The Lean Enterprise
Accountability Meeting
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Accountability Meeting
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Purpose
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All team members being accountable, and
holding each other accountable, for obtaining
the team goals.
Hand written information is okay!
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Accountability Meeting
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Who
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Manufacturing supervisors, production planners,
Customer Service reps, buyers, Engineering reps, QA
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Agenda (example)
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What
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Safety (Near misses, Incidents, Accidents)
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Quality (scrap/ rework)
Speed (On Time Delivery/ Performance)
Special Issues - Orders
Downtime
Distribution
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Planning/ Execution
NC Programming
Purchasing
Scrap/Rework
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Inventory
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 Safety
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Site Map identifying all places of safety incidents
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Accountability Meeting
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Quality (Scrap/ Rework)
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Daily number of pieces and total $$ scrapped or
reworked parts
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Accountability Meeting
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Speed (On Time Performance)
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Missed Customer orders, late manufacturing work
orders, Daily & Monthly On Time Performance
Percentages
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Accountability Meeting
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Special Issues
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Orders that are high $$, high profile, high
technical difficulty, or exotic materials are
identified and tracked
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Accountability Meeting
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Planning/Execution
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Identify critical work center loads, and
execution gaps
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Key Learning Points
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Why
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Where
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Communication
Identify bottlenecks
Effective Handoffs
Conference Room or Cafeteria – stand up meeting
When
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Daily at 9am (or start of shift) for 15 minutes
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Mondays include Site Management / Leadership Meeting(s)
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Further Study
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Article
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‘Accountability Meeting Drive Results’ – 6 pages
- by Jay Watson
Industry example
 Conference Room layout/ ideas – 5 pages
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Teaching Aide
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1 point lesson/ ideas – 2 pages
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The Lean Enterprise
Accountability Meeting
Lean Foundations
Continuous Improvement Training
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