LEAN MANUFACTURING SUCCESS STORIES
Lean manufacturing: in a traditional environment A major manufacturer of commercial lighting asked The Consultancy Company to help them to adopt lean manufacturing principles to improve their operational agility and efficiency. In adopting the principles of lean manufacturing set up times were reduced from hours to minutes, lead times reduced by 75%, and batch sizes by 80%. Read more |
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Using lean to lead organisational transformation 'The team was enthusiastic, there was a fantastic response culture from the rest of the business, it was a great opportunity for real shop-floor participation and it got results.' Mike Davies, Director, Silentnight Beds The Consultancy Company was asked to facilitate and provide ongoing support to the manufacturing area, building on previous lean improvement activities. The RIE yielded 15% productivity gains and led to savings of £100k per annum. Read more |
Planning and executing a major business transformation 'Your consultants provided an invaluable additional resource at a particularly challenging time. They knew what they were doing and quickly established effective working relationships with all embers of our team.' Tom Graham, Managing Director The Consultancy Company was engaged to support Prestige International in planning for - and implementing - a factory move and in creating a transformed manufacturing infrastructure and working practices model for future operation that would reduce operation costs. Read more |
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