Art of ZED

Establishing focus on the Critical Few  While Preventive Maintenance should ideally be undertaken for all Equipment, the ZED Framework places high importance on Preventive Maintenance of "Critical Equipment".  Three Parameters give higher score for attention to Critical Equipment Planned Maintenance (of Operational Equipment & utilities);  Planned Maintenance of Energy Control Systems; and  Planned maintenance of Environment effect control machines.  This article intends helping organizations in identifying their Critical Equipment by carrying out a systematic assessment on key aspects.  The assessment takes into account two aspects of every Equipment Impact of equipment Breakdown or Fault on Environment or Safety  Impact of equipment Breakdown or Fault on Operations. Any Equipment which can impact the Environment or lead to a Major Injury in case of a breakdown are classified as critical - even if they have no impact on Operations. Breakdowns

DWM - Daily Work Management Establishing Company wide Focus on achieving the Right Results Every Business has targets – for every employee. Establishing a structured mechanism for setting Targets, and managing Performance helps organizations achieve planned results in a timely manner.  In the ZED framework the Daily Work Management (DWM) parameter provides guidance on establishing a World Class Target Setting and Management System in an objective and measurable way. You can use the ZED framework to Assess the maturity of your DWM practices and identify actions to achieve World Class level. In this article I will share inputs to will help you implement DWM which gets you started on your journey to World Class. Implementing these inputs will help you get a score between 3 to 4 on the DWM Parameter. *Disclaimer: Please make sure you read the Disclaimer Statement at the end before using any of these inputs.    * Credits : All MDW ©  [Mission Directed Workteams©]  Program 

Eliminating Waste - adds value to Business and frees up valuable resources. Waste is not only one of the simplest parameters to implement, it also delivers immense value to Organizations which can implement this parameter at Level 4 or 5.  In my interactions with over 500 MSMEs, less than 1% have correctly understood the meaning of “WASTE”.  Hence it is important to understand what this term means  in the context of ZED Framework . So let’s see how you can implement Waste Management in your Company and reap the benefits of doing so. Credits: All MDW© [Mission Directed Workteams©] Program material reproduced here is the property of Competitive Dynamics International - Asia & Middle East (www.cdi-ama.biz) and may not be reproduced in any form or for any purpose whatsoever. First of all we must understand WASTE. Waste IS NOT Scrap, Garbage, Disposable Items, Savings of Energy etc. as commonly understood.  WASTE IS any activity that does not add value to th

Online Self Assessment  The Second and Most Important Step This article is intended at providing insights on how to complete Online Self Assessment (OSA) which is the first and most critical stage of ZED Certification process. We will discuss common mistakes made at this stage, the Steps involved in OSA, and Action Planning.*  *Please read the Disclaimer at the bottom of the page before applying these inputs.  About Online Self Assessment As is evident, this is your own assessment of where you stand on the various ZED parameters and is done online. The ZED portal allows 3 Final Submissions of Online Self Assessment. You can use these attempts in a way that helps you measure how close you are to achieving ZED rating and implement actions to address Gaps. There are 3 important Steps in OSA Step 1. Selecting Optional Parameters.  Step 2: Self Assessment for each parameter. Step 3: Review  & Submit OSA. Common mistakes in OSA 1. Selecting wrong Optional param