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Tiered Management for Lean Manufacturing

Empowerment and Accountability at Every Level of Your Organization

 

Too often, performance issues go unnoticed until they become major problems. Tiered Management creates a structured communication system that ensures the right information flows to the right people, fast.

From the frontline to executive leadership, Tiered Management connects every level of the organization through short, focused daily meetings. Teams review performance from the previous day, surface challenges impacting customers, and ensure immediate support for issue resolution.

What is Tiered Management?

Tiered Management is a Lean management practice designed to:

  • Improve visibility and communication across all levels

  • Empower teams to address daily challenges proactively

  • Provide leaders with a clear line of sight to performance

  • Foster accountability and ownership in every team

  • Ensure critical problems receive the right escalation and support
     

By replacing long, ineffective meetings and endless email chains, Tiered Management builds a fast, structured, and transparent communication loop that accelerates decision-making and problem resolution.


Benefits of Tiered Management Implementation

  • Stronger team accountability and ownership

  • Faster problem escalation and resolution

  • Better alignment between frontline teams and leadership

  • Clearer visibility into performance and customer impact

  • Reduced meeting time and communication clutter

  • A culture of continuous learning and improvement

How Tiered Management Creates Operational Excellence

When combined with Daily Engagement, Standard Work, and Problem-Solving practices, Tiered Management creates a sustainable management system that drives operational excellence.

It’s not just about reporting. It’s about learning, improving, and enabling success at every level.

 

Contact us to implement Tiered Management in your organization

Tiered Management

North Carolina

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