Recommend Improved Process Applying To-Be Flowchart

Toyota Production System

The table below of Toyota Production System is compared with GMC TPS.

Toyota Production Systems

Goal: Highest Quality, Lowest cost and Shortest Lead Time

Reduced lead time

Just-In-Time

Improved Quality

Continuous flow of work

Elimination of Waste

Standardized Work

Stability

Challenges GMC may face when implementing areas for improvement

The main challenge that GMC may face when implementing areas for improvement is the status quo. Therefore, there might be some resistance from the employees to accept the new improvements (Hebb, 2016). Therefore, it would be difficult to break that culture and create a new one (Rileigh, 2016). The second challenge that GMC may face when implementing the areas for improvements would be cost of implementing the new improvement since it would require training of employees and monitoring of the new systems. Furthermore, it may lead to hiring or firing of new staff (Morrow, 2012).

Improvement of Customer Request Process

Improvement of Manufacturing Process

Suggest Change

Start Process

Product: High quality, short lead time

Quality Improvement

References

Hebb, N. (2016). The Top 5 Reasons To Use Flowcharts. Retrieved from BreezeTree Software: http://www.breezetree.com/articles/top-reasons-to-flowchart.htm

Morrow, R. (2012). Utilizing the 3Ms of Process Improvement: A Step-by-Step Guide to Better Outcomes Leading to Performance Excellence. CRC Press.

Rileigh, s. (2016). Process Improvement with As-Is and To-Be Analysis. Retrieved from Visual Paradigm: https://www.visual-paradigm.com/tutorials/as-is-to-be-business-process.jsp