Process Improvement & LSS

We often find that organizations are not making a meaningful investment in process improvement. In a high performing Lean organization process improvement is baked into daily activities, continuously improving how the work is performed through self-examination (Gemba) and experimentation. We help organizations become high performing and Lean from any stage of maturity. The following are a few key elements of our LSS services:

• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Mapping (As-Is, To-Be, Gap Analysis)
• Kaizen (Point, Medium, System)
• Standardized work (Same steps, same order every time)
• Level Loading – Heijunka (Workload/Perfect customer)
• Changeover reduction – ESEE (Eliminate, Simplify, Externalize, Execute)
• Transition to Pull (Kanban system/ Movement to single piece flow)

We understand Lean is all about People, not simulations or consulting expertise! We help employees improve the processes they touch, rather than re-designing processes for them.

Project Spotlight

We helped our client see how much time was being spent in changeover, and they installed quick exchange jaws for their lathes and combined several operations, consistent with the principle of Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED). Reduced set-up times made it more affordable to lower lot sizes, which moved more quickly through the plant.