CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT Flashcards

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FIVE DESIRED EFFECT PRIORITIES

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JUST DO IT
RAPID IMPROVEMENT EVENTS
HIGH VALUE INITIATIVE

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AFSO 21 FIVE DESIRED EFFECTS

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INCREASE PRODUCTIVITY OF OUR PEOPLE
INCREASE CRITICAL EQUIPMENT AVAILABILITY RATES
IMPROVE RESPONSE TIME AND AGILITY
SUSTAIN SAFE AND RELIABLE OPERATIONS
IMPROVE ENERGY EFFICIENCY
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JUST DO IT

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IS A QUICK FIX TO A PROCESS IRRITANT; A SIMPLE ANSWER TO AN OBSTACLE IN AN INDIVIDUAL PROCESS

INSTANTLY

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RAPID IMPROVEMENT EVENTS

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APPLY A SERIES OF PROBLEM SOLVING STEPS TO DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE OF PROBLEMS, ELIMINATE WASTE, SET IMPROVEMENT TARGETS AND ESTABLISH CLEAR PERFORMANCE MEASURES TO REACH DESIRED EFFECTS

ONE WEEK

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WHAT ARE THE FOUR COMPONENTS OF RIE

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STRONG LEADERSHIP BUY IN
KNOWLEDGE AND OPEN-MINDED PARTICIPANTS
A TIGHTLY FOCUSED EVENT SCOPE
AN IMPLEMENTATION PLAN AND METRICS TO TRACK RESULTS

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HIGH VALUE INITIATIVE

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PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT RETURNS AGAINST KEY AIR FORCE CHALLENGES
CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAM
REQUIRE 4 TO SIX MONTHS

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DECISION MAKING

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IS THE MENTAL PROCESS THAT RESULTS IN THE SELECTION OF A COURSE OF ACTION FROM AONG SEVERAL ALTERNATIVE SCENARIOS

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TWO SYSTEM APPROACH TO DECISION MAKING

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SYSTEM 1 REACTIVE THINKING

SYSTEM 2 REFLECTIVE THINKING

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SYSTEM 1REACTIVE THINKING

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RELIES HEAVILY ON SITUATIONAL CUES, PROMINENT MEMORIES, TRIAL AND ERROR AND HEURISTIC TO ARRIVE QUICKLY …

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SYSTEM 2 REFLECTIVE THINKING

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IS BROAD AND INFORMED PROBLEM SOLVING AND DELIBERATE DECISION MAKING.

ARGUMENT
CRITICAL THINKING

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KEPNER TREGEO PROBLEM SOLVING AND DECISION MAKING PROCESS

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SITUATION APPRAISAL
PROBLEM ANALYSIS
DECISION ANALYSIS
POTENTIAL PROBLEM ANALYSIS

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SITUATION APPRAISAL

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USED TO SEPARATE, CLARIFY, PRIORITIZE CONCERNS

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PROBLEM ANALYSIS

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FIND THE CAUSE OF POSITIVE OR NEGATIVE DEVIATION

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DECISION ANALYSIS

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USED FOR MAKING A CHOICE

CLARIFIES PURPOSE AND BALANCES RISK AND BENEFITS

MUST/WANTS

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POTENTIAL PROBLEM ANALYSIS

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TP PROTECT ACTIONS OR PLANS

MUST GO WELL, RISK IS HIGH, MYRAID THINGS COULD GO WRONG

REVEALS DRIVING FACTORS AND IDENTIFIES LOWER RISK

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COMPLETED DURING EIGHT STEP PROCESS

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SITUATIONAL APPRAISAL, PROBLEM ANALYSIS, POTENTIAL PROBLEM ANALYSIS

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FOUR COMPONENTS OF DECISION ANALYSIS

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DECISION STATEMENT
DETERMINE OBJECTIVES
LOCATE ALTERNATIVES
RISK ANALYSIS

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DECISION STATEMENT

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DETERMINE OUR OBJECTIVE
SPECIFIC LEVEL OF SUCCESS OR RESOLUTION

WHAT IS OUR CRITERIA

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CATEGORIES OF DETERMINE OBJECTIVES

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OUR MUSTS AND OUR WANTS

MUST-MANDATORY

WANTS-OPTIONAL

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RISK ANALYSIS

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IS THER ANYTHING I OVERLOOKED?
ARE THERE ANY POTENTIAL ISSUES AS A RESULT OF A MUST?
IS THER A POSSIBILITY THAT MY CHOICE IS INVALID?
IS THER ANYTHING THAT MIGHT PREVENT ME FROM BEING COMFORTABLE WITH MY CHOICE?

