Again, regardless of the leadership GE has gone to extremes. Ever the zealots of the latest initiative, the focus on lean has brought out another group of true believers (whether they believe or not is another question). Now there are metrics being measured about everything including how the metrics are measured. The effort going into it is some cases is actually value negative. In other cases, ex. in manufacturing when done right can reap tremendous benefits. Just need to balance the approach and get away from the cult like mania.
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Brain washed
What I have seen over the many, many years working at GE is the constant turnover and rotation of managers. The incoming manager will have his/her own ideology of the manufacturing process and apply it. Sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worst. When the process is not improved, the manager's tenure is over, the new manager has to waste time in evaluating the issues, and has to try clean up the mess left from the predecessor. This is not "continuous improvement". This is one manager milking the system, covering up mistakes, distorting the improvements and benefits, and simply moving on to the next assignment. The bottom line is: if GE had efficiently applied their philosophies of "continuous improvement", "six sigma", "lean", "common sense", etc. successfully over the years, transitioned smoothly with managerial changes, and built upon each manager's success', our factories and the company as a whole would be in much, much better shape. The proof is in the pudding.
Yes! And bless it for being so
Lean is not for the employees. Lean is about making people do more work for less.
WRONG...I own every minute of your time others than breaks and lunch when your at work. Metrics measure waste and with it “leans” it out. It’s called a “free factory” that is doing more with less.