Kaufman Global Client, BD, Spotlighted in The Manufacturer Magazine
The June issue of The Manufacturer features an in depth interview with BD's Vice President of Operations, Bruce Roed, as he discusses the advancements of the Diagnostic Systems division and their contribution to the company's overall approach to continuous improvement. BD is successfully merging the worlds of Lean and Six Sigma within their organization in a dynamic way and we are pleased to be playing a role in their ongoing journey towards operational excellence! To read "Managing Growth" now, click here.
Kaufman Global Participates In Glovia User Group Conference
Kaufman Global was one of a handful of independent suppliers to receive an invitiation to present at the 2004 Glovia International User Group Conference held in Orlando, Florida last month. The conference topic was Best Practices, and our own Andy Herdan presented two tracks that included: 1) A Case Study in I/T Enabled Lean Supply Chain, and 2) Bridging the Technology Gap - 10 Golden Rules and 20 Key Metrics. Download your free copies now!
Increasing Capacity & Productivity - A Case Study in Lean
Manufacturing
A world leader in the automotive & transport industry wished to increase
capacity by 30%, increase direct labor productivity by 25% and increase
inventory turns from 6.0 to 9.0 in one of its European locations. Project
governance structures were implemented to ensure consistency and follow-thru,
teams were trained in lean techniques with specific focus on Kaufman Global's
20 Keys methodology and Lean Daily Management System, and site leadership
was coached on fostering effective cultural change. As a result, the facility
achieved its Annual Operating Plan for the first time in a number of years
and... Read
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Productivity Improvement - Lean Manufacturing Blitz Results
This client, a manufacturer of consumer products, wished to complete the reorganization of a particular distribution center in order to improve productivity by a minimum of 33% and regain inventory re-certification by year end. The team utilized lean manufacturing tools such as 5S, Visual Factory, Brown Paper techniques and Waste Walks to identify areas of opportunity within the DC. The results included over $75,000 in annualized savings, a 46% reduction in walking waste and the elimination of 2500 obsolete parts. Read More
New Product Development - Office Kaizen Blitz Results
This diversified manufacturer of specialized industrial products was experiencing long cycle times in new product development. The number of engineering changes and design errors were adding significant cycle time to the delivery schedule for launching new products, resulting in significant loss of business opportunities. The team utilized Value Stream & process mapping tools to analyze the AS IS process. Once the gap analysis was complete, they created the new TO BE process, which resulted in a 53% reduction in cycle time and revenue increase potential of...More
Integrated Product Development White Paper
Properly implemented, Integrated Product Development (IPD) is a formidable competitive weapon. IPD creates better products faster and at lower cost. Despite these advantages, most organizations have been slow (at best) to implement a full-scale IPD approach as their standard product/service design and development methodology. At the same time, many of these same organizations are vigorously pursuing Lean Manufacturing (just-in-time, synchronous, flexible, pull, kaizen, etc.) in order to reduce material and labor costs. This is like closing the barn door after most of the livestock have fled. One can fry much larger fish with IPD. For example, the cost of manufacturing labor across all industries averages about 10 percent of total costs. Even a 20 percent reduction of 10 percent yields only a two percent total cost reduction. While this is significant, it pales beside the impact that IPD can create.
Why not have both? To read more, click here to download a free copy of this white paper.