{"id":206,"date":"2012-03-14T11:37:36","date_gmt":"2012-03-14T10:37:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marense.com\/wp\/?page_id=206"},"modified":"2018-09-23T06:48:00","modified_gmt":"2018-09-23T05:48:00","slug":"a3","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.marense.com\/en\/consulting\/continuous-improvement\/lean-management\/a3-en\/","title":{"rendered":"A3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong>A3<\/strong> was developed by Toyota as much as a <strong>problem solving tool<\/strong> than as a mean to &#8220;align&#8221; all the lifeblood of a company in achieving its strategic objectives.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/a3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-203\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/a3.png\" alt=\"A3, Outil de r\u00e9solution de probl\u00e8me, Problem solving, Lean\" width=\"220\" height=\"181\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/a3.png 500w, https:\/\/www.marense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/a3-300x247.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Its A3 frame forces us to be limited to priority items, avoiding a dispersion of forces. It addresses the following key issues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Context,<\/li>\n<li>Problem,<\/li>\n<li>Objectives,<\/li>\n<li>Probable causes,<\/li>\n<li>Possible measures to achieve the objectives,<\/li>\n<li>Action plan put in place,<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/A3-card.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1660 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/A3-card.jpg\" alt=\"A3, Outil de r\u00e9solution de probl\u00e8me, Problem solving, Lean\" width=\"800\" height=\"592\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/A3-card.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.marense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/A3-card-300x222.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.marense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/A3-card-624x462.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Problem solving methodology for <strong>A3<\/strong> helps to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Easily move from the <strong>perception of a problem<\/strong> with a clear definition of it,<\/li>\n<li>Lead your problem solving methodically,<\/li>\n<li>Search data on the shopfloor and use them, as well as charts, to ensure and demonstrate your approach,<\/li>\n<li>Digging potential causes to arrive to the root cause and to prove their relationship to the effects,<\/li>\n<li>Check that the counter-measures taken will eliminate the root causes,<\/li>\n<li>Avoid the common pitfalls that prevent the discovery of the root causes of problems and their resolution,<\/li>\n<li>Make a clear presentation, structured, with impact on your audience.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/goal.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-205\" src=\"https:\/\/www.marense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/goal.jpg\" alt=\"Objectif, Cible, Target, Lead change, Conduire le changement\" width=\"240\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.marense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/goal.jpg 420w, https:\/\/www.marense.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/03\/goal-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 240px) 100vw, 240px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For any question, do not hesitate to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.marense.com\/en\/contact-us\/\">contact us<\/a>\u00a0!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The A3 was developed by Toyota as much as a problem solving tool than as a mean to &#8220;align&#8221; all the lifeblood of a company in achieving its strategic objectives. 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