cause analysis tools.
Countermeasures for improving quality.
How to translate quality improvement into
productivity gains.
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Building a Lean Enterprise

Jidoka
Eight Wastes (Muda)

Overproduction
Motion (people)
Inventory
Transportation
(material/data)
Waiting
Underutilized
Over-Processing
people
Errors ( Defects Rework)

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Building a Lean Enterprise

Process
Stabilization
Tools
Building a Lean Enterprise

Poka Yoke;
Error-Proofing
Potential Impact of Poor Quality
Customer




Death or injury
Slow delivery
Lost market share

Financial





Excessive expenses
Missed performance
bonuses
Cash flow

Legal / Regulatory



Staff







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Non-compliance
Litigation
Interpersonal &
interdepartmental
tension
Stress & frustration
Turnover / absenteeism
Poor morale
Inability to attract talent
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Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ)
Labor (Process Time)




To fix
To inspect/audit/monitor/approve
Turnover due to frustration & stress

Extended lead times


Cash flow

Material costs (sometimes)



Scrap
Rework

Quantify
COPQ to
establish your
current state
baseline from
which to
measure
improvement

Storage costs (sometimes)
Litigation / regulatory fines
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1-10-100 Quality Rule
The 1-10-100 rule states that as work moves
through a process, the cost of correcting an
error increases by a factor of 10.
Order entry example
Activity
Prevention Order entered correctly
Inspection Error detected by billing dept
Failure
Error detected by customer
Big Failure Cost of customers telling others
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Cost
$1
$ 10
$ 100
???
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Error-Proofing
Recognizes that every human will make errors.
Methodology that is used to strive toward zero
defects by either preventing or automatically
detecting defects.
Help people do the right thing; prevent them from
doing the wrong thing.
 Key Toyota principle – Respect for people.

Errors become defects that require rework.

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Levels of Error-Proofing
1. Prevention



Make it impossible to make the error.
Make it difficult to make the error.

2. Detection


Make it obvious the error has occurred.

3. No Impact


Make it a “no impact” error.

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Error-Proofing Tenets
Common tendency (non-Lean mindset) is to blame
people



“If they’d just be more careful…”
“They’re being lazy…”

Errors are not the result of careless or inattentive
employees.
Warning or “be careful” signs are not robust
solutions (and may be insulting)
Errors are evidence of a process design or
environmental problem, not a people problem.


Lean mindset: “We (the organization) have failed you.”

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Quality:
People
aren’t the
problem.
The problem is
generally rooted in:
• Process design
• Technology capabilities
• Environmental conditions
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Poor Input Quality Causes
Unnecessary Tension
Poorly designed processes are typically
behind interpersonal and interdepartmental
tension – not personalities.

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You can’t
inspect in
quality.

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Inspection in Non-Manufacturing

Reviews
Approvals
Audits
Signatures

Improvement goal: Eliminate the NEED
for inspection.
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State of Quality in Office &
Service Environments
Office & service quality rarely measured.
If measured, typically “end state” quality.
“In process” quality is a far more revealing
analytical tool, in terms of:






Determining how robust your process is
Identifying waste
Rebuilding interpersonal and interdepartmental
relationships
Capturing productivity gains

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The Improvement Process

Plan

Act

Gain a deep
understanding
about the
current state

Do

Check
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Measuring Process Quality

Customer

Step 1

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Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

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Key Lean Metric: Quality
%Complete and Accurate (%C&A)


% time downstream customer can perform task without
having to “CAC” the incoming work:
 Correct information or material that was supplied
 Add information that should have been supplied
 Clarify information that should or could have been clear





This output metric is measured by the immediate
downstream customer and all subsequent downstream
customers.
If workers further downstream deem the output from a
particular step to be less than 100%, multiply their
assessment of quality with the previous assessments.

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Measuring Step-Specific Quality

Customer
%C&A = 50%

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

%C&A =
70%

%C&A =
85%

%C&A =
25%

%C&A =
80%

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Measuring Step-Specific Quality

Customer
%C&A = 50%

Step 1

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

%C&A =
70%

%C&A =
85%

%C&A =
25%

%C&A =
80%

Rolled First Pass Yield = 6%
(.50 x .70 x .85 x .25 x .80) x 100
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Two Ways to Measure
Value Stream Mapping



Holistic, macro view of process
Strategic planning tool

Metrics-Based Process Mapping



Micro view of process
Tactical design tool

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Mapping Post-it Conventions
Step #
Activity
(Verb / Noun)
Function that
performs the
task
# Staff
(if relevant)
Barriers to flow
(if relevant)

