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Analyse and refine improvement systems

Analyse and refine improvement systems

Unit of competency
National Code
MSS408017
State Code
OEQ06
TGA Status
Current
DTWD Status
Approved
Current Release Number
1.00
Current Release Date
16/12/2022
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State Implementation and Classification
Approved Date
03/05/2023
Field of Education
080317 - Quality Management
Original Release Date
03/05/2023
Nominal Hours
70
Description
This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to ensure that continuous improvement systems are improved along with other systems in an organisation.This unit applies to managers, leaders and similar roles who have influence, authority and responsibility in guiding and refining the implementation of competitive systems and practices and continuous improvement for an organisation. This unit is about improving the process yield/unit of effort or cost, reducing process variation and increasing process reliability, upgrading, enhancing or refining process outputs, and includes developing a culture of reviewing and sustaining change ensuring improvements are maintained and built on.This unit applies to any organisation that is implementing competitive systems and practices. No licensing or certification requirements exist at the time of publication. Relevant legislation, industry standards and codes of practice within Australia must be applied.
Notes
Elements and Performance Criteria
1. Establish parameters of current internal improvement systems
  • 1.1 Describe organisation systems that impact on continuous improvement
  • 1.2 Identify current relevant metrics and their values
  • 1.3 Check that metrics are collected for all improvements
  • 1.4 Determine yield of current improvement processes
  • 1.5 Review results of improvements
2. Distinguish kaizen blitz processes
  • 2.1 Identify all improvements which have occurred over an agreed period of time
  • 2.2 Distinguish between kaizen blitz (breakthrough improvements) and kaizen (continuous improvements)
  • 2.3 Determine the timing of kaizen blitz breakthrough improvement processes
  • 2.4 Determine factors controlling the timing and selection of kaizen blitz
  • 2.5 Analyse kaizen to identify cases where kaizen blitz was required
  • 2.6 Validate findings with process or system owners and obtain required approvals for proposed improvements
  • 2.7 Improve timing and/or selection of kaizen blitz
  • 2.8 Improve other factors limiting the gains from kaizen blitz
3. Develop kaizen practice
  • 3.1 Determine barriers or gaps to effective implementation of kaizen blitz and kaizen including delegations of authority, personnel capabilities, systems capability and/or resource availability
  • 3.2 Determine factors that limit gains from improvements
  • 3.3 Determine barriers to consistent and timely adoption and standardisation of improvements into relevant systems and processes
  • 3.4 Collaborate with key stakeholders to solve problems and implement solutions to address identified barriers, gaps and limitations
4. Establish parameters of current external improvement systems
  • 4.1 Review value stream systems that impact on improvement
  • 4.2 Review procedures for deciding improvement methodologies
  • 4.3 Identify current relevant metrics and their values, as appropriate
  • 4.4 Determine yield of current improvement processes
  • 4.5 Review results of improvements
5. Explore opportunities for further development of value stream improvement processes
  • 5.1 Review mechanisms for consultation with value stream members
  • 5.2 Develop mechanisms for further improving joint problem solving
  • 5.3 Develop mechanisms for increased sharing of organisational knowledge
  • 5.4 Obtain support and necessary authorisations from process and system owners for proposed improvements
  • 5.5 Capture and standardise improvements
  • 5.6 Improve factors limiting gains from kaizen
6. Review systems for compatibility with improvement strategy
  • 6.1 Review all systems which impact on or are impacted by improvements and the improvement system
  • 6.2 Analyse relationships between improvement systems and other systems
  • 6.3 Analyse practices caused by and results from the systems
  • 6.4 Negotiate changes to the systems to improve the outcomes from improvement systems
  • 6.5 Obtain necessary approvals to implement changes
  • 6.6 Monitor the implementation of the changes
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Replaces
State Code National Code Title Type
BAJ54 MSS408006 Develop and refine systems for improvement in operations Unit of competency