FIFO lanes. More supermarkets and FIFO lanes have a tendency to lead to more
process loops.
In the event that there are numerous FIFO lanes or supermarkets established
in the middle of the process flow with only one process step in between two
FIFO symbols, the team might elect to group several process steps and associated
FIFO lanes together to form a process loop, as shown in Figure 18.5. Other
times, it may be easier to attack the สายธารคุณค่า one process step and a FIFO
lane, or supermarket, at a time.
The project team can make a determination as to what is included in a loop
during the identification exercise. As you can see in Figure 18.5, the additional
steps were broken into three distinct, yet overlapping, loops. Each one was given
a name to simplify action plan development. What a loop is named is entirely up
to the team.
Prioritize the Process Loops
Once the process loops have been identified, the team must prioritize the loops,
ranking them from most important to least important. Although this may sound
relatively harmless and easy, as the team progresses through this work, it can
quickly become complex. Each member of the project team may have his or
her own thoughts about what is important. In addition, management may have
stated certain goals and objectives prior to the mapping exercise that influence
team members’ decisions. Do not let these subjective thoughts interfere with the
process.
List each process loop on a flipchart or whiteboard. Underneath each process
loop name, list all kaizen bursts that are contained within the loop drawn on the
แผนภูมิแสดงสถานะในอนาคต. Ensure that all kaizen bursts on the map are listed underneath
a process loop, even if you have left a burst outside of all loops. Using the Future
State Map in Figure 18.5, this list would appear as shown in Figure 18.6.
You may notice that some kaizen bursts that were contained within more than
one process loop are listed multiple times on the chart in Figure 18.6. This is to
be expected. In this manner, whichever loop is attacked first will complete those
tasks. They can then be marked off the other process loop’s list of tasks.
Brainstorm with the team to see if any additional ideas come out that need to
be added to the แผนภูมิแสดงสถานะในอนาคต. If any ideas do emerge, add them to the map
and the list. Once this is done, the team is ready to prioritize.
Tie Priority to Key Performance Indicators
The fastest and easiest way to establish the priority of the list is to use your organization’s
key performance indicators (KPIs) as your guiding force. Review the
KPIs, and then number the process loops from highest to lowest priority, with “1”
being the highest priority.