Operational Excellence
You cannot manage what you don't measure. While it's not necessary to measure everything within your business but it is critically important to measure, track and manage key performance indicators. We can help you understand what's KPI's are important and how to manage process for optimum performance.
1. Establishing the key metrics for your operations
We can help you identify what's important in your business, how to track performance trends and how to effect the changes necessary within your operations to improve results.
2. Planning for Continuous Improvement
If you don't know where you want to go, any road will take you there. Planning for continuous improvement requires a well thought out process and plan.
3. Work Cell redesign
By using lean tools, we can help you redesign the manufacturing floor to optimize manufacturing performance.
4. Lean Concept Planning
Utilizing Lean/Six Sigma Basics. DMAIC Basic methodology consists of the following five steps:
Define the process improvement goals that are consistent with customer demands and enterprise strategy.
Measure the current process and collect relevant data for future comparison.
Analyze to verify relationship and casualty of factors. Determine what the relationship is, and attempt to ensure that all factors have been considered.
Improve or optimize the process based upon the analysis using techniques like Design of Experiments.
Control to ensure that any variances are corrected before they result in defects. Set up pilot runs to establish process capability, transition to production and there after continuously measure the process and institute control mechanisms.
5. Targeted performance projects
It's all about the process. Understanding how you convert labor and create value within your operating environment is the first step. Developing a continuous improvement process and culture starts and ends with your leadership team. We can help you design a process that works for you and can drive consistent improvement.