I guess I just have to ask:
Does the person/team in charge of the change have adequate authority?
Is the change being pushed my management?
Has the President of the company just read a new article and wants it implemented, without resources or proper delegation of duties?
The answers to the above could lead to reasons why other department team leaders fall back into the trap of late production and maintenance.
-Production Managers have to keep product flowing out the door.
-Maintenance Managers need to keep machines running while product goes out the door.
-Purchasing has to make sure that the both above have the tools to complete their tasks.
-Owners hold meeting to ask why the process is behind the time-lines they have set.
Just an opinion but the success of any plan, goal, or system is ultimately the responsibility of owners or top management. Many times they sit on high and pontificate orders that are unrealistically achievable because they do not know the true level of talent and how that talent is dispersed.
Don't blame the small guy, they are usually doing what they were told to do.
Succinctly, Management is to blame for 98% of the problems.
Al...