SSI: Synchronous Process Management

Synchronous Process Management
a pragmatic, common sense approach

Synchronous Process Management (SPM) is:
1. an operating methodology specifically designed to maximize the benefits of value-focused, lean-oriented strategies; and
2. a leadership process that provides clear focus to management guidance during rapid change while producing sustainable results.

SPM's typical business objectives are to:
1. Increase on-time delivery by at least 25%
2. Increase plant productivity by at least 15%
3. Reduce work-in-process inventory by at least 50%
4. Reduce manufacturing lead time by at least 50%

SPM creates a Synchronous Flow Organization that can sustain the results listed above. Sustaining these objectives requires a holistic solution: streamlined processes; a flow-based organization structure; and focused leadership.

SPM is a supply chain-to-supply chain linkage that integrates internal and suppliers' processes, while forging key customer alliances to systematically drive costs out of the total value chain.

SPM couples ISO 9000:2000 or ISO/TS 16949:2002 discipline with Lean and Six Sigma initiatives into an ongoing management system that consistently increases earnings growth, accelerates competitive advantages, and provides the basis for continued rapid improvement.