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Leaders do not need a new system to start assessing a plant continuously. They need a few questions that a working management system can answer quickly, and a broken one cannot.
Ask about routines first
Results lag. Routines lead. A plant whose routines are confirmed every shift will usually say so without preparation; a plant whose routines have thinned out will need time to find out.
- Which routines were confirmed on last night’s shift, and by whom?
- Which standard changed most recently, and has anyone checked it since?
- Where did a check find a deviation this week, and what closed it?
- Which line has gone longest without a confirmed routine?
- What would tell us, before the next review, that a standard has started to slip?
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In this illustrative plant, the night shift confirms daily routines least often
Share of scheduled daily routines confirmed as completed, one month, by shift, %
| Category | Value |
|---|---|
| Day | 88% |
| Swing | 81% |
| Night | 63% |
Note Values are placeholders chosen to demonstrate the exhibit format. The plant’s stated standard is 95% (not shown as a bar).
Source Illustrative data; not a research finding
Ask the same questions every time
The value of the questions comes from repetition. Asked the same way every week, the answers become a signal of their own.
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Standards drift quietly
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The self-running plant
How a plant’s management system could run and assess itself every shift, and tell leaders where it is drifting.