Where do we find efficiency and quality problems that need to be addressed? The template presented below can be used to begin answering this question by bringing attention to the opportunities for improvement. It however, is a first pass or high-level analysis. Once these opportunities have been identified, we can then proceed to a collection of other templates to explore the problem in greater detail and then take the steps necessary to improve the situation. Enter an "X" to identify the extent to which these general categories apply to your organization. Disagree Agree Delays in completing work are not uncommon Inventory levels too high Waiting time for some process steps is high Production levels too high Staff Skills are wasted Too many output defects occur Unneccessary movement of goods or people Loss of customers Unnecessary steps Processes are out-of-date Process are overly complex Too much time on manual steps Where do we find efficiency and quality problems that need to be addressed? The template presented below can be used to begin answering this question by bringing attention to the opportunities for improvement. It however, is a first pass or high-level analysis. Once these opportunities have been identified, we can then proceed to a collection of other templates to explore the problem in greater detail and then take the steps necessary to improve the situation. Enter an "X" to identify the extent to which these general categories apply to your organization. Disagree Agree Delays in completing work are not uncommon Inventory levels too high Waiting time for some process steps is high Production levels too high Staff Skills are wasted Too many output defects occur Unneccessary movement of goods or people Loss of customers Unnecessary steps Processes are out-of-date Process are overly complex Too much time on manual steps Where do we find efficiency and quality problems that need to be addressed? The template presented below can be used to begin answering this question by bringing attention to the opportunities for improvement. It however, is a first pass or high-level analysis. Once these opportunities have been identified, we can then proceed to a collection of other templates to explore the problem in greater detail and then take the steps necessary to improve the situation. Enter an "X" to identify the extent to which these general categories apply to your organization. Disagree Agree Delays in completing work are not uncommon Inventory levels too high Waiting time for some process steps is high Production levels too high Staff Skills are wasted Too many output defects occur Unneccessary movement of goods or people Loss of customers Unnecessary steps Processes are out-of-date Process are overly complex Too much time on manual steps Where do we find efficiency and quality problems that need to be addressed? The template presented below can be used to begin answering this question by bringing attention to the opportunities for improvement. It however, is a first pass or high-level analysis. Once these opportunities have been identified, we can then proceed to a collection of other templates to explore the problem in greater detail and then take the steps necessary to improve the situation. Enter an "X" to identify the extent to which these general categories apply to your organization. Disagree Agree Delays in completing work are not uncommon Inventory levels too high Waiting time for some process steps is high Production levels too high Staff Skills are wasted Too many output defects occur Unneccessary movement of goods or people Loss of customers Unnecessary steps Processes are out-of-date Process are overly complex Too much time on manual steps