Lighting Producer Improves Efficiency, Safety, and Reduces Wastes in Shipping and Receiving
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.
Operational Excellence and Energy Efficiency for Manufacturers
Daniel Penn Associates helps manufacturers implement Lean techniques that result in significant energy savings by reducing cost per unit produced.
Providing Facility Expansion Design and Layout Support
DPA is pleased to help support a lighting manufacturer’s facility design and layout to expand its footprint and production capacity.
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.
Change Management Needs to Change
Why employees really reject change? DPA consultant Peter Harlamon shares strategies and tactics from his involvement in challenging labor-management negotiations.
How to Address Government Crises Today and Tomorrow? Lean First, Then Automate
without a 'lean first' planning approach, hasty investments in government automation and IT can increase waste.
Lean Practices for Government Organizations
Government entities that truly apply lean thinking to their operations and processes can realize significant and sustainable benefits.
Applying Soccer Discipline to Your Company’s Lean Daily Management
In a world of rapidly changing customer demands, your organization’s lean daily management activities and the game of soccer have much in common.
An Operational Nod to Anthony Bourdain
Sometimes operational lessons get reinforced by unexpected players. This one begins with a story surrounding the late great Anthony Bourdain.