We work with food manufacturers to reduce the variation and waste of their products.  These operations are more of an Art than Science. Most of these food companies have been focused on regulatory and safety but not Operational Excellence. We have found a significant gap in process and variation knowledge in these organizations. We have provided additional training, facilitation and mentoring of the operations personnel to better understand their processes....

Assisting city governments, non profit groups and county agencies to streamline their operations and reduce waste and redundancy. Municipalities and county agencies are realizing that they need to reduce waste in their processes to better serve their constituents.  Many processes are inefficient and are not documented, managed or improved. These complex processes lead to public frustration and loss of profits for businesses. We conduct Process Mapping of the...

Assisting managed care organizations to streamline their operations, reduce redundancy and improve the overall healthcare of their members. Healthcare is growing at ever increasing rates with Managed Care at the State level for Medicaid and Medicare. Enrollment is increasing and member wellness is a very important priority for the State. Many processes are not well understood and not documented. We conduct Process Mapping of the current state and brainstorm ideas...

Assisting manufacturers to be more productive- reduce start up times, increase the speed of changeovers, reduce scrap, improve on time delivery and reduce variation and quality issues. Many organizations are relying on inspecting in quality instead of controlling the process.  Many production lines are managed by employees who have many years of experience but with varying opinions on how to manage product quality. Typically, each shift adjusts the machine...

Assisting the service industry to reduce complexity and streamline operations to better serve their customers. Insurance and Banking organizations are realizing that they need to reduce waste in their processes to better serve their members and customers.  Many processes are inefficient and are not documented, managed or improved. Additional bureaucratic complexities add to the long product lead times and public frustration. We conduct Process Mapping of the...