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OODA LOOP

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OBSERVE, ORIENT, DECIDE, ACT

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OBJECTIVE OF THE EIGHT STEP IS

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TO HELP FOCUS ON BIG ISSUES AFFECTING OUR MISSION, OUR WORK CENTER AND OUR PEOPLE

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EIGHT STEPS

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1-CLARIFY AND VALIDATE PROBLEM, 2- BREAKDOWN PROBLEM IDENTIFY PERFORMANCE GAPS, 3- SET IMPROVEMENT TARGET,4-DETERMINE ROOT CAUSE, 5 DEVELOP COUNTER MEASURE,6 SEE COUNTER MEASURES THROUGH, 7 CONFIRM RESULTS AND PROCESS, 8 STANDARDIZE SUCCESSFUL PROCESSES

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CLARIFY AND VALIDATE PROBLEM

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OBSERVE (OODA)
GO AND SEE
VOICE OF THE CUSTOMER

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STEP 2- BREAK DOWN THE PROBLEM/IDENTIFY PERFORMANCE GAPS

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OBSERVE (OODA)

KEY PROCESS INDICATORS AND METRICS
VALUE AND WASTE ANALYSIS
PERFORMANCE GAP ANALYSIS

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LEADING METRICS

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MAKE FUTURE PREDICTIONS ABOUT LIKELY OCCURANCE

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LAGGING METRICS

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track overall performance trends

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STEP 3 SET IMPROVEMENT TARGETS

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ORIENT (OODA)
STRATEGIC VISION
TACTICAL TARGETS
B-SMART

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B-SMART

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BALANCED ,SPECIFIC ,MEASURABLE ,ATTAINABLE RESULTS FOCUSED, TIMELY

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DETERMINE ROOT CAUSES

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ORIENT (OODA)
ROOT CAUSE PROBLEM SOLVING
THE FIVE WHYS
BRAINSTORMING

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BRAINSTORMING

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STRUCTURED APPROACH
UNSTRUCTURED APPROACH
SILENT APPROACH
FISH BONE DIAGRAM

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STEP 5- DEVELOP COUNTERMEASURES

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DECIDE (OODA)

ANALYSIS OF ALTERNATIVES- EFFECTIVENESS, FEASIBILITY, IMPACT

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STEP 6 SEE COUNTER MEASURES THROUGH

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DECIDE (OODA)
SIX S
VISUAL MANAGEMENT
STANDARD WORK
STANDARD WORK IS THE FOUNDATION OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.
MATERIAL/INFORMATION FLOW
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SIX S

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SORT, STRAIGHTEN, SHINE, STANDARDIZE, SUSTAIN, SAFETY

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STEP 7 CONFIRM RESULTS AND PROCESS

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ACT (OODA)

CONDUCTING A REVIEW
REWARDS AND RECOGNITION

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REWARDS AND RECOGNITION

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TIMELY, PROPORTIONAL, SINCER, SPECIFIC, INDIVIDUAL, PERSONAL

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STEP 8 STANDARDIZE SUCCESSFUL PROCESS

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ACT (OODA)

CHANGES TO, COMMUNICATE IMPROVEMENTS AND LESSON LEARNED, WHAT OTHER OPPORTUNITIES WERE IDENTIFIED BY THE PROBLEM SOLVING PROCESS

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THE KEY TO AFSO 21 SUCCESS

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IS A CULTURE WHERE EVERY AIRMAN THINKS ABOUT IMPROVEMENT AND IS EMPOWERED TO COMMUNICATE WITH HIS OR HER SUPERVISOR, COMMANDER OR A CHANGE AGENT