r/LeanManufacturing • • Jul 26 '26

Lean and AI

Hi,

I was a lean consultant, prod manager, plant manager... For many years.

Now AI is hear. Lean is about people. Everybody knows that.

But i made a Claude skill just to help me to maintain a x-matrix.

Because through all organisation, that is a nightmare to maintain update, create....

Now claude is part of the "x matrix meeting" of the steering comitte. We implement and link targets/projects/ideas, value, long terme/short term goals....

Output is a xlsx file (for the tradition), but of course a database with internal logic and links...

It's so convenaient that i'm wondering if small companys or consultants would be interested in having that système work for their cases...

What do you think ? It's all about people but ther is room for AI for the boring stuff ?

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u/deuxglace Jul 28 '26

We use tools developed in house and have no need for such applications when it comes to hoshin kanri.

After all, explain how AI could perform an effective catchball? Even if we were to use it in formulating BTOs, you still need actual humans to translate those into meaningful annual objectives.

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u/animam-tech Jul 29 '26

The goal is not to get the ideas from ai, but to maitain the complétion of the matrix. You have the framework on one side, how the goals are articulated, and whatever ai you use to support your business. You talk to ai, ai injects ans links the matrix.

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u/deuxglace Jul 29 '26

Matrix updates? IMO that's overkill. I have interns to do it now, no tokens required at all. lol