Author: Noman Husain, Lean Coach

Hello, my name is Noman Husain and I am the Lean coach at Comau Inc. This is my first blog about Lean initiatives at the Comau. I am planning to write regular blogs to update on the Lean activities at the company.

So, let’s talk briefly about CPS and Lean:

CPS (Comau Production System) – CPS is an operating methodology that focuses on Daily Schedule Control and Daily Performance Metrics to improve productivity. CPS sets a systematic method to measure and achieve KPI’s – productivity, lost time, safety and housekeeping, schedule adherence.

Lean – A comprehensive business approach that focuses on eliminating waste so that all activities/steps add value from the customer’s perspective – simply maximizing customer value while minimizing waste.

We have been implementing CPS and Lean at the Comau Novi facility for last 12 months and the process has shown significant savings. The company embraced the philosophy and recently launched a global CPS Lean initiative for the manufacturing plants. The CPS Lean activities will soon begin in Mexico, Romania, France and Italy. The sponsor of this initiative is VP of Comau Industrial Operations, Eugenio Spinolo.

This week, we are kicking off this initiative with a 4 day CPS Lean training to the implementation team members from Romania, Italy and France. The training consists of two days of hands-on CPS training followed by two days of hands-on Lean training. The team will learn about the CPS methodology and how to set up a baseline to measure performance. They will learn key Lean tools for process improvements and participate in a Kaizen event.

I will be back soon with more updates.