PT (process time)
% Complete &
Accurate

LT (Lead time)
Current State Value Stream Map
Service Delivery – Call to Cash
Source Refrigeration & HVAC, Inc.
Current State Value Stream Map
Serv ice Deliv ery
Created February 11, 2009
CONFIDENTIAL

Customer

Great
Plains

Verisae
(Customer)
Special Order
Part

Excel
Spreadsheet
(Customer)

Supplier

Tech

Upload time
card

Close call in
Verisae

Process Time
Cards

Tech

Account
Manager
(West)

Payroll Admin

PT = 0 mins.
%C&A = 70%
Batch: 1x/day

PT = 1 mins.
%C&A = 90%
Batch: 1x/day

Complete Call
in GP

Pick up Part
at Parts Store

Review
Service Call
Data

?%
Tech

40%

Receive
customer call

Select &
Dispatch Tech

Call Center

Dispatcher &
Service
Manager

5 m.

120 m.
PT = 2 mins.
%C&A = 60%

0.0833
 hours

PT = 5 mins.
%C&A = 60%

Tech

PT = 90 mins.
%C&A = 90%

PT = 0 mins.

640 m.

240 m.
PT = 5 mins.
%C&A = 80%

PT = 120 mins.
%C&A = 40%

2 hours
75 minutes

Dispatcher

Tech
120 m.

1.25 hours
90 minutes

Make Repair;
Call to raise
the NTE

Get Part from
Truck

75 m.

1.5
 hours
5 minutes

?%

Tech
90 m.

2 hours
2 minutes

Assess
Problem

PT = 75 mins.
%C&A = 95%

5 minutes

PT = 15 mins.
%C&A = 85%
Batch: 1x/day

Billing Admin
6 days
PT = 25 mins.
%C&A = 75%

Posting Admin
240 mins.
PT = 3 mins.
%C&A = 98%
Batch: 1x/day

640 m.

Account
Manager

3 minutes

Enter Invoices
into Verisae &
Excel; Mail
Invoices
Billing Admin

120 m.

PT = 10 mins.
%C&A = 85%
Batch: 3-5x per wk
10.7
 hours

4 hours
25 minutes

Review
Invoices;
Close in
Verisae (Pac)

Review &
Post Invoices

Review Open
Ticket Report

48
 hours
10 minutes

A/P Admin

PT = 10 mins.
%C&A = 90%
Batch: 1x/day

PT = 10 mins.
%C&A = 50%
Batch: 2x/day

10.7
 hours

4 hours
120 minutes

Service
Manager

Process A/P

Receive
Cash; Post
Payment
Collections
60 days

PT = 4 mins.
%C&A = 95%
Batch: 1x/week
480
 hours

2 hours
10 minutes

4 minutes

Lead Time = 572 hours
Process Time = 349 minutes

Acronym Key
%C&A %Complete and Accurate
AR

Activity Ratio

FTE

Full Time Equivalent

LT

Lead Time

PT

Process Time

RFPY Rolled First Pass Yield

Lead Time to invoice = 86.2 hrs
Process Time =5.9 hrs.
NOTE: Business hours
Activity Ratio = 6.8%
RFPY = 1.1%
Lead time to cash = ? days

RFPY = 1.1%
Summary Quality Metric
Rolled First Pass Yield (RFPY)







The percentage of occurrences where work
passes through the process “clean,” with no
“hiccups,” no rework (CAC) required.
RFPY = %C&A x %C&A x %C&A…
Common finding = 0-15%
Multiply ALL %C&A’s, even if parallel processes
(concurrent activities).

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Service Delivery Value Stream
Call to Cash

Metric
Lead Time (LT)
Process Time (PT)

Current State

86.2 hours
5.9 hours

% Activity

6.8%

Rolled First Pass
Yield (RFPY)

1.1%

# Handoffs

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Projected
Future State

Projected %
Improvement
Future State Value Stream Map
Service Delivery – Call to Cash
Future State Value Stream Map
Source Refrigeration & HVAC, Inc.
Service Delivery

T&M Target example, refrigeration component repair, non-peak season (35 w ork orders per day)
Created February 13, 2009
CONFIDENTIAL

Create Source
preferred T & C's

Explore flat rate
pricing

Customer
%C&A = 99%

Establish
parameters for time
& parts by
service type

EDI Interf ace
Create EDI
Interface w/
Customers

Create Tech
performance
report

Create EDI
Interface w/
Verisae

Supplier

Great
Plains

No EDI

Special Order
Part
Improve Tech
Training; Create
Sub-levels

Improve Tech
Onboarding

Tech
Create Tech
Support Center

Implement
GPS

Contact Tech
Support As
Needed

Install kanban
on trucks

?

