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Definition of Step Change

      

 
A Methodology for Achieving a Discontinuously Favorable Shift in Performance
 
A 2x increase in a visible and meaningful business result (e. g., productivity)
 
Step Change is achievable through a repeatable process which emphasizes:
   
  • Liberating the confines of customary thinking


  • Circumventing disabling structures


  • Adoption of proven technology


  • Sensitivity to the cultural impact of success.

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Beretta's Step Changes

From Filing to Fitting
by R. Jaikumar, 1988

      

When

c. 1800

1860

1928

1976

1987

Paradigm

English
System

American
System

Taylor
System

Numerical
Control

Computer
Integration

Unifying
Principle

Accurate Measurement of Parts

Interchange-
ability

Time and Motion
Standardization

Data Driven
Machines

Lights out, Remote
Automation

Enabling Technology

Precision Machine Tools

Standards and Clearance

Scientific Method

Micro-processors

Computers and
their Networks

Reconfiguration

Products & Processes
Standardized

Parts & Processes
Specialized

Scientific Management
of Workers

Cell and Operator
Bound Together

Workers Separated
from Machines

Performance
Parameter

Productivity

Productivity

Productivity

Productivity

Productivity
After:Before

4:1

3:1

3:1

3:1

3:1

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CHA's Step Changes

      


Where

Denning Robotics

Computervision

Verbex

Rolls-Royce

Focusing Problem

Field
Reliability

Data Access

Phoneme
Recognition

Jet Engine
Design

Unifying
Principle

Repeatability

Early Rejection

Variational
Tolerance

Time (not $)
is Paramount

Enabling Technology

Instrumentation

Timing Tooling

Linear Vector
Subspaces

CAD/CAM

Reconfiguration

Integration of Mfg. and R&D

Spatial Index

Minis, not Mainframes

Projects, not Functions

Performance
Parameter

Mean Time Between Failures

Time to Screen

Incorrect Recognitions

Time to Market

After:Before

10:1

3:1

3:1

3:1


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Du Pont's Step Changes


When

c. 1960

1987

1994

Focusing Problem

Reduce
Labor

Build new
SM's Fast

Spinning
Breaks

Unifying
Principle

Clarity and Autonomy

New Project
Administration

Minimize
Cycle Times

Enabling Technology

High Speed
Wind-up

New Project
Administration

Rapid Sampling

Reconfiguration

Integration of Engr. & Tech.

Integration of Engr. & Tech.

Work on Factory Floor

After:Before

3:1

2:1

3:1

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