Diagnostics & Operational Audits
Identifying the hidden costs and bottlenecks before spending money on fixes.
Service Offerings:
Value Stream Mapping (VSM): A ground-up analysis of material and information flow.
Process Bottleneck Analysis: Identifying and eliminating production line friction to maximize throughput and efficiency.
COPQ (Cost of Poor Quality) Assessments: Calculating the true price of scrap, rework, and waste.
OEE Data Validation: Moving past "gut feelings" to hard machine/line efficiency data.
Deliverables: Operator Balance Charts (OBC), Capacity Charts, Labor Scrolls, Software Simulation.
Strategic Implementation
Hands-on execution to stabilize and improve the floor.
Service Offerings:
Kaizen Events: Targeted, 3-to-5-day intensive "blitzes" for immediate ROI.
Cellular Design & Line Balancing: Physical reconfiguration of the floor for better Takt time alignment.
Quality Management Systems (QMS): Building robust FPY (First Pass Yield) tracking and corrective action loops.
Visual Factory Setup: Implementing 5S and real-time performance dashboards.
Identifying the hidden costs and bottlenecks before spending money on fixes.
Service Offerings:
Value Stream Mapping (VSM): A ground-up analysis of material and information flow.
Process Bottleneck Analysis: Identifying the "Station 4" in every line (referencing your chart).
COPQ (Cost of Poor Quality) Assessments: Calculating the true price of scrap, rework, and waste.
OEE Data Validation: Moving past "gut feelings" to hard machine/line efficiency data.
Specialized Training - Lean Boot Camps
Advisory & Retainer Services
Ongoing expert oversight to ensure the plant doesn't revert to old habits.
Service Offerings:
Fractional Quality/Operations Management: Expert leadership without the full-time executive salary.
Sustaining Audits: Monthly or quarterly check-ins to verify Lean maturity.
Executive Coaching: Working with plant leadership on culture shift and KPI alignment.