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World Class Manufacturing

The methodology for improving the transformation cost

The World Class Manufacturing (meaning of the acronym WCM) is a philosophy corporate focused on creating value for the Customer. Among the cornerstones of WCM is pull logic production, i.e., the creation of a continuous flow driven by Customer needs, with lead time reduction, waste elimination and quality improvement. All with a view to continuous improvement.

The concept of great coincides, according to WCM, at the value zero: zero waste, zero inventory, zero accidents, zero failures, zero defects, and zero customer dissatisfaction. To make the improvements achieved effective and long-lasting, one must focus on standardization and involvement of the customer first and foremost and of the people in the company (employees/collaborators) by making everyone feel an integral and responsible part of the change.

Underlying the WCM are. 10 technical pillars e 10 managerial pillars.

Each Pillar consists of 7 Steps that bring the company from a state Reactive (one reacts when a problem arises) to one Quote (uses experiences to avoid recurrence of problems that have already occurred, including similar problems in other conditions), to goal a state Proactive (In accordance with the Risk Assessment risk analysis, it uses the appropriate corrective actions to prevent the possibility of a specific problem from happening.) Once the proactive stage is reached, the company tends to become a benchmark.

A pillar can be understood as an organic area of improvement.

Each pillar is managed by a Pillar Leader, Who is responsible for implementing progressive improvements to their pillar.

The Pillar Leader is not only the hierarchical manager of the area, but is the owner of methods and tools for improvement.

I 10 technical pillars Are as follows:

Safety- Workplace Safety.

Cost Deployment- Sources of economic loss.

Focus Improvement- Focused improvement of a specific problem.

Autonomous Maintenance- Workplace Organization.

Professional Maintenence- Professional maintenance.

Quality Control- Qualitative Control.

Logistic / Customer Services.

Early Equipment Management, Early Product Management- Acquisition strategy of work means/processes.

Enviroment- Environment and energy servant exploitation.

People Development- Staff skill development.

I 10 managerial pillars Are:

Management Commitment: management commitment is the beginning of cultural change and therefore an indispensable factor for the program to be accepted by the entire organization;

Clarity of objectives: You need to have clear, quantified goals that are disseminated to everyone;

Route map at WCM: It must be clear what path is to be pursued;

Assignment of highly qualified people: fundamental in WCM is the training of staff and their adherence to improvement projects;

Organization Commitment: In order for the WCM to achieve the expected results, it is necessary for the organization at large to provide the inputs for the advancement activities;

Competence of the organization: In order for the identified leakage to be eliminated, the most suitable methods and tools must be used from time to time;

Time and Budget: explain how important it is to be aware of time and cost, using specific programs and schedules;

Level of detail: achieving the highest level of specificity;

Expansion level: in order to achieve maximum benefit, what has been acquired in a particular area must be extended to other areas, following a logic of expansion that must cover the entire plant in order to achieve excellent results;

Motivated people: For WCM to develop in the best way, there needs to be full involvement of operators, as they understand more about production processes and related problems.

The 10 managerial pillars carry the same weight as the technical ones, but They guide the company's management toward the right decision-making process, in order to increase results and optimize processes of improvement and integration between technical pillars.