Lean in Manufacturing

What is Lean

Lean is about reducing waste in an organisation; any type of organisation, through the stream-lining of processes and the development of a cycle of continuous improvement.

The essence of lean is to raise problems to the surface through the introduction of standardised work, the implementation of visual control and the use of 5S. Using these and other methods, problems should be welcomed as this gives the company the opportunity to fix them and therefore make continued improvements.

Lean QCD will support delivery of your successful implementation of lean, leading to improved quality, greater customer satisfaction and the ability to achieve more sales with the same amount of resource by increasing throughput.

Leadership and the continuous improvement cycle

Lean QCD firmly believe that sustainable improvement can only be achieved by following a systematic approach, ensuring all elements and tools are included and developing a FULL continuous improvement cycle.

Our services are unique:

1. We visit your company and review your actual processes in a free diagnostic
2. We then develop a tailored training and implementation programme to focus on your specific needs.
3. We then train your people using practical simulations with reference to your processes.
4. We then work alongside your people in the project to fully embed your lean implementation.

Lean QCD Systematic and practical approach

Our aim is to give you the skills to develop a culture of continuous improvement by following a systematic approach:

What Lean can do for you

The complete deployment of lean aims to remove the 8 wastes from your business  – unnecessary movement, over-production, waiting time, transportation, over-processing, excess inventory, defects and to utilise employee creativity. The examples below show how this can improve your business.

This will therefore enable you to meet and surpass customer expectations giving you a high level of operational excellence and the opportunity to increase turnover, reduce costs and make money.