Manufacturing Facility Expansion Planning: A Practical Guide
Learn the principles and steps that are critical to plan for a facility expansion and process improvements to optimize workflow, efficiency, and scalability.
The Power of Intentionality: How to Sustain Continuous Improvement and Maximize Efficiency
Companies that embed intentionality into their operations—through structured problem-solving, clear accountability, and cultural reinforcement—see long-term success.
Shipping and Receiving Efficiency at a Lighting Producer: Faster, Safer, Leaner
The company’s Kaizen team was tasked to evaluate the workflow, identify bottlenecks, idle time, process balance, equipment availability, other measures, and implement a safe, lean process flow.
Lean Training and Kaizen Events
We are excited to lead Lean and Kaizen events to support lean and continuous improvement for an architectural lighting designer and manufacturer.
The Chocolate Elephant
How do you eat a chocolate elephant? Well, the answer is easy and well-known – one bite at a time. The same is true when nibbling away at reducing lead
Components manufacturer streamlines the movement of parts, reduces idle time by more than 50%
By creating new workflows for support processes, the team eliminated nearly 740,000 feet per year of travel distance to move parts.
How Lean Practices Mirror Olympic Training
Your company’s Lean and continuous improvement teams drive organizational growth and excellence. While their critical role may often go unnoticed, these teams share traits with the world’s most elite athletes.
Lean Management and Continuous Improvement in Manufacturing
We are excited to support manufacturing setup reduction efforts through process review, procedure creation, and action plan development.
Changeover improvements help company boost machine output and reduce waste
More than 200 hours per year of downtime from the company’s machines were compromising on-time deliveries to customers. Read how this company was able to improve output and reduce waste.