Kaufman Global to Present at ASQ Lean Six Sigma Conference
Kaufman Global announced today that the Company will present at the 2009
American Society of Quality (ASQ) Buffalo Conference on October 13th -
14th. The conference takes place at the Millennium Hotel in Buffalo, New
York.
Kaufman Global will present two conference tracks on Wednesday, October
14th, and will also participate in that evening's panel discussion on
Lean Six Sigma. Executive Vice President and Principal, Sean Wright, will
present “Office Kaizen – It’s Not Just for Them”
at approximately 10:45 AM. Following at 1:00 PM, Garry Vosahlik, Kaufman
Global Chief Financial Officer, will present “Fish See Water Last
- A Guide to Seeing and Eliminating Waste in Office Processes”.
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Online Marketplace Launch
Kaufman Global has announced the launch of its online marketplace - an on-demand publishing house for its library of Continuous Improvement content.
"We frequently receive requests from individuals around the world who are seeking supplemental information on Continuous Improvement topics for their conferences, team meetings, etc." said Amy Howard, Vice President. "To meet this need we've established an online presence that allows us to provide high quality, finished documents to the public in a just-in-time printing environment."
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Improve Business Process with Office Kaizen
When one of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies found itself
growing at a significant pace, company leadership realized the need to
proactively improve business processes and systems for rapid introduction
of new products. Kaufman Global was engaged to implement its Office Kaizen
methodology. Project objectives included process mapping and improvements,
rapid solution implementation and the installation of workgroup management
practices (Lean Daily Management System, LDMS®) that improved communication
and streamlined functional interfaces.
With Kaufman Global's Office Kaizen and LDMS in place, this client has realized over $1.2 million in cost reductions and over $800,000 in revenue increases in less than six months. Kaufman transferred value-added capabilities to the entire organization to ensure the newly implemented processes can continuously be improved resulting in even greater savings to the company. Improvements that contributed to overall savings include... Read more
Train and Deploy Lean Change Leaders
This client is a global enterprise principally engaged in the manufacture of defense equipment. Kaufman Global was engaged by the client to lead various work streams to train and deploy Lean change leaders throughout their organization. As a result of 2,100 employees' involvement in Rapid Improvement Events and Lean Seminars, $5 million in bottom-line savings was achieved and a system was implemented to realize $50 million of additional identified benefits. Read more
Request for Quote Process - Office Kaizen Rapid Improvement Event
This client develops architectural aluminum products. The client was averaging a 22% success rate on responses to requests for quote (RFQ). In some instances they believe they are missing out on new / additional revenue opportunities simply because their competitors are able to turn simple, easy-to-understand quotes more quickly. With the client handling an average of 175 RFQs per day with an average quote size of $17,600, the potential revenue "bucket" up for grabs on a daily basis is $3.1 million. The team wished to provide 97% of stock-length lists and elevation take-offs from sketches to customers within one day of receipt; increase capacity of quotes by 10% on a quote count basis; and ensure each page contained no less than 20 line items, creating shorter, easier to read document for customers. Read the results here
NEW - Kaufman Global Process Mapping White Paper
In preparing for a Lean launch, we need to learn how current processes work, and how well they deliver results. We need to identify disconnects and duplicated effort, understand how well business systems support processes, see the relationships between steps in the process and who performs them, and discover how we can change processes to ensure efficiency and quality in what they deliver. This process of learning forms a cycle that is repeated again and again, continuously improving the way we do work.
Process mapping helps us visualize that cycle of learning and reveals how work is performed. When we can see work processes clearly, we can identify opportunities for rapid improvement and introduce best practices. Effective mapping shows us how products and services flow and paves the way to sustainable improvement.
Click here to download a free copy of this white paper.