LEAN MANUFACTURING
All of the improvements you experience are based upon the now widely accepted practices of Lean-manufacturing, which brings extraordinary benefits through the use of simple but proven concepts. Lean-manufacturing's focus is to minimize or eliminate all activities and tasks that do not directly add value to your products and services. Simultaneously, Lean-manufacturing dramatically enhances the efficiency of all remaining value added activities and tasks.
BENEFITS
Cut Lead Times
Improve Quality
Raise Yields
Lower Costs
Increase Margins
Accelerate Cash Flow
Reduce Inventories
Increase top-line growth
Reduce working capital
Minimize Floor Space
Enhance Flexibility
Eliminate Shortages
Expand Capacity
Raise Customer Satisfaction
Real-world improvements typically surpass 70% for such basic performance measures as cycle times, inventory levels, defect rates, use of warehouse space, value of work in process, and time to market. Savings to cost of goods manufactured typically exceed 60% (yes, it's that good). All these benefits work together to increase shareholder wealth. Most clients see a 10:1 ratio of benefits versus costs for fees related to the implementation of Lean-manufacturing.
NEW PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT
In many cases, the majority of a product's costs are designed into the product during its initial
development. Once moved to production, these costs can be more difficult to reduce. The better
approach is to avoid these penalties in the first place. Inefficient designs can also greatly slow
time to market, forcing manufacturing to struggle through long ramp up and debugging efforts.
Lean product development techniques include comprehensive "design for manufacturability"
methods and emphasize the need for early planning to anticipate customer needs. Our skills can help
you minimize product manufacturing and life cycle costs, slash part counts and reduce cycle times, all
while raising margins and long-term product reliability. In all cases, careful consideration is
given to enhancing the product's value for both customers and shareholders.
NEW SKILLS FOR SUCCESS
Through this simple step-by-step approach, your company's culture is changed and your employees internalize the skills needed to propagate Lean throughout your extended enterprise. While your company's culture will change, you won't have to learn the language of another nation to realize the benefits of Lean manufacturing. As you master the concepts and daily work practices of Lean-manufacturing, everyone reaps the benefits of being more successful, competitive and profitable in today's global economy.
ENTERPRISE-WIDE APPLICATION
There's more to Lean-manufacturing than just implementing highly flexible manufacturing flow cells, adopting new QC methods, or streamlining material handling. ValuVisions can help you implement proven Lean practices throughout all areas of your enterprise that can benefit, including:
Finance & Strategic Planning
Engineering & Research
Product Development & Commercialization
Quotation & Cost Estimating
Order Processing & Configuration
Material Planning & Purchasing
Order Fulfillment & Quality Programs
Facility & Manufacturing Maintenance
Use of New Technologies & IT Where Appropriate
Real-world improvements typically surpass 70% for such basic performance measures as cycle times, inventory levels, defect rates, use of warehouse space, value of work in process, and time to market. Savings to cost of goods manufactured typically exceed 60% (yes, it's that good). All these benefits work together to increase shareholder wealth. Most clients see a 10:1 ratio of benefits versus costs for fees related to the implementation of Lean-manufacturing.
THE LEAN SUPPLY CHAIN
We'll help you use today's best Lean practices to improve the performance of your supply chain. With our help, you can move to 100% "pullthrough" replenishment programs. Vendors and suppliers are taught to support "bread man" style vendor-managed inventory programs. We can help you implement "supplier consignment programs" that drive your inventory and carrying costs for subassemblies and materials to zero.