TBM Digital Management System

Build the Discipline First-Then
Make It Run at Digital Speed.

For more than 35 years, TBM has refined the management system methodology that actually changes behavior on the floor – tiered accountability, structured problem solving, strategy deployment, daily discipline. iObeya doesn’t replace that methodology. It’s the digital platform TBM chose to run it at the speed, visibility, and accuracy a connected enterprise needs. Technology layered onto a management system that isn’t disciplined yet just digitizes the chaos faster – so TBM designs the system first, then makes it fast.

Every pillar of the TBM Digital Management System starts as a methodology decision, not a software feature. TBM designs the tiered structure, the problem-solving discipline, and the strategy deployment process with your team first. iObeya is what makes that same discipline run in real time, visible across every site, with data you can trust.

Tier 1 to enterprise, on one cadence

The Methodology:

A daily cadence of tier meetings – Tier 1 through enterprise – with clear agendas, actions, and owners
SQDC discipline: Safety, Quality, Delivery, and Cost reviewed on a fixed rhythm

With iObeya:

Every tier board live and synced in real time – not redrawn by hand each shift
Hour-by-hour data flows automatically into SQDC; no manual rollups

Fixing problems once, at the source

The Methodology:

A3, Fishbone, and 5 Why root-cause discipline, practiced where the issue occurred
Every issue closed with a named owner and a due date – not just discussed

With iObeya:

Root-cause boards captured digitally and linked directly to the SQDC board
Countermeasures tracked automatically until closed – nothing lost between shifts

Priorities that reach every level

The Methodology:

Hoshin Kanri discipline that cascades 3-5 year goals into daily, measurable actions
A common language connecting the floor to the boardroom

With iObeya:

X-Matrices and KPI trees rendered as live boards, updated as the work happens
One consistent view for leadership across every site and tier – no slide decks to reconcile

Clear triggers, named owners, no drift

The Methodology:

A clear rule for what gets escalated, to whom, and by when
Leaders coach the system, not just review the numbers after the fact

With iObeya:

Escalations move up the tiers automatically, with full context attached
A live accountability board – visible enterprise-wide – shows what’s done, due, and pending

40%-60% 0

reduction in meeting time

3X 0

faster problem resolution

25% 0

reduction in decision-making lead time

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