To further define the plant as a demand-pull environment, manufacturers will use our Lean Engineering workbench, an invaluable tool for the lean engineer to define flow, create flexibility, drive lean process layouts. Along the way, a graphical process model, powered by the Voice of the Product Flow, becomes a knowledgebase asset for accurate capacity modeling and breakthrough facility performance.

Problems We Solve

"Our factory layout does not support streamlined flow."
"Our customers are demanding shorter lead times.”
“If we could right-staff our lines, I know there is a huge productivity opportunity out there.”
"We are too reactive to be proactive."
“We’ve done some focused Kaizen events here and there, but what we really need to rethink is our overall process flow.”
"We continually chase our constraints around the floor. It's hard to keep track of them based on the variability in demand, as well as machine reliability."
“If we had a simple process, we wouldn’t have difficult solutions. We need more power than our current simulation tools, but we want the process to be easy to understand.”
"We need to remove functional silos and work more as a team."
“I feel like we re-invent the wheel every year at capital budget planning time.”
"We need to help our suppliers fix problems in their process and supply chain."

Benefits We Provide

Identify and Eliminate Waste
Reduce Cycle times
Improve Process Flexibility and Predictability
Improve Labor Productivity
Increase Capacity/Asset Utilization
Improve Machine Utilization/Productivity
Improve Facility Layout/Floorspace Utilization
Power Growth and Improvement Planning