Centralize
Dispatch

10%
Assess
Problem

Dispatcher
120 mins.
PT = 7 mins.
%C&A = 85%

2 hrs.

Make Repair;
Complete call
on handheld

Tech

PT = 75 mins.
%C&A = 90%

PT = 0 mins.

`

24 hrs.
PT = 120 mins.
%C&A = 75%

2 hrs.
1.25 hrs.

Create stnd work
for invoicing

PT = 5 mins.
%C&A = 99%
1x daily

Billing Admin

Compare
invoice
register to
invoices and
mail invoices
4 hrs.

PT = 25 mins.
%C&A = 95%

24 hrs.
2 hrs.

Create
Customer Billing
Teams

Review W.O.,
payroll, AP &
invoice; post
immediately

Tech
2 hrs.

1.25 hrs.
1.25 hrs.

Create invoice
exception report

Get Part from
Truck

75 mins.

1.25 hrs.
0.117 hrs.

?

Enter data
into Verisae
and Excel
from Daily
Report
Billing Admin

Standardize
Truck Inventory

PT = 75 mins.
%C&A = 95%

Tech
75 mins.

Separate labor
& payroll

Pick up Part
at Parts Store
Tech

Tech

Create W.O.
Dispatch Tech

Excel
Spreadsheet
(Customer)

Verisae
(Customer)

Billing Admin

Receive
Cash; Post
Payment
Collections
60 days

PT = 5 mins.
%C&A = 99%
1x daily
4 hrs.

0.417 hrs.

480 hrs.
0.0833 hrs.

Lead Time = 520 hrs.
Process Time = 5.12 hrs.

Acronym Key
%C&A %Complete and Accurate
AR

Activity Ratio

FTE

Full Time Equivalent

LT

Lead Time

PT

Process Time

RFPY

Rolled First Pass Yield

Lead Time to invoice = 34.5 hrs
NOTE: Business hours
Process Time = 5.1 hrs.
Activity Ratio = 14.8%
RFPY = 45.4%
Lead time to cash = 67 days
Service Delivery Value Stream
Call to Invoice Segment
Projected Improvement

Current State

Projected
Future State
(10 months)

Projected %
Improvement

86.2 hours

34.5 hours

60.0%

5.9 hours

5.1 hours

13.6%

% Activity

6.8%

14.8%

45.9%

Rolled First Pass
Yield (RFPY)

1.1%

45.4%

3,990%

10

5

50%

Metric
Lead Time (LT)
Process Time (PT)

# Handoffs

Freed
Capacity =

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0.8 hrs/service call x 75,000 calls/yr
1,875 hrs/year

= 32 FTEs
What do you do with freed capacity?
 Absorb additional work without increasing staff
 Reduce paid overtime
 Better work/life balance
 Slow down & think
 Innovate – create new revenue streams
 Conduct ongoing continuous improvement activities
 Do a better job with fewer errors and higher safety
 Get to know your customers; build stronger supplier
relationships
 Mentor staff to create career growth opportunities
 Provide additional workforce development; cross-training
 Do the things you haven’t been able to get to; get caught up
 Collaborate with other areas
 Reduce payroll through natural attrition
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Reasons for Errors
 Lack of effective training
 Non-standardized work
 Excessive complexity
 Time delays between input
and output (holding info in
one’s head too long)
 Multi-tasking
 Rushing
 Poor knowledge re: internal
customer requirements

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 Hardware / software issues
 Similarities
 Environmental




Interruptions/ distractions
Noise, odor, lighting

 Ambiguous information




Unclear instruction
Poor handwriting
Blurry images (technologyrelated

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Root Cause Analysis

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Root Cause Analysis (RCA)
RCA is necessary to:






Avoid jumping to conclusions.
Avoid creating “band-aid” fixes
(addressing only the symptoms).
Select proper countermeasures.
Design and implement lasting
solutions that truly eliminate the
problem.

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Root Cause Analysis: 4 Key Tools
Cause-and-Effect Diagram

5 Why’s

People

Material / Info

Lack of experience

Budgets
Submitted Late
Forecast in other system
Manual vs. PC
System avail.

Quality issue requiring
rework
Staffing/absenteeism
Order entry error
Changing customer
requirements w/ no
adjustment to expected
delivery
Equipment failure

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No standard work
Email vs. FedEx

Check Sheets Quantify Occurrences
Material shortage

Changing schedule
Input rec’d late

No sense of import

Machine

Reason

No stnd spread sheet

Time availability

Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?
Why?

