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which will consolidate your actions and make the production in your company more effective and even.

  • Diagnosis means that you base on facts, and not conjectures while implementing Lean.
  • Workshops will prepare your workers and the company management to implement Lean Manufacturing.
  • Implementation of one or more Lean Basic Tools: 5S, TPM , SMED, Kaizen Blitz and Suggestion System will provide you Lean base. By maintaining these basic tools at the acceptable level, you can decide to implement Lean Advanced Tools: Standardized Work, Pull System, VSM, One Piece Flow, MTM and TOC.

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Written by Grażyna Potwora / 04 September 2007

Suggestion System. See also Suggestion System Training

KVP in Germany, Suggestion System in England. Kaizen element. It is a tricky method. You think it is as easy as pie. You place boxes for ideas, promise awards, announce a competition and wait. A month passed, some suggestions appeared, but the box covers with dust as time is passing. You wonder what to do.

fWhereas, the correctly implemented Suggestion System shall bring you the following benefits: Image

  • delighted workers. In Japanese version, they are satisfied with the sole opportunity to participate in the company development. In Polish version, they are satisfied with more tangible awards, but not only.
  • improved effectiveness without bearing significant financial investments;
  • improved ergonomics, security and organization of workstands.

Kaizen, followed by Suggestion System, means simple, small changes introduced by small steps method.

 Everything refers to a specific workstand (gemba kaizen). You can read more about interesting examples of Suggestion Systems at Library.

The implementation of system is a multiple activity. Besides realizing the project, you prepare HR and Maintenance Departments for system implementation. You establish a proper structure as well. In short, it will look in the following way:

1. You prepare people.

  • You train Problem Solving moderators
  • and then, there is personnel department and leaders training .
  • You do not forget about your workers and organize for them one hour’s meeting.

2. Simultaneously, you conduct Suggestion System Project on your own. Training course support the system at adequate stages.

  • You and your enterprising team work out a system and regulations.  
  • Your managing director appoints Suggestion System Cooridnator.
  • You include Suggestion System in motivation system. HR Department helps you.
  • You select areas and appoint leaders, you decide whether to test the system in the pilot area.
  • You incorporate Maintenance Department into the system. You and Maintenance Department plan how to help with proposals requiring technical assistance (making a prototype, adjustment, etc.)
  • Now, it is a time for publicity:  a brochure, boards, meetings for workers.
  • Your Suggestion System has just started.
  • Enterprising team works out ways to maintain and monitor the system.


If you do not want to become alone with this whole stuff and prise the open door, just organize Suggestion System with Polish Productivity Center! We will accompany you at every step. You will find out why many Suggestion Systems in Poland die, and what you should do to avoid such a situation. We will show you examples of tested systems from various companies. We will help you in creating the system adequate to culture in your company and motivating your workers. We will carry out the preliminary training. You will receive all training and presentation materials.

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