| This field allows for different work environments and conditions that may affect performance. Essential operating conditions that may be present (depending on the work situation, needs of the candidate, accessibility of the item, and local industry and regional contexts) are included. |
Competitive systems and practices include one or more of: | lean operationsagile operationspreventative and predictive maintenance approachesstatistical process control systems, including six sigma and three sigmaJust in Time (JIT), kanban and other pull-related operations control systemssupply, value, and demand chain monitoring and analysis5S continuous improvement (kaizen)breakthrough improvement (kaizen blitz)cause/effect diagramsoverall equipment effectiveness (OEE)takt timeprocess mappingproblem solving run chartsstandard procedurescurrent reality tree. |
Change includes one or more of | equipment, operations, procedures or practicecontinuous improvement (or an improvement event or project)intended to make an improvement or to implement new products, technology or systemsthe implementation of a change. |
Change may be Initiated by one or more of: | deliberately initiated to improve capability, deal with a problem, or a similar intended changea drift in efficiency or quality a change in materials, rate of supply, quality of supply, or components which was being compensated fora change in personnel which brought different practices. |
Stakeholders include one or more of: | work team membersvalue stream members other person who may be impacted by the change. |
Qualitative research includes one or more of: | information that may not be apparent from quantitative analysis techniques, including the why and how of events relating to the change processemployee support for a change before and after the changeother stakeholder supportunderstanding of employees of the intended benefits and the situation after the changecustomer support for changetesting of possible contingencies and scenarios in the change process, including non-conformances (e.g. impact of breakdowns and absences). |
Culture and value alignment prior to the change include one or more of: | downstream and upstream members of the value stream and the organisationmanagement and employeesskills required versus skills possessedprocess capabilityprocess and plant/equipment performance. |
Intended benefits of the change include one or more of: | customer perceived valuestakeholders upstream and downstreamorganisation personnelprocess capabilityplant/equipment reliability/performance. |
Results of change include one or more of: | an initial improvement followed by a return to previous performancea change which has resulted in continued improvementcontinued detriment or other variations over timeHSE changes. |
Improvements include one or more of: | to process, plant, procedures or practicechanges to ensure positive benefits are maintained. |
Techniques for sustaining improvement include one or more of: | standard procedures and work instructionsstandard practiceother relevant documents and practices. |
Team leader includes one or more of: | a person who has a formal, permanent rolean ad hoc role in facilitating the function of a team in a workplace. |