Objective:  To align suppliers, internal operations with customers to insure an efficient flow of materials and products to meet customer demand.

 

Approach:   All of our consultants have real world experience in managing industrial and commercial work processes and understand the dual pressures of making daily schedules and reducing costs.
 

• Purpose driven – focused on measurable business objectives

• Lean concept training – everyone involved in the target processes are trained in lean concepts and techniques

• System vs point solutions – True sustainable improvement occurs when solutions are developed with the entire order to cash cycle in view

• Team driven improvements – cross sectional teams accelerate problem solving

• Grounded in classic Lean Manufacturing principles

• Focus our process on performance measurement and continuous improvement elements

• Initiate successful cultural change early with our Mobilization Process

• Lay the foundation for sustainable change by teaching your people the principles behind the tools so they can think independently

• Mobilize high involvement from all levels in both the design and implementation

• Implement in the work areas and field locations with your people

 

Deliverables:
 

• Operating processes aligned to efficiently address customer requirements

• Sales and Ops planning processes

• Master scheduling to customer demand

• Shop floor flow optimization

• Warehouse layout

• Storage and retrieval management

• Demand based inventory management systems

• Inbound and outbound process standardization

• Finished goods strategies and implementation

• Spare parts management

• Integrated vendor management processes

• Vendor delivery strategies

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