LEAN MANUFACTURING: Lean Engineer & Consultant Services UK

WE HELP Manufacturing Companies Improve Processes, Productivity & How To Reduce Costs – WE ARE LEAN Manufacturing Engineers & Consultants UK

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We Help People In Manufacturing Improve Processes and Reduce Costs

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LEAN PRINCIPLES OF IMPROVEMENT:

  • Eliminate ‘Non-Value Added’ Systems and Procedures
  • Reduce Waste – Rejects, Scrap, Resources
  • Time Management
  • Best Buy Policy
  • Supplier Understanding
  • Quality  –  Cost  –  Delivery
  • SIMPLE – Designs and Manufacture
  • STANDARDISE – Products and Process
  • REDUCE VARIATION – Keep Things Simple
  • Use Materials – that can be recycled or up-cycled
  • What does the Customer expect – external and internal
  • What does the Customer want – a washing machine or a clean shirt

APPLYING LEAN PRINCIPLES:

  • Appoint Staff Champions – For Internal Ownership
  • Measure and Map Primary and Secondary Processes
  • Implement LEAN Process Principles
  • Implement Better Utilization of Space
  • Implement Better Utilization of Warehouse
  • Implement Basic Discipline, Procedures, TPM, H&S
  • Implement Quality Standards, Awareness and Training
  • Implement Better Planning – Shorter, Effective Lead Times
  • Implement Effective Visual Management – KPIs, Achievements
  • Improve Communication – Inter Departmental – Manager – Staff
  • Appoint an Energy Management Champion – Reduce Energy Use
  • Reduce the need to transport goods – Find Business LOCAL

IMPROVEMENT THROUGH LEAN

  • Remove – Non-Value Procedures & Operations
  • Reduce or Eliminate – Waiting
  • Reduce – Inventory
  • Reduce – Process Motion
  • Reduce – Process Time
  • Reduce – Over Processing
  • Right Size – Manufacturing Area
  • Eliminate – Rework – Repair – Scrap
  • Apply – Simple, Standardise, Reduce Variation
  • Talk To The Customer – What Quality Standard Is Acceptable
  • Talk To The Customer – Agree on a Quality Standard – Reduce Rejects
  • Talk To The Customer – Agree on a Quality Standard – Reduce Gas and Electricity Waste…

QUALITY ALWAYS COUNTS – QUALITY ALWAYS SELLS

LEAN Manufacturing Engineering Design
LEAN Manufacturing Engineering Standardisation
LEAN Manufacturing Engineering TPM Maintenance Engineering
LEAN Stores Organisation
LEAN Manufacturing Engineering Continuous Improvement
Quality Improvement Engineering

.All photographs are from projects where “change” has successfully been implemented

Services We Offer:

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We Offer You Hands-On-Help to Improve Processes and Reduce Costs

  • Visual Management / Key Performance Indicators
  • Process Mapping / Value Stream Mapping
  • Work Study and Method Study
  • Cycle Time Measurement
  • Factory Floor Layout Design
  • Machine Breakdown Analysis & TPM
  • Write Standardised Work Process Procedures
  • Workstation Design: Single-piece-flow – Line Balancing
  • Workplace Organisation: Lean Process Design – Cell Design
  • Warehouse Organisation: Inventory, Supermarket, Kitting, Kanban
  • Energy Management To reduce Energy Waste – Help in the Race Towards ZERO
  • Methodologies: Lean – Six Sigma – 7S – KPI – SPC – OEE – SMED – TPM – DFA – DFM – MTM – WCM

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With a 5 minute conversation we helped a company improve production & reduce costs by circa €500k

Tell Me Your Ideas – I Can Help You Achieve Them

Please Contact Us:- UK – 07300 788 486 – or by E-Mail