The good news is that a Lean transformation is a low-cost strategy. The payback or Return on Investment related to process improvement, elimination of waste, improving flow, reducing rework and defects, is often five to one or more within the first year. In fact, a Lean transformation is, by far, the best investment a company can make. The Lean Benefits Calculator is a flash-based tool to help you estimate the financial potential of a Value Stream improvement, or a factory-wide conversion.

Three Stages to Estimating Benefits:
1. Enter current state performance data, including inventory levels, quality measurements, current and expected cycle time, and labor information.
2. Modify expected lean benefits, including quality improvements, productivity, inventory benefits.
3. Adjust the results based on company and industry experience, or to create various scenarios like conservative, aggressive and average.

The Lean Benefits Calculator is an essential element of any lean implementation. Included in the download is a video training file, a 6-page instruction manual and the flash-based analysis tool.

View the actual training video that comes with the calculator by clicking here.