TABLE OF CONTENTS The LEEAP is the formal performance measurement tool for the LEERM. The objective of this tool is to evaluate status and progress in migrating toward a Lean Extended Enterprise. A second objective is to provide a quantitative assessment of the organization's ability to execute, sustain, and realign itself for strategic improvement. The LEEAP consists of the following framework elements:
Categories: There are seven major evaluation areas in the Best Practices and Principles Panel of the LEERM:
Leadership
Customer and market focus
Uniform improvement infrastructure
Value stream processes
Extended enterprise integration
Organizational learning
Performance measurement
Criteria: An expansion of the traditional five basic principles of lean into 42 distinct practices and principles of value stream excellence. There are 6 distinct practices and principles for each of the 7 categories, or 42 in total (refer to the Best Practices and Principles Panel in Figure 8.2).
Practice elements: The specific evaluation points within each practices and principles criterion.
Frequency score (F): A relative measure of the organization's sustainability and commitment on each of the practice elements (i.e., leadership, commitment, strategy).
Excellence score (E): A relative measure of how well the organization is capable of achieving results on each of the particular practice elements (i.e., execution, technical competence).
Strategic focus score (S): A measure of the organization's ability to detect a loss of focus and realign itself to achieve the desired strategic and operational results (i.e., measurement, alignment,...
