Key words:

• Lean
• Process Improvement
• Business Process Reengineering
• Theory of Constraints
• Factory Physics
• Productivity
• Plant Productivity

We usually begin every engagement with an interviewing process to obtain a fundamental understanding of the business, its goals, and the present business/industry environment. This context is needed to truly understand your issues and the impact they have on your goals. Additional information is gathered through observation, data collection/analyses, and interviews in developing a framework to clearly define problems, solutions, and overall strategies. We then work with you, the client, to determine the most appropriate and effective role (team member, coach, facilitator, and/or leader) for Sales and Business Consultants during the engagement.

Manufacturing and supporting operations greatly affect revenues, operating costs, cash flows, and ultimately the bottom line. Improving operational effectiveness and efficiency can greatly improve your productivity, throughput, quality, capacity, delivery lead time and profitability. We recognize and acknowledge your expertise regarding your industry and business, and work with you to develop pragmatic and innovative solutions to your operational and manufacturing problems. By applying sound business principles in conjunction with the principles of Lean, Theory of Constraints (TOC), and Factory Physics we help you bring improvements to the shop floor and the front office and achieve your business goals.

Whether you are targeting a specific problem or considering a Lean conversion we can help by providing training facilitation, guidance, leadership, coaching, and consulting in the following areas:

• Business Process Reengineering
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Improvement
• Constraint Management
• Plant Layout
• Kaizen
• 5S
• Standard Work
• Total Productive Maintenance
• Overall Equipment Effectiveness
• Setup Reduction
• Visual Factory
• Just In Time
• One Piece Flow
• Kanban
• Quality
• On Time Delivery