A3 - Toyota’s way of solving problems and creating plans

A3 - Toyota’s way of solving problems and creating plans

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  A3 Toyota’s wayof solving problems and creating plans
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  World’s Best PresentationContest 2009 ongoing Good results last year High visibility with no cost Most important promotional event of the year Too late to participate unless come up with a simple idea and implement it fast 1. Background
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  Problems No idea,no time, no budget, heavy competition 2. Current conditions
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  Create a welldesigned presentation with relevant content in the Business category Keep it simple Spend no money Meet or exceed last year’s performance 3. Goals and targets
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  4. Analysis Lastminute contest entry Competitor information Idea Schedule High quality ? One weekend time left World class mgmt consultants and designers entered No idea, slow reaction, late to market One month lost on holiday and business trip Cause A C B
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  5. Proposed countermeasuresSamuli Structured, simple and visual approach Mechanism of attacking problems and creating plans on one A3 sheet of paper A3, Toyota’s way of solving problems and creating plans C Samuli Keep it simple Implement lessons learned about presentations Match competitor quality B Samuli Source of inspiration and fresh thinking Encourage Wild Ideas. Build on the Ideas of Others. Stay Focused on the Topic Brainstorm ideas A Responsible Benefit Description Counter-measure Cause
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  Contest results availableSep 22nd 6. Plan 7. Follow up Aug 3rd Sep 8th Idea research and selection by Sep 4th Plan and prepare presentation by Sep 5th Enter Contest on Sep 5th Distribute presentation on Sep 5th
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  Samuli Pahkala http://managerstoolbox.blogspot.com /