Title: Creating A Lean Organisational Structure

Date: Wednesday, 17th November 2010

Time: 14:15 GMT

This will be about understanding and sharing the learnings from UBUK that Bhadar Singh has been through during the last five years. It will chart how the process was begun and the key players who introduced the world of Lean to UB. It will also highlight the need for each organisation to structure the programme to suit their cultural and business needs.

The point will be emphasised that having the right people at the right levels plays a vital role in the success or failure of implementing a successful lean programme. The need to ensure that in order to adopt the approach clear guidance and direction needs to be delivered from the very top of the organisation. The emphasis will be very much on the Leaders leading by example and facilitating change. The point of educating those leaders, at all levels, giving them the ability to coach and mentor effectively i.e. a standard approach by all and a clear link of how the training provided links to the UBUK Lean Way.  Following on from this is the approach taken to cascade this to all parts of the organisation with particular empahasis on enagaging the functions outside manufacturing i.e. Entrerprise level and the key role this plays in ensuring the on going success of the process.

Finally it will also emphasise the need to regurlarly review the approach as the organisation 'Matures' to ensure it is relevant and up to date not only with current organsiational requirements but also market tens but more importantly Consumer and customer requirements.