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"Lean Partners understands how to lead; this is what sets them apart from other Lean experts. The internal skepticism about Lean that existed at the beginning of our journey has disappeared because Lean Partners inspires 'a-ha' moments and delivers sustainable results. The Tapemark team and I have a tremendous amount of respect for Lean Partners because of the value they have provided."
Andy Rensink, President
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"Lean Partners take what sounds good in a presentation and makes it applicable for our specific needs. They make sure we will be able to sustain improvements to get the results we want. They do what they say they will do. They walk the talk."
Michael Murphy, President
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"We view Lean Partners as an extension of our team, not an outsider. As a result, we built a partnership and a lean plan that works for Braas."
Tim Bloudek, Quality Manager
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"First and foremost, Lean Partners teaches. Rather than simply providing Industrial Louvers with an assortment of lean tools, Lean Partners provides various models and guidance in using them to create and sustain a lean culture. The opportunity to practice implementing what's our company is learning in a safe environment through role playing makes all the difference."
Jacob Miller, Continuous Improvement Manager
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"St. Jude Medical decreased annual labor expenses by $27,000 while increasing overall employee morale after collaborating with Lean Partners. Through sessions linked to Performance Coaching for Supervisors focused on developing standard work, team building and problem solving, St. Jude designed a way to eliminate overtime. The team was held accountable and sustained record-level production in St. Jude's effort of meeting customer demands during a 40-hour work week."
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"Because of Lean Partners, our gross margins are at record levels and the outlook is extremely strong."
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"I really enjoyed the class you taught last Friday. I already had an opportunity this morning to deal with 'Bob' and it was great to follow the steps in the model. Good job!!!"
Lean Strategy
It’s been our experience that sustaining bottom line improvement depends on how well the efforts match the needs of the business and deal with the technical and human issues that arise along the way. While this may seem like common sense, it isn’t common practice.
In order to develop the focus and level of support required for sustained improvement and cultural change, there must be a cause and effect relationship between the improvement activities and the overall business objectives. Unfortunately, the reality is that too many organizations approach change by utilizing tools like 5S or set-up reduction without first deciding what they want to achieve. This usually results in localized improvements that are difficult to sustain and little, if any, bottom line impact.
We use a blue print of excellence to help our client achieve breakthrough results.
We can help you:
- Develop a roadmap for improvement
- Value Stream Map your process
- Define and Implement Lean Performance Measures
- Create and execute Policy Deployment
- Develop your Continuous Improvement System
