Start by solving operators' biggest daily problems on the shop floor. When you fix their real pain points first, you get immediate buy-in, avoid wasting money on solutions nobody wants, and build momentum for bigger changes.
My passion has always been taking a look at what the operator does. And wherever the operator is struggling, that's your biggest point of impact, and that's where you should start. And the reason why I say that is because you have to get the workforce on board. Otherwise, you spend a lot of money and they're still going to find a workaround to do things the way they want to do them. But if you actually work with operations, find out what those pain points are, and solve that problem where the people have the biggest issue, then you're going to get this immediate, oh, thank you. I appreciate that. Let's fix the next problem. And it really grows from that individual shop floor worker's perspective.
