ATHERTON MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD “LEANLINE”

We Help People In Manufacturing Improve Process and Productivity – Reduce Business Costs – Increase Profits, Cash Flow.

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LEAN MANUFACTURING IMPROVEMENT CONSULTANT ENGINEER

  • We are a long established independent company: serving many different manufacturing industrial sectors. For over 30 years we’ve helped many companies improve their business and generated cash for them...
  • Our portfolio encompasses: Aerospace – Automotive – Electronics – Food & Drink – Ink – Light Engineering – Heavy Engineering – Medical Devices – Moulding – Print – Pharmaceutical – Woodworking – White Goods – Warehousing – Sewing – UPVC – NHS etc…
  • We have carried out projects and process improvements mainly in the UK but have also successfully managed projects internationally in Canada, France, Czech Republic, Ireland and The Netherlands…
  • Our Industrial Engineering services: can help you develop and transform your business to improve process, productivity and help you reduce costs…

We Can Help You With:

  • Factory Organisation
  • Warehouse Organisation
  • Lean Process Improvement
  • Time and Motion Study Analysis
  • Write Work and Quality Procedures
  • Continuous Improvement – LEAN – 7S – KPIs
  • Total Productive Maintenance to increase cash flow
  • Energy Management: Help You “The Race Towards ZERO”

Over the years we’ve generated for our clients £50k to £2.0M per project… Return On Investment  13/1

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Just a few of our many projects throughout the years.

2020 – 2023

In 2023: We were asked to help a company with a new factory layout – time & motion study work – write procedures.

In 2022: We were asked to help a company draw their present factory layout using AutoCAD, prior to layout change.

In 2021 We were invited to help a company organise their warehouse and distribution centre to improve their logistics.

2010 – 2019

Lean Line Design and Balancing

In 2018: Netherlands: A global manufacturer planned to increase production of one of their products from circa 60,000 per year to circa 90,000 per year in 2020… Project focus was manning levels, material logistics, tooling needs, the layout & build time. Numbers were analysed. Change was implemented.

  • 1.Time and Motion Study:  Elements of the assembly timed by stopwatch.
  • 2.Workplace layout: Designed for minimum movement reducing Non-Value.
  • 3.Line balancing: To achieve production requirement for 2020 circa 90,000.
  • 4.Material feed: A Supermarket and Kanban created.  Materials available 24/7.
  • 5.Manning: This was organised as to production requirement. (9 + 1 polyvalent).
  • 6.Quality: “Every operator is responsible for his/her own quality” Training and quality awareness introduced.

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In 2015: Northamptonshire: The company, a global manufacturer of blow moulding containers felt that a Continuous Improvement opportunity could improve their manufacturing, production output and increase their business profits.

  • 1.Time and Motion Study: Highlighted where improvements could be made.
  • 2.Machine Cells: Re-engineered and new cell layouts were implemented
  • 3.T.P.M. Procedures written and implemented to improve m/c up-time
  • 4.Quality: Procedures written and introduced to improve standards

2000 – 2009

In 2004: Czech-Republic: The company manufacturing FMCG in the mobile phone market required a dramatic increase in production. Using SMT technology to populate PCBs,  700 – 1000 personnel were employed working 3 shifts  24/7. Management felt that  ‘Lean Application’  could improve the process, production output and profits… Present production 12,000 units per 24hrs.  They required 22,000…

  • 1.Time and Motion Study: highlighted where improvements could be made.
  • 2.Training Given: Lean, 5S, WCM and continuous improvement philosophies.
  • 3.A new factory layout drawn: “Single-Piece-Flow” line. 22,000/day achieved.
  • 4.Process improvements generated: savings £1.2M… Growth potential $300M.

1990 – 1999

In 1999: Staffordshire: A company manufacturing high quality HVAC equipment felt that  ‘Lean Application’  could improve their product and quality further and would give them the competitive edge in order to increase their business and profits…

  • 1.Identify the opportunities
  • 2.Implement lean process improvements
  • 3.Standard Operation Work Procedures written
  • 4.Quality procedures written and introduced to improve standards

Labour Time Improvement, Savings £45,000 – Inventory Cost Reduction £28,000 – Material Scrap Reduction £64,000 Customer Complaint Reduction £88,000…

Formation

Atherton Management Services: Based in Lancashire – We are Industrial Engineers, Business Improvement Consultants employing Work Study principles and techniques.

  • We formed, wanting to “help people in business, improve their business.” and have evolved over the years to be able to implement process improvements and generate cash for our clients.
  • The evolution of our company now helps companies identify Non-Value Energy Waste and we help implement “The Way Towards ZERO” reducing the effects of Climate Change giving our Grandchildren a better future on this planet…

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Please tell us your issues – tell us how you would like to improve your business.

For More Information – Please call us  UK – 07300 788 486 or E-Mail