Short Interval Management (SIM)
Replace the end-of-shift review with cascaded management — from hour-by-hour at the machine to the monthly review — where each deviation is handled at the level that can resolve it.
This course is aimed at team leaders, area managers and shop-floor managers who find out that they learn about the day's losses too late to act on them. It presents short interval management (SIM) as it is practised on the shop floor: an hour-by-hour record at the workstation, a 5- to 10-minute meeting in front of a board, then daily, weekly and monthly reviews that only receive what the level below could not resolve. By the end, you will know how to choose the SQCD indicators for a given scope, draw the cascade of the five levels with their schedules and participants, run an hour-by-hour on a line, lead a team meeting that ends with named actions, and recognise the drifts that turn SIM into just one more meeting.
What you will be able to do
- Explain how SIM replaces end-of-shift control with real-time management, and why the measurement interval determines the ability to find the cause of a deviation.
- Break down plant objectives into safety, quality, cost and delivery indicators down to the workstation, with a quantified target at each level.
- Describe the five management levels (SIM1 to SIM5): interval, duration, location, participants and escalation rule.
- Run an hour-by-hour tracking on a line with a visual record and a 5 Whys when OEE drops off.
- Lead a 10-minute SIM2 meeting standing in front of the board, concluding with actions that have an owner and a deadline.
- Spot the three classic drifts: administrative meeting, systematic escalation, actions never closed out.
The path
- The end-of-shift review comes too late 4 min
- Choosing the indicators for the scope and setting the targets 4 min
- The cascade: five levels, five intervals 4 min
- AIC1: running the hour-by-hour at the line 4 min
- AIC2: running 10 minutes in front of the board 4 min
- The drifts that empty the AIC of its meaning 4 min
Prerequisites
Know how a production line or cell operates and its common stoppages. Knowing what a performance indicator is (OEE, scrap rate, schedule adherence) is enough; no prior Lean training is required.
The closing quiz
The topic ends with a 7-question quiz, and a certificate is issued on success.