Examples of Results of Implementing

Lean Enterprise Principles and Techniques

Lean Enterprise applies cross-functional team-based continuous improvement that supports business goals to remove waste, and improve the quality, efficiency, and customer value of all enterprise activities, products, and services.

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Organizations that successfully apply Lean Enterprise concepts and techniques improve value flow to their customers through Lean Manufacturing, Lean Office, and Lean Service.

Significant improvement opportunities are available through the use of Lean principles and techniques. Typical benefits, that have been realized by companies through the application are:


• Manufacturing Lead Time 50 - 60% less
• Administrative Lead Time 50 - 90% less
• Space requirements 30 - 50% less
• Inventory reduced 50 - 70%
• Worker Productivity 15 - 25% more
• Quality 25 - 50% better
  
• Overhead Costs reduced 20 - 50%

Our goal at Lean Value Solutions International is to help our clients:

• Dramatically improve value, speed, and profitability.
• Build cross-functional teams that tap the synergy of integrated processes.
  
• Create and implement new approaches to manage work.
  
• Learn how to improve the flow of customer value.
  
• Catalyze memorable team experiences in process improvement.

The following is a partial list of our experience in implementing process improvements in a variety of environments. We have found that the type of work process is never the element that determines success or failure of the improvement. That is set by the commitment of the leaders and workers within the process.

Reduce the lead time for the preparation of Service Bulletins to the customer. Reduce the lead time of Engine Component Design and Product Definition. Integrate and standardize two similar Software Development processes for Engine Controls Partnering Business Agreement - Establish a working process and principles for business partners clarifying partner responsibility, commitment, and contingencies. Improve the responsiveness and efficiency of Service Office Work Management Improve the contracting and process management of the Preliminary Product Design Process. Remove material travel and handling waste from a complex Manufacturing Process. Define and assess the entire Material Flow and Cost Value Streams for critical forgings and castings. Reduce the time and resource commitment for the Supplier Certification Process. Standardize and improve Customer Inquiry and Response. Define a new process and organization for Competitive Information Research and Analysis. Enterprise Model Implementation - Develop a long-term plan to integrate manufacturing and product development into a single value stream. Improve the response and effectiveness of Public Works Snow Removal in a hospitality business. Improve the effectiveness of the Internal Audit operation and establish improved relationships with internal departments. Improve the timely response of public Safety departments. Integrate Fire and Life Safety operations into a single organization. Improve the profitability and customer satisfaction for a Hotel Food & Beverage operation. Improve the arrangement of a community Health Services facility to comply with requirements and improve customer service. Improve the Document Storage operation to reduce warehousing requirements and the cost of retrieval. Reduce the lead time of the Hiring Process while maintaining security requirements. Improve North American value stream Logistics for raw materials and product delivery. Others

Organization Assessment and Realignment Value Stream Assessment & Planning Customer Order Entry Product Repair Process Customer Complaint Data Collection Corrective Action Response Producing Purchase Orders from MRP Manufacturing In-Process Material Tracking Assuring On-time Delivery Proposal Development Purchasing Cost Estimating Insurance Data Management

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