Lean Manufacturing Consulting
What Benefits Should You Expect From Lean Manufacturing Consulting ?
Lean principles can mean different things to different organisations. More mature organisations, which already embody many lean principles, may be interested in implementing another lean manufacturing tools and techniques in their process management armoury.
Less mature operations may need to address issues at a more fundamental level. Moving to a "cellular" architecture from a "functional" one for example typically delivers labour savings of between 20-30% and reductions in WIP and lead times (typically by 50%). WIP reductions of this magnitude generate significant cash and therefore bring cash positive results almost immediately following implementation.
Importantly, exactly the same sorts of benefits are deliverable in non-manufacturing environments, such as retail or office based organisations. See Implementing Lean Manufacturing in Non-Manufacturing Environments. So whilst lean manufacturing consulting may not sound as though it would be applicable, it can deliver exactly the same step-change improvements in cost, quality and delivery performance. Formal Lean Manufacturing Consulting Methodologies
If you're looking for lean manufacturing consulting services, Executive Interims' lean manufacturing consultants use a formal lean manufacturing design and implementation methodology and equally formal change management procedures, to ensure that results are delivered on time and to budget, without any untoward surprises. In short we specialise in delivering results not just recommendations
See our article: Lean Manufacturing Implementation - for an overview of the lean manufacturing consulting methodology which deliver the scale of benefits described above.
Getting The Most From Your Lean Manufacturing Consulting Services
Using lean manufacturing consulting services can be a particularly valuable approach when its necessary to augment an already stretched team to deal with a high profile / value / risk lean project. However, i t's simply not realistic to expect even the best people to deliver breakthrough performance improvements when the emphasis is of necessity (for example) on fire-fighting today's shortages. Such change has to be managed differently, if root causes are to be successfully dealt with promptly. So, when trying to address major change management challenges it's vital for any lean manufacturing consulting approach to use appropriate systems/procedures and organisational structures, to deliver the requisite objectives. For large assignments with big paybacks, this usually means a dedicated multi-disciplinary team, supported by a lean manufacturing consultant on a full-time basis.
Lean Manufacturing Consulting - Value for Money - How Do We Do It?
From time to time, Directors, Executive Consultants and Managing Consultants from the "Big Four" firms specialising in lean manufacturing consulting take golden parachutes, then elect to work through Executive Interims. This means that not only will a lean manufacturing consultant from Executive Interims understand "best practise" intellectual property, but will likely have a greater depth and breadth of consulting expertise than many of their younger former colleagues, and (just as importantly) more finely honed interpersonal skills. So, lean manufacturing consulting services from Executive Interims - Supply Chain Practice will always represent better value for your investment compared to a consultant from a "Big Four" firm, either by virtue of our consultants' additional expertise or their equivalent expertise but their lower total cost.
In fact, why pay more for lean manufacturing consulting services delivered by individuals with less tact, diplomacy AND experience ?
Don't Hesitate to Get in Touch
Executive Interims - Supply Chain Practice is a specialist provider of supply chain consultancy and interim management services. If you'd like to know more about what a lean manufacturing consultant from Executive Interims can do for your business, contact us to explore the subject further.
Interested in Lean Manufacturing Consulting Services ?
In addition to providing interim management services, Executive Interims provides clients with supply chain consulting services delivered by former "Big Four" consultants firms, including:
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