ABSTRACT
With Hoshin planning and Lean daily management (LDM) in place and actively being deployed, our organization goes from passively playing defense to playing offense, building for the future by having the skills, infrastructure, and culture to get there. The translation of the Hoshin planning goals to the LDM board will add the why behind the what to the focus of the LDM boards, what processes and issues are being looked at, the rationale behind the numerical goals, and other factors as well. The "Lean journey" that any organization undertakes is a journey in every sense of the word. It starts off with a few tentative steps, never knowing exactly what the next turn in the road will unveil, or what the response or repercussions will be. The Lean tool kit has a powerful, effective, and disciplined way of achieving this, but it requires persistence and diligence to be successful.
