02 — Capability · BC-1150.50
Continuous Improvement System
Run the plant's improvement engine: capture ideas and losses, pick the problems worth solving, solve them with a disciplined method and hold the gain so the plant is better next year than last.
- Kaizen
- Lean Program
- Problem Solving System
In scope
- Loss analysis and improvement prioritization
- Structured problem solving and improvement events
- Idea capture and recognition
- Benefit tracking and standard updates
Out of scope
- Enterprise improvement methodology and certification (see BC-190)
- Capital projects that improvements justify (see BC-180)
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Decomposes into · 5
- BC-1150.50.10Loss Analysis & PrioritizationRank the plant's losses in cost terms from downtime, scrap, overtime and inventory, and choose the few that matter this quarter.
- BC-1150.50.20Structured Problem SolvingWork priority problems through a defined method from problem statement to verified countermeasure, with coaching for the people doing it.
- BC-1150.50.30Improvement EventsRun focused, time-boxed workshops where a cross-functional team changes a process and proves the result before the week is over.
- BC-1150.50.40Idea Capture & RecognitionCollect improvement ideas from the people closest to the work, act on them visibly and recognize the ones that stick.
- BC-1150.50.50Benefit TrackingMeasure and bank what each improvement delivered, and fold the new method into standard work so it does not quietly revert.