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01 / Connect

The operating system for Continuous Improvement

Operational excellence. Connected.

Connect frontline evidence to owned action, structured solving, validated benefits and organisational learning — in one Continuous Improvement system.

02 / Fragments

Improvement shouldn't live in fragments.

  • Spreadsheet
  • Email
  • Audit
  • Action
  • Training
  • Project
  • Suggestion
  • Gemba
  • 5S
  • Benefits
  • Maturity

One connected improvement system.

03 / Loop

A connected loop, not a pile of modules.

  1. Observe

    Gemba / 5S

    See the work and the standard.

  2. Act

    Actions / Suggestions

    Give the response an owner.

  3. Solve

    Problem Solving

    Use your method. Keep the evidence.

  4. Improve

    Projects & Benefits

    Deliver the change. Validate the value.

  5. Learn

    Training / Skills / Maturity

    Capability stays in the system.

Learning feeds the next observation. The same records stay connected.

04 / Platform

One connected improvement system.

Product previews use illustrative example records. They are not customer performance data.

  1. 01

    Maturity

    Define your operating standard.

    Maturity

    DraftOptional starting point

    LEH Operational Excellence Standard

    5 pillars30 criteria60 scored questions

    Levels 1–5 are the framework scale. One cell is highlighted as an authoring focus.

    Highlighted cells are not actual site scores — they show the framework scale, not a scored site.
  2. 02

    Gemba

    See the work where it happens.

    Gemba

    Packing cellIn progressToday

    IssueFinding

    Pallet labels not at point of use after changeover.

    Area leaderDue FridayFollow-up ACT-1042

    Observations become owned follow-up in the same system.
  3. 03

    5S

    Turn standards into repeatable practice.

    5S

    Goods-inScheduled auditSite supervisor

    • SortPass
    • SetFinding
    • ShinePass
    • StandardisePass
    • SustainOverdue

    Finding: shadow board incomplete on bay 2. Corrective action owned.

    Adherence, findings and overdue sustainment — not a percentage trophy.
  4. 04

    Suggestions

    Turn frontline ideas into visible decisions.

    Suggestions

    SUG-018 · Move changeover kit to the line-side cupboard.

    Frontline operatorWorkplace organisation

    1. Submitted
    2. In review
    3. Accepted
    4. Action

    Decision: accept and convert. Feedback visible to the contributor.

    Count is not the point — conversion and feedback are.
  5. 05

    Actions

    One accountable action system.

    Actions

    • ACT-1042 · Restore point-of-use labels

      Area leaderDue FridayGemba

      Open
    • ACT-1038 · Complete bay 2 shadow board

      Site supervisorDue Yesterday5S

      Overdue
    • ACT-1021 · Verify changeover standard

      CI managerDue Next weekProblem solving

      In progress
    One accountable action system across Gemba, 5S, suggestions and problem solving.
  6. 06

    Problem Solving

    Use your methodology. Keep the evidence.

    Problem Solving

    Why do labels leave the station after every SKU changeover?

    Source: Gemba walkOwner: CI managerContainment in place

    1. Define
    2. Current
    3. Cause
    4. Countermeasure
    5. Check
    6. Sustain

    Current stage: root cause analysis. Countermeasures wait until the cause is verified.

    Methodology-neutral stages — the organisation chooses A3, 8D, DMAIC or its own method.
  7. 07

    Projects & Benefits

    Connect delivered change to validated value.

    Projects & Benefits

    PRJ-07 · Restore changeover standard on packing.

    CI managerImplementationSource: problem-solving case

    Forecast benefit
    Shorter changeover recovery · qualitative
    Validation
    Awaiting validation
    Forecast and realisation stay separate. No invented financial result.
  8. 08

    Training & Skills

    Build capability against your standards.

    Training & Skills

    Example skills matrix for three roles
    Role5S auditGembaProblem solving
    Area leaderMeetsMeetsGap
    Site supervisorMeetsGapNot assessed
    Frontline teamGapMeetsNot required

    Planned training can close a gap. Competence stays visible against the role requirement.

    Gaps and requirements, not a course catalogue.

Scheduling and recognition are part of the same operating system.

05 / LeanAI

Context first. Assistance second. You decide.

LeanAI can find, explain and recommend inside the current organisation, site and workflow. A person reviews. A person decides.

01 Context

  • Organisation
  • Site
  • Role where permitted
  • Current workflow
  • Open record
  • Relevant framework

02 Understand

LeanAI understands where the user is and what the workflow is for.

03 Connect

It can bring related work and the organisation's current standard into the conversation.

04 Coach

It explains the next governed step and helps the user operate and set up the platform.

05 Recommend

Example recommendation: link the Gemba finding to an owned action before the next walk.

06 You decide

A person reviews. A person decides.

LeanAI does not publish frameworks, close actions, grant access or purchase site capacity.

06 / Your system

Your framework. Your standards. Your way of working.

One connected platform.

LEH supplies the engine, not the doctrine. One site can start. The same framework, standards and permissions extend across the organisation.