Lean Manufacturing Consulting
 We provide Lean Manufacturing consulting, training, and lean manufacturing workshops customized to meet your specific needs. Lean manufacturing consulting benefits both clients who are new to lean and ones who have been successfully implementing it for years. We provide lean manufacturing consulting to clients in Florida and throughout the country.
What is Lean Manufacturing? Lean Manufacturing is the production of your product to your customer's maximum daily demand in a balanced sequenced flow process with minimal lead time using only the value-added elements of that process. All non-value added activities, such as material handling, changeover, waiting, moving, and defects manufacturing are either eliminated or minimized. Lean Manufacturing is a new departure from traditional manufacturing methods. The chart below highlights the differences.
Lean Manufacturing |
Traditional Manufacturing |
| Simple and Visual |
Complex |
| Build to Demand |
Build to Forecast |
| Minimal Inventory |
Excessive Inventory |
| Focus on Non-Value Added |
Focus on Value Added Work |
| Minimum Lot Size |
Batch Processes |
| Minimal Lead Times |
Long Lead Times |
| Quality Through Process |
Quality Through Inspection |
| Value Stream Owners |
Departmental Supervision |
The principles and concepts of Lean Manufacturing are based on the Toyota Production System, and can be applied in nearly every manufacturing environment including high volume, mixed model production as well as job shops and custom manufacturing. Flow Enterprise Process Management extends this approach throughout the organization to other business processes such as Order Processing, Distribution, etc.
Lean Manufacturing is not an all-or-nothing-at-all methodology. You can start with a small pilot project. We suggest you look at our Lean Manufacturing workshops and then call us for an informative consultation or contact us for more information about lean manufacturing consulting, lean manufacturing workshops, or lean manufacturing training. |