Method

No milestones
$ vs. units

Measurement

Weather delays
Dispersed sales force

Environment
Root Cause Analysis Tools
Simple problems



Five Why’s
Problem Analysis Tree

More complex problems





Brainstorm causes (fishbone)
Tally frequency of most likely causes
(check sheet)
Identify relevant few (Pareto analysis)
for countermeasure development

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If
necessary

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Five Why’s Example
Problem: Report is taking too much of an employee’s time;
team questions whether the report is needed

1. Why is the error report being prepared?
 My supervisor told me to.
2. Supervisor – Why are you asking for this report?
 One of the standard reports to be prepared per my
predecessor – I have yet to determine its usage.
3. Predecessor – Why did you initiate this report?
 Report was required in the past because personnel in
order entry were making data input errors.
4. Data entry – Why were orders being input with errors?
 Orders received via fax were blurry and hard to read.
5. Data entry - Why were the fax orders hard to read?
 Fax machine was old and of low quality. It was replaced
10 months ago and errors no longer are occurring.
Problem Analysis Tree
Problem: Documents are not being translated well and on time
In physical transit
Lost docs*

No tracking

In cyberspace

Large batches

In in-basket
Confusing
formats

In out-basket
Poor
original

Late or poorly
translated
documents

Translator doesn’t
understand original
Translation
problems**

Translator
understands
original, but still
poor translation

Faxed / poor
resolution

Random
vocabulary

Translator
skills

Selection
Lack of training

Wrong
technical
vocabulary

Training
No standard
Poor editing

Poorly
expressed
* Lost and found = 40%; lost & never found = 5%; stuck in system = 55%
** Rework on over 50% of documents

Unclear
expectations
Uneven
workload
Cause-and-Effect Diagram
(aka Fishbone, Ishikawa)
Brainstorming tool used to identify all possible
causes for an undesirable effect in 6 categories:







People (“Man”)
Material/Information - Inputs used in the process
Method - Procedures, work instructions, processes
Machine - Equipment, computers, tools, supplies
Measurement - Techniques used for assessing the
quality/quantity of work, including inspection



Environment (“Mother Nature”) - External & internal

Use other categories if appropriate

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Cause-and-Effect Diagram (continued)
Decreases the likelihood that something is being
overlooked
Shows us the possible causes, but not how
much each contributes, if at all, to the problem
Does not provide solutions / countermeasures

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Call back cause-and-effect diagram.igx

Cause and Effect Diagram – Call Backs
Method

Material

People

Tech ambition
Wrong tech sent

Bad part
Tech training

No criteria for calling for help

Wrong part

Not reaching out for help
No help available

Rushing

Substitute part

Call Backs

Inherent problem in case

Repeat failure

Machine

Poor data

Lack of defined metrics

Measurement

Unplanned conditions

Equipment variety

Environment

Circled items indicate likely highest volume root causes
Cause-and-Effect Diagram
Medication Administration Errors
Check Sheets
 Help collect and record process data in an organized way
(how often are certain events occurring?)
 Provides factual data to help analyze process (transition
from subjective to objective)
 Detects patterns
 Includes “likely candidates” from Cause-and-Effect
Diagram (the relevant few)
 Basis for Pareto Analysis
 NOTE: Make it easy & collect data for limited period of
time only

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Root Cause Analysis: Late Shipments
Check Sheets Quantify Occurrences

Reason
Material shortage
Quality issue requiring
rework
Staffing/absenteeism
Order entry error
Changing customer
requirements w/ no
adjustment to expected
delivery
Equipment failure
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Pareto Analysis
Named after Wilfredo Pareto (18th century Italian
economist/statistician) who discovered the 80-20
principle.


20% of the people held 80% of the wealth

Focuses our attention on the VITAL FEW issues
that have the greatest impact to avoid spending
energy on the TRIVIAL MANY.
A type of bar graph that displays
information/data in order of significance.
A visual aid for defining & prioritizing problems.

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Pareto Chart
Credit Application Delays
3500

100%
97%

100%

94%

3000

86%

77%

80%

2493

2500

Occurrences

90%

2909

70%
60%

2000

50%
1500

41%

40%
30%

1000
627

20%

561

500
242

180

0

10%
0%

No Signature Insufficient BankNo prior address
Info

Current
Customer

Reason for Delay

No Credit History

Other
Error-Proofing Process Design
Priorities
Goals:





First, avoid making the error. (Lean priority)
Second, avoid passing errors to downstream
internal customer.
Third, avoid passing errors to external customer.
(Traditional priority)

Typical non-Lean solution – Inspection!

