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A broad range of lean-focused services from initial technical support to a precise deployment plan and leadership
training. We are seasoned experts at developing and implementing lean manufacturing methods.
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We provide a broad range of services from focused lean technical support to development of an organizational
lean deployment strategy and the implementation support to help you achieve it. We have implemented lean
manufacturing systems for clients globally and have trained scores of Lean Leaders throughout the world.
Kaufman Global Onsite
Who: An industry leader in the manufacture of heavy equipment
What: Reduce Cost of Goods Sold by 15%, align production with strategic market locations and rationalize unneeded capacity
Results: Over $15M in realized savings, received the Chairman's Operational Excellence award and rationalized 8 of 23 North American plants
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Key Elements
Our integrated lean manufacturing approach (WIn-Lean) addresses the three critical dimensions of successful
lean implementation:
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Value stream identification, improvement and management
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Shop floor operational improvement, driven by carefully planned and executed Rapid Improvement Events, then sustained
and expanded through implementation of LDMS®, the
missing link in lean success
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Organizational alignment to support lean implementation, through the use of Kaufman Global's
SLIM-IT® methodology, which structures and focuses the
entire organization on the critical elements of lean success
Lean manufacturing is the first step to becoming a lean enterprise. The organizational process improvements necessary to
continue the lean transition beyond manufacturing are supported through the application of lean concepts to non-manufacturing
functions, using our Office Kaizen,
IPPD and
Business Process & Technology Alignment services.
Benefits and Opportunities
Lean techniques dramatically increase output, decrease inventory and shorten lead times by factors of two to ten (or more).
But WIn-Lean is more than a set of tools and techniques. It is a leadership philosophy, a people system and a strategy for
how to operate your business. For example, we help clients:
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with implementation planning, analysis and business case development for lean implementation using our Analysis & Implementation process
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with training and organizational development to support lean operation, through our lean executive briefings and
our Lean Leadership® programs
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with lean technical support, such as
Rapid Improvement Events,
LDMS implementation and value stream mapping
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with full lean implementation support, which can include all of the preceding services, delivered in a way to
support dramatic improvement in operational and financial performance through organizational lean transformation
In Practice
Kaufman Global helps align the organization to the lean initiative and ensures that leadership is well informed, focused
and actively involved. At the same time, we work with the organization to ensure the transfer of capability where it is
needed most - on the shop floor. Finally, we coach and guide the installation of
LDMS, a sustaining and continuous
improvement system.
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