![\"kaizen\"](\"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/kaizen.jpg\")
savings. Practicing Kaizen <\/strong>[small continuous improvements] is the best approach. The Japanese word \u201ckaizen\u201d means \u00abchange for better\u00bb and is tied to the concept of small continuous improvements. Toyota is a great example of a company that deployed kaizen to reach the pinnacle of automotive quality.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\nRecommended Data Points<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n A key step is to develop actual data on how your tires are performing. Here are 10 key data points that fleets should be recording and monitoring:<\/span><\/p>\n Examining these data points on a consistent basis can reveal some areas of opportunity. For instance, a fleet manager might find that they are generating inordinately high tire expenses from emergency breakdowns.<\/p>\n By identifying breakdowns and examining the causes they may take a different A good tire management program includes tracking, analysis, preventive maintenance and more. An effective tool in keeping track of tire costs is to use a worksheet like TMC\u2019s Recommended Practice (RP 208D) Tire Cost Determination . All tire-related expenses from new tire and retread costs, to repair and road call costs, should be recorded. From those expenses, credits should be subtracted from things like warranty and discounts; then, net costs are divided by the total tire miles for the fleet to come up with a monthly tire cost-per-mile.<\/span><\/p>\n\n
![\"Double](\"https:\/\/www.doublecointires.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/1_Double20Coin20RR15020-20low20res.jpg\")
approach that would reduce this expense area. The approach taken by one of our OEM customers, Clement Trailers, was to switch to Double Coin RR150 tires <\/a>(pictured to the left) to solve some down time issues with the previous brand. Click here to read their story.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n