Is Lean Costing You More Money Than It's Making? - Revitalizing Lean

Is Lean Costing You More Money Than It’s Making?

If so, you are NOT alone.

A recent Wall Street Journal article entitled “Where Process-Improvement Projects Go Wrong” (January 25, 2010) noted that in recent studies nearly 60% of all projects fail to yield the desired results.

What I’ve Found

I often come across companies that have made “false starts”. In these companies, emphasis was placed only on Kaizen (Immediate) Improvements without any attention paid to establishing a business system to support new improvements, maintain those improvements, and buildup an overall Lean culture. Often these companies have paid several thousands of dollars on training and consultants over a very short time (one or two weeks) only to have the projects fail months later when the consultant or trainers were not around, unavailable or too costly to call. Some companies come to believe that Lean does not work or at least does not work for their type of business.

I guarantee that I can fix your program and generate positive ROI with Lean!

Why We can Succeed with Lean

My unique PDCA approach to Lean works! The reason it works are twofold.

The first is my three-prong deployment approach.

When we deploy Lean we will do so in three ways simultaneously:

“Fix the obvious” or “Pick the low-hanging fruit”. These improvements often drive an immediate ROI on the cost of my services.
Begin to work on a long term improvement plan with larger projects.
Deploy a system of Lean Management techniques such as Leadership Standardized Work, Daily Accountability, Rapid Response Systems, Standardized Work Checks and Gemba Walks.

The second is that because my team and I are local and cost effective.

We provide continuous assistance to our clients. Some clients refer to us as their “Continuous Improvement Department.” Others like the fact that we are available as needed to guide, coach and checkup on progress when needed. In the same Wall Street Journal article noted above, one of the main things to ensure success was the extended involvement of the improvement expert to keep teams motivate, continue learning and maintaining the gains.

Your risk is a minimum as our work is 100% guaranteed to meet your approval or you do not pay. It’s in every contract!

Let’s get started!

Contact me today for a free onsite consultation and see how we can get your Lean program profitable!

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1. I am an objective outsider. When someone is hired into a business they often become subjected to the political nature of the organization. This can result in a change agent that has a tendency to “not cause waves”, sometimes diverting their focus from the most important items of change (and most controversial) to the more mundane that no one would challenge.

2. I will develop a self-sustaining system for your business. I am not focused on building a permanent position within your organization; instead my objective is to mentor your team into being a self-directed lean organization not dependant upon any one individual. Often when someone is hired, there exists an expectation that this person will BE the lean program. When the individual leaves for another position the program often falls apart and progress is lost.

3. I guarantee results – It’s in every contract. If at any time you should be dissatisfied with my services all fees are waived and your business has suffered no cost. Hire the wrong person for your lean deployment and the cost can be expensive.