Lean manufacturing principles and its tools play an enabling role to optimize the flow of products through manufacturing operations. This approach often involves developing new skills and techniques in particular, it requires that operations personnel learn to see the value stream and the sequence of value creation steps required to manufacturer products and identify waste within processes.
Our consultant will link operational objectives with action plans necessary to achieve "breakthrough performance" improvements in key areas within your operations. Manufacturing managers will challenge all assumptions about the status quo regarding efficiency, quality and delivery performance.
Our approach to manufacturing excellence is based on working closely with our clients to deliver measurable and sustained business performance improvements. We are guided by "The Five Principles of Lean Thinking":
1. Identify the Value Stream from the "Customer" perspective Our consultants use proven tools to move manufacturing operations from one level of performance to the next-level. We utilize lean tools to drive sustainable improvements. A key component of enabling process improvement and establishing lean competence is the Kaizen process which should be thought of as a rapid improvement event. Lean Value Solutions will mentor teams and teach the required skills, concepts, methodologies and tools to guide successful process improvements.
2. Make value flow
3. Pull from the up-stream supplier
4. Optimize the whole value stream
5. Continuously strive for perfection
A standard kaizen event is typically a five-day rapid, focused, team action where the deliverable is a more effective process that yields immediate improvements. Key to the kaizen process is to ensure the work areas are re-configured and fully operational by the week's end to allow the organization to enjoy the results and gain the return on investment of resources made during the event.