Tailoring '4 in a row'

First step - Tailoring '4 in a row'

Tailoring '4 in a row' is very straight-forward.

In this step, the man or woman in charge of introducing '4 in a row' in the enterprise should tailor the analysis to their necessities.

The adaptation of the FMEA, an analysis which is going to be developed in the following step, is suggested to be through a very intuitive 5-question self-survey which can reveal the key aspects for the analysis.

Through 5 questions, you will be capable to adapt this tool to your necessities

Question 1: How many employees does your enterprise have?

From 1 to 10

From 10 to 50

More than 50

Question 2: How long has the activity or process you are checking being done in the same way?

It is a new or relatively new activity or process, with most of the employees working in this way for less than 3 months - 8 hours per day in use (approx. 600h)

Most of the employees have been working in the same way with this activity or process between 3 and 18 months - 8 hours per day (approx. 600h to 3600h)

All the employees have been working in this activity or process for more than 18 months

Question 3: Do you have detailed data of how often most of the incidents you are analysing occur?

Not at all. It is a new activity or process and we do not have any similar previous experience

Not really. We have been doing this activity for a time but without measuring how often the incidents are happening or it is very difficult to obtain this data

Yes. We have historical data of the incidents we have suffered and/or experienced employees who can approx. tell us the frequency of most of the incidents under study

Question 4: How critical are your SC errors?

Very critical. We are selling a very high-quality and unique good, very differentiated from the one our competitors are proposing (e. g. Ferrari, Apple)

Critical. We are selling a common product in the market, but our brand is very well-known in the market. And of course, our costumers value that (e.g. Carlsberg, Danone)

Not especially critical. We are selling similarly to our competitors, working with low margins and competing basically in price (e.g. Ryanair, generic medical products)

Question 5: Do you have any previous experience in Supply Chain Risk Management?

Not really… What does exactly Supply Chain Risk Management mean?

We are aware of the importance of SCRM and we have at least a bit of experience in the field

We are familiar with SCRM and we have previously been working in the field