
166 ◾ Lean Production Simplified, Third Edition
Alignment and Flexibility
Through hoshin planning we seek to align our resources (Figure8.4) and
to quickly identify and respond to changes in the business environment
(Figure8.5).
ROUTINE WORK AND IMPROVEMENT WORK
Managerial work has two parts: routine work and improvement work.
The formal organizational structure is good at the former, but not so
good at the latter, because improvement work requires cross-functionality.
Moreover, many managers believe their job has no relation to improve-
ment and make no space for it in their daily work. Others would like to
make space for improvement work bu ...