Hoshin Kanri Goal Cascade to Factory Floor

“Goals Goals are first set at the company level, then unfolded down the organization through the Hoshin Kanri process (another Falconi/TQM influence). Company goals follow a basic Balanced Scorecard model, with a heavier weight given to an EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization) goal that serves as a trigger for variable…”

“This way, the company generates an actual framework with which to make everybody “row in the same direction.” From the big dream, the company breaks down company-wide yearly goals, and then CEO goals, VP goals, Director goals, all the way down to the factory employees, who are all aligned by targets derived from the company’s Big Dream.”