"That will be too much work" is sometimes true....if it costs more in time than you save for having spent the time.
Cherry pick your first case where you are pretty certain that the waste is avoidable in the future...and dig into the root cause for that one (in the department where the manager is willing to give it a try).
It is tempting to look back and dig in the past to try to avoid the next one. But sometimes convincing people works better if you wait for the NEXT one so that all of the data and memories are fresh.
If this has been going on for over a decade, another month won't hurt too much.
We humans forget what happened last week pretty easily. Make your initial move right at the tail end of the excursion happening. What I'm sensing through your posts is that you don't have enough data to sell the idea. Get some data on the next occurrence.
It is a hard sell to look into the past and discuss what might have been (the term is Monday Morning Quarterback?). It is much easier if you get involved when it's actually happening. The perception of the folks working with you will also be different between these two, and that may be the most important component.
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Cherry pick your first case where you are pretty certain that the waste is avoidable in the future...and dig into the root cause for that one (in the department where the manager is willing to give it a try).
It is tempting to look back and dig in the past to try to avoid the next one. But sometimes convincing people works better if you wait for the NEXT one so that all of the data and memories are fresh.
If this has been going on for over a decade, another month won't hurt too much.
We humans forget what happened last week pretty easily. Make your initial move right at the tail end of the excursion happening. What I'm sensing through your posts is that you don't have enough data to sell the idea. Get some data on the next occurrence.
It is a hard sell to look into the past and discuss what might have been (the term is Monday Morning Quarterback?). It is much easier if you get involved when it's actually happening. The perception of the folks working with you will also be different between these two, and that may be the most important component.
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