Optimizing Manufacturing Projects through Consulting

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Seeing the Factory as a System

In the first forty-eight hours, a consultant maps information and material flow, spotting delays, rework, and duplicated approvals. This visual narrative aligns stakeholders quickly and surfaces no-regret actions. Try mapping one product family this week and comment with what surprised you most about waits versus work.

Clean, Trustworthy Data Pipelines

We standardize definitions, timestamp everything, and reconcile ERP, MES, and quality data so they finally agree. That credibility lets leaders move beyond opinion debates. If your scrap rate differs by system, comment with details, and we’ll recommend a pragmatic reconciliation approach you can implement next sprint.

Predictive Scheduling with Constraints

Using finite-capacity models rooted in real changeover times and labor availability, we build schedules that survive Monday morning. Trade-offs become transparent, so teams stop firefighting and start sequencing intelligently. Share your top three constraints, and we’ll propose a minimal viable scheduling model to test in a pilot cell.

Dashboards Operators Actually Use

We co-design dashboards at the gemba, prioritizing quick comprehension and action prompts over pretty charts. When operators trust the screen, behaviors change and throughput rises. What’s one screen your team ignores? Paste a brief description, and we’ll suggest a redesign principle to boost adoption immediately.

Piloting Before Scaling

We run small, time-boxed pilots that test hypotheses about cycle time, quality drift, and changeover discipline. Win fast or learn fast, then scale only what works. Tell us a pilot you’re considering; we’ll offer a two-milestone success criterion to keep risk low and learning high.

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Right-Sized Automation

Not every bottleneck deserves a robot. Sometimes a poke-yoke fixture, clearer work instruction, or fixture redesign beats automation on cost and lead time. Share a task you think needs automation, and we’ll suggest a manual or hybrid alternative to test without capital expenditure.

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Error-Proofing with Human-Centered Design

We use human factors to prevent slips and mistakes, redesigning interfaces, torques, and fixtures so the right action is the easy action. Quality improves before audits even notice. Comment with your most frequent defect mode, and we’ll propose a three-step mistake-proofing experiment to try this week.

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People and Change Management on the Shop Floor

The best standard work is created shoulder-to-shoulder with those who perform it. We film, annotate, and refine together until the document fits reality. Engagement rises, and deviations drop. Try a three-run video standardization on your trickiest operation and report back on cycle time variance changes.

People and Change Management on the Shop Floor

Daily standups are useless if blockers linger. We coach supervisors to escalate decisively, close loops, and measure decision lead time. The shop floor feels the difference within days. What blocker sat unresolved last week? Share it, and we’ll help draft an escalation path that actually works.

Supplier Collaboration and Risk-Resilient Projects

Early Supplier Involvement that Saves Weeks

We bring key suppliers into design reviews early, aligning tolerances, packaging, and test methods before the first PO. It prevents downstream firefighting and calendar slips. Share a part you struggle to source, and we’ll propose a conversation agenda that uncovers constraints before they surprise your build.

Dual-Sourcing Without Chaos

Dual-sourcing can add resilience or complexity. We stabilize specs, align PPAP expectations, and set clear ramp plans so capacity exists when you need it. If dual-sourcing burned you before, describe what happened; we’ll outline a guardrail that avoids past pitfalls on your next attempt.

Design for Logistics and Packaging

Packaging decisions shape damage rates, line presentation, and takt adherence. We co-design dunnage, labeling, and kitting so materials arrive production-ready. Tell us your ugliest material handling point, and we’ll share a kitting experiment that trims minutes without adding labor hours.

Measuring ROI and Sustaining Gains

We capture pre-project baselines, define the counterfactual, and quantify confidence intervals so wins are credible. That discipline protects your reputation when budget season arrives. Share one metric you’re debating internally, and we’ll suggest a simple experimental setup to reduce argument and increase certainty.

Measuring ROI and Sustaining Gains

We track savings alongside first-pass yield, schedule adherence, and safety, ensuring improvements don’t erode fundamentals. Balanced scorecards prevent brittle wins. Post your current top metric, and we’ll propose one complementary health indicator to keep long-term performance resilient and humane.