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Priorities for Designing ErrorProofing into the Process

1. Make it impossible to make the error.
2. Make it harder to make the error.
3. Make it obvious the error has
occurred.
4. Make the system robust so it
tolerates the error.

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Error Proofing Priorities

Goals:
Make it impossible to make the error.
 Make it harder to make the error.
 Make it obvious the error has occurred.
 Make the system robust so it tolerates
the error.


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Impossible to make the error –
mechanical/physical solutions
typically needed.
Error-Proofing (Poka Yoke) Data Entry
Error Proofing Priorities

Goals:
Make it impossible to make the error.
 Make it harder to make the error.
 Make it obvious the error has occurred.
 Make the system robust so it tolerates
the error.


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Make It Harder to Make Errors

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Error Proofing Priorities

Goals:
Make it impossible to make the error.
 Make it harder to make the error.
 Make it obvious the error has occurred.


 Sight – spell check, grammar check
 Sound – beeps at the checkout stand
 Smell – additive to natural gas
 Touch – ?


Make the system robust so it tolerates the
error.

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Make It Obvious That
an Error Has Occurred

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Error Proofing Priorities

Goals:
Make it impossible to make the error.
 Make it harder to make the error.
 Make it obvious the error has occurred.
 Make the system robust so it tolerates
the error.


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“No Impact” Error

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Mistake Proofing
Goals:





First, avoid making errors.
Second, avoid passing errors to downstream internal
customer.
Third, avoid passing errors to external customer.

Design robust processes with:



No errors
No “impact errors” if errors occur at all

We have a tendency to be less diligent when
we know a downstream inspection will occur.

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Establishing a Quality Culture
Remove all obstacles to an employee’s success






Adequate time for quality work
Pressure-free
Effective training
Robust processes
Automation

Make problems visible
Stop “the line” / fix problems immediately
Honesty is honored; Blame-free
Improvement-oriented
Inspection is a last resort, not the first solution.
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Types of Inspection
Self-inspection (point of
origin inspection) – most
desirable
Downstream inspection –
less desirable (we’re less
diligent)
3rd party inspection before it
reaches an external
customer – adds excess cost
3rd party inspection after the
fact – NO!
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Ways to Error-Proof Data Entry
Environment










Information
enhancement
Audible or visual
warnings
Physical workspace
Reduce noise, smells,
interruptions
Adequate breaks
Rethink production
standards

Technology


Process


Simplify! (Why multiple
fixes for the same
problem?)

People





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Correct data to begin with

Effective training!
Grouping data / cadence
Reading aloud
Time for self-inspection
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Ways to Error-Proof Data Entry
(continued)

Process-related


Standardized work
 Proper sequencing
(logical order of work)
 Job aids & visual
reminders
 Checklists
 Verbalize information
 Repeat orders



Measurement &
feedback

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System-related


Software
 Drop-down menus instead of
free text field
 Required fields
 Pop-up warnings
 Programming / macros



Hardware
 Dual monitors
 Ergonomic considerations

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Error-Proofing
 Help people do the right thing; prevent them from doing the
wrong thing (e.g. automation, physical restrictions,
warnings)
 Create easy standard work tools (e.g. checklists)
 Provide adequate training & retraining



Visual work instructions
See one, do one, teach one

 Send work back upstream for completion and/or correction
and follow-up with add’l training
 Have customer requirements discussions with upstream
suppliers

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Quality-at-the-Source
Make problems visual
The work stops immediately when an error
is detected!
Cross-trained workers are better at
detecting errors
DO NOT RELY ON INSPECTION!!!

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Reasons for Errors
Lack of training
Lack of standardization
Overly complicated processes
Time delays between input and output
Multi-tasking
Interruptions
Rushing
Ambiguous information




Unclear instruction
Poor handwriting
Blurry images (technology-related)

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Ambiguous Information

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Standardized Work

A tool for maintaining quality, safety,
productivity, and employee morale
at the highest possible levels.

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Review: Elements of Quality-atthe-Source
Standardize work.
Make problems visual.
The work stops immediately when an error
is detected!
Cross-trained workers are better at
detecting errors.
Eliminate or minimize reliance on
inspection.
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You will learn…
Common causes for errors.
The key metric (%C&A) for measuring
quality in office/service settings (review).
Error-proofing prioritization.
Root cause analysis tools.
Countermeasures for improving quality.
How to translate quality improvement into
productivity gains.
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Resources

Chapter 11

Chapter 8

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For Further Questions

Karen Martin, Principal
7770 Regents Road #635
San Diego, CA 92122
858.677.6799
ksm@ksmartin.com
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