ATS Sustainable Business Improvement Proposition:
Road to Excellence

ATS developed a generic approach in delivering business improvements to our customers. It is the Lean Six Sigma a la cart menu. This standard approach incorporates lessons learnt and best practices gained from ATS and other implementations. It provides a guideline in implementing a Business Improvement solution and will always be tailored to our customer needs.

ATS Generic Business Improvement approach:

Discovery Business Improvement Assessment
Improvement Opportunity Definition
Improvement Tool(s) Selection
Roadmap when and how to realise
Realisation via improvement tools & applications
Create sustainability of the business improvement

To do	Consultancy	Workshops
Stage 0: Adopt Lean
Define opportunity Establish need Obtain commitment	MES awareness Lean audits Six Sigma Quick Scans Program management	MES Introduction Experiences Lean Manufacturing Introduction Sticky Lean Six Sigma Basics Best practices Industry focussed
Top leaders commitment
Stage 1: Prepare
	Consultancy	Training
Develop implementation plan Develop a roadmap Train key people Set targets Establish teams	MES MES discovery assesment Lean Manufacturing Opportunity Assesment Six Sigma Quick Scans	MES awareness Local lean team Waste elimination Variability elimination Inflexibility elimination Flow SMED 5S TPM
Lean roadmap
Stage 2: Define Value
	Consultancy
Select initial scope Define value, schedule and target cost	MES Business case Lean Manufacturing Business case Six Sigma Quick Scans

Stage 3: Identify Value Stream
	Consultancy	Training
Record current state Create product and information flow Collect baseline date	MES Business case Lean Manufacturing Six Sigma Quick Scans	Lean Manufacturing Value stream mapping Capacity tunneling Overall Equipment Efectiveness (OEE)

Stage 4: Design Production System
	Services	Training
Develop future state Identify takt time Plan new layout Design visual controls Plan TPM	Lean Manufacturing Practitioner Six Sigma Black Belt	Lean Manufacturing Cascading KPI Structure Visual Management (Performance boards) Improved Idea Process Standard Operating Procedures

Stage 5: Implement Flow
	Products & Services	Training
Standardize operations Mistake-proof processes Archive process control Implement TPM Implement Self Inspection Eliminate waste Reduce setup times Implement visual controls	Information management MIS ActivPlant Plant2Business Proficy Historian Proficy Real-time Info Portal MES Simatic IT Quality Gauging solutions SPC & SAQ Lean Manufacturing Practitioner Poka Yoke - Mistake Proofing Auditing Six Sigma Black Belt	Lean Manufacturing Standardize Operating Procedures Poka Yoke – Mistake Proofing Waste Elimination 5S Auditing Overall Equipment Effectiveness Total Productive Maintenance Failure Mode and Effect Analysis Problem Solving Six Sigma Yellow Belt Green Belt Champion Statistical Process Control (SPC) Visual Management Change Management

Stage 6: Implement Pull
	Products & Services	Training
Select appropriate production system control Strive for one piece flow Balance production flow Reduce inventories	Services Lean Manufacturing Auditing Capability building Continues improvement infrastructure Products Information management MIS ActivPlant Plant2Business Proficy Historian Proficy Real-time Info Portal MES Simatic IT Quality Gauging solutions SPC & SAQ	Lean Manufacturing Kanban implementation Production leveling Visual Management Change Management

Stages 7 & 8: Strive for Excellence and Sustain Improvements
	Products	Services
Stage 7	Information management Manufacturing Information Systems ActivPlant Plant2Business Proficy Historian Proficy Real-time Info Portal Manufacturing Execution Systems Siemens Simatic IT Wonderware Archestra Quality Gauging solutions SPC & CAQ In-line and At-line quality systems Laboratory information management systems	Lean Manufacturing Practitioner Auditing Capability building Continues improvement infrastructure Six Sigma Master Black Belt Project monitoring and selection Visual management Change management
Quality continuous improvement Team development Institutionalize 5S Evaluate against targets Evaluate progress using lean matrices
Stage 8
Quality continuous improvement - SPC Make improvement sustainable Improve process reliability - Six Sigma
Expand to Stage 1: Prepare or start again at Stage 0: Adopt Lean

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Road to Excellence

Events

ATS Knowledge Day - Manufacturing, Quality, Metrology, Automation, IT Systems etc.
14/06/2012 | Dublin (IE)
ATS Knowledge Day - Manufacturing, Quality, Metrology, Automation, IT Systems etc.
26/06/2012 | Filton, Bristol (UK)
ATS Knowledge Day - Manufacturing, Quality, Metrology, Automation, IT Systems etc.
28/06/2012 | Leeds (UK)
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DICTIONARY

Material Flow: The transportation of raw materials, pre-fabricates, parts, components, integrated objects ...

CONTACTS

ATS Applied Tech Systems Ltd., United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0)2476 352 481

ATS Sustainable Business Improvement Proposition:Road to Excellence

ATS Sustainable Business Improvement Proposition:
Road to Excellence