5P Program for Operational Improvements
Program Overview

5P description, description, version 1.1 Copyright 1996, 2002, 2006 by Ingo Rheinbay
The Meta-Consultants Perth / Fremantle Western Australia
Ph: (08) 9314 2537, Mobile: 0410 437 800

Your Mission

• Implement operational improvements without expensive consultant
• The first improvement saves typically $10,000 per year
• Improvements can be:

• reduced waste of time and material
• reduced inventory
• fewer "urgent" management interventions
• less overtime
• faster customer service
• increased quality of products and services
• less customer reclamations
• improved cash flow
• better utilisation of capital

Our Mission

• We aim to provide you and your staff with the tools to achieve the your objective
• You and your staff will be instructed in the use of the tool
• Real life issues from your company are used for instruction
• You can repeat the success in other areas of your company

Description

5P is a method to improve business operations and to solve business issues by the organisation's staff.

By different names, the method has been used for many years in many organisations by reputable consulting firms in Australia and abroad. This simple and effective method is typically applied by consultants for the well known and high fees.

Learning and Doing

5P integrates learning and practical 'at the coal face' application of all 5 Points:

• learning a skills unit = one of the 5 Points

  followed in the same week by

• doing it in your organisation with coaching by us.

The 5 Points = skills units are:

1. Measuring the facts, (eg. delay, cost, inventory, etc.)
2. Analysis to find the root cause
3. Plan corrective action regarding the root cause
4. Implementation of the corrective action
5. Management and Development of staff (change behaviour)

The first improvement is usually achieved within 5 weeks.In most cases the program fee was recovered within months.

Audience

5P addresses operations management in any small to medium sized organisation, such as: