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TPS - Quick Assessment

This document is a questionnaire for a company to assess its operations, identify areas for improvement, and determine if implementing lean manufacturing practices would be beneficial. It contains 29 questions across various topics such as inventory levels, production constraints, quality systems, customer priorities, leadership, and openness to change. The company would complete the form and submit it to TPS-Throughput Solutions to schedule a free consultation call to review the assessment and discuss recommendations tailored to the company's specific needs. Any information provided would remain confidential.

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TPS - Quick Assessment

This document is a questionnaire for a company to assess its operations, identify areas for improvement, and determine if implementing lean manufacturing practices would be beneficial. It contains 29 questions across various topics such as inventory levels, production constraints, quality systems, customer priorities, leadership, and openness to change. The company would complete the form and submit it to TPS-Throughput Solutions to schedule a free consultation call to review the assessment and discuss recommendations tailored to the company's specific needs. Any information provided would remain confidential.

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TPS – ThroughPut Solutions

415E. 600 So.  River Heights, Utah  1+ (435) 792-4380  email [email protected]  website:
www.tpslean.com

TPS – Quick Assessment


(Click in Boxes to Type Responses)

Company Name:       Address:      

Your Name:      

Phone:      

1. What would you say is the “Constraint” of your company right now?       Why?      

2. Approximately how much are you carrying in inventory?       FG       W.I.P
      Raw       Total # Days Inventory       Overall $ Amount

3. Do You Make to Order Make to Stock Both

4. What % of:       Scrap       Rework are you experiencing?

5. What is the current lead-time for your bread & butter products?       measured in ( )

6. What % on time delivery do you normally achieve?      

7. Would you describe cash flow as “positive and increasing,“ or in some other way?

8. If you were to have a sudden glut of orders would you be able to fulfill them? ( )

9. How would you find additional capacity?      

10. Do you have parts sales or labor shortages?

11. What factor(s) impede production and on time delivery most? General inefficiencies Too
much automation Not enough automation Long setups/changeovers etc. Please List:
     
12. Have you had layoffs: Recently Distant Past Never? How deep?      

13. What is your average annual employee turnover rate?      

14. Are setups/changeover times monitored? Yes No Under 10 minutes? Yes No

15. Do you have a Quality System in Place? Yes No Which System(s)? ( )

16. What are your greatest concerns related to quality?      

17. Is employee safety incorporated into all aspects of your manufacturing system? Yes No

18. Have you ever attempted implementing Lean Manufacturing in the past? Yes No
TPS – ThroughPut Solutions
415E. 600 So.  River Heights, Utah  1+ (435) 792-4380  email [email protected]  website:
www.tpslean.com
19. What were the results of your Lean efforts?      

20. What is most important to your customers after excellent quality? Short Lead-time
On-time Delivery Price Reductions Product Innovation etc.

21. What could your company do in the next several months to become more profitable, reduce
waste/overhead costs, increase market share, etc.?      

22. Are competitors better than you in the following: On-time Delivery Short Lead-times
Quality Price/Value Other(s) Please List      

23. Are you currently gaining market share? Yes No

24. Are you able to spend funds on capital equipment if an R.O.I. is justified? Yes No

25. What are the most significant changes that your company has experienced in the last 3-5 years?
     
26. How would you rate your level of risk with regards to the following: ( ) Losing Customers (
) Supplier Failures ( ) New Technologies ( ) Losing Key Employees ( )
Equipment Failures ( ) Regulatory Issues i.e., OSHA/EPA ( ) Union Formation
( ) Legal Issues

27. What is your vision?      


a. Has it been written, communicated, and embraced? Yes No
b. Is it a “Lean” vision? Yes No
c. Is it a shared vision among your leadership? Yes No
d. Is everyone invited, expected, or required to participate? Yes No

28. Is leadership top down? Yes No


a. Who will drive/support change/improvement?      
b. Are you willing to campaign for, and/or require employee involvement in improvement
efforts? Yes No

29. How would you characterize your leadership’s history?      


a. Are leaders seen as people of high integrity? Yes No
b. Do programs come and go? Yes No
c. Is there follow-through or lack thereof?
d. Is your culture open to change? Yes No
e. Will employees respect and follow your lead? Yes No
f. Are employees punished for failure? Yes No
g. Are employees fairly compensated Yes No Recognized? Yes No

*If you would like to have one of our senior consultants review this assessment with you (free of
charge) please email the completed form to: [email protected] and we will arrange for a private
telephone conversation regarding your company’s specific needs.

This form and any communications regarding your company remain absolutely confidential.

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