Peakboard: The key role in Lean 4.0

Why lean management?

Lean management has established itself as an indispensable methodology for companies striving for efficiency and continuous improvement. But as the business world keeps evolving, it is critical that companies keep their lean practices up to date. This is where Lean 4.0 comes in, enabling the seamless integration of digital technologies and data into the lean approach. Peakboard plays a key role in that context. Find out how Peakboard helps companies combine the principles of lean management with the possibilities of digital transformation, and so achieve efficient, future-oriented value creation.

The steps to Lean 4.0

1. Lean — first steps: In the beginning, lean is often seen as a toolbox for selective improvements. Companies take their first steps toward identifying and optimizing inefficient processes, but the focus is often still on isolated measures.
2. Value stream perspective: Development continues toward a holistic view across the value chain. Companies apply methods to optimize inventories and lead times. Efficiency is considered across the entire value chain.
3. Employee perspective: Lean is understood not just as a method but as a culture. Continuous improvement is lived, and employees play a decisive role. The result is a culture of improvement, accompanied by employee development and lean leadership.
4. Digital lean: Digitalization opens up new horizons. Digital solutions complement proven lean principles and widen the areas where lean can be applied in a company. Flexibility and efficiency in the workplace are increased through the use of state-of-the-art technologies.
5. Lean 4.0: The highest stage of development — Lean 4.0. Here, product and information flows are seamlessly integrated to make the best possible use of the value of information. Order processing, and even the business model itself, are optimized by intelligently linking data and processes.

How do you optimize your lean management with Peakboard?

With Peakboard you build the value creation of the future, by improving data exchange in production and logistics and making processes more efficient. With us as a cyber-physical system, you connect your company. Processes become leaner, can be completed more quickly, and the overall profitability and flexibility of the company rises. Peakboard visualizes real-time data, giving a transparent picture of processes and key performance indicators. Weak points can therefore be identified and remedied quickly. Peakboard's adaptability supports the flexible requirements of Lean 4.0. Companies can use the platform to extend proven lean principles digitally and increase their efficiency in the process. By integrating production data and intelligent dashboards, you get a comprehensive view of the entire manufacturing process. That helps optimize the flow of information and realize Lean 4.0 in full.

Build your own applications

Take a look at this example of a lean management dashboard for inspiration on optimizing your production. But Peakboard is not just for building dashboards for your production halls. Whether in lean logistics, the lean office, lean leadership, or shop floor management — Peakboard gives you access to a wide range of data sources. That means the most varied key figures and real-time information can be displayed: error rates, scrap, or staffing levels, for example. It makes digital lean management easier to implement and helps optimize processes — via an Andon board, say, or visual operator control. And the best part: thanks to our user-friendly low-code features, you build your applications quickly and easily — without any programming knowledge.