AAOM Handbook

Identifying the critical process work steps should always be based on data, and may involve; • analysing potential work step contribution to the objective performance gap, • accessing or creating data, and • validate hypotheses, including testing or modelling (in some cases Value Steam Monte Carlo simulation).

Purpose

To identify the work steps within a Process/Productive Unit that are most critical to the Production strategy objective.

Quantity

• One completed ‘Issue Investigation’ (using the Operating Model A&I process) including; o One list of probable significant contributors, o One set of validation specifications, o One set of data to support validation. o One set of tests or modelling validating the critical process work steps. • One quantified (Pareto style) ranking of the work step contribution to the Production strategy objective.

Quality

The identification of the critical process work steps shall be undertaken in accordance with the Operating Model Analyse and Improve process Issue Investigation.

Time

The Production Strategy shall be specified during establishment of a process.

Review and validation of Production Strategy shall be based on either a change of targets driven by changing business expectations or the benefit ranking of improvement opportunities identified through analysis of performance.

Resources

Specification of Production Strategy is the accountability of the role identified in the configured flowchart.

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Operational Planning: Set Production Strategy

Updated: August 2018

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