Hoshin Kanri can be visualized as a game of Tug Of War which pits two teams on either sides of a long rope, wherein the two teams try to pull in opposite directions. The team that pulls the rope further away from the center line marked on the rope wins the war.
The success of an organization largely depends on the ability of the processes to achieve greater productivity and efficiency, avoiding bottlenecks. Way back in the 1940s, it was Industrial engineer Taiichi Ohno who developed this simple planning technique called “Kanban”, to manage the work optimally at the various stages of production.
By making a mistake is how people learn how to not make the same mistake again. Simple as it may seem, not everyone is afforded the opportunity to learn in such a manner. For a company that is still young, some mistakes could be detrimental to an extent that they derail the future of the entire organization.
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