Operational Excellence

Lean Shop Floor Systems

We follow the Toyota philosophy for implementing Lean in your enterprise. Beginning with value-stream analysis, we help your organization transform critical value streams. We work closely with your front-line people, educating them and managers using brief training modules followed by hands-on implementation. The result is a deep understanding of the underlying principles and tools of Lean, with breakthrough improvement in quality, lead time, and cost in as little as three months.

For deploying this discipline, we have assembled a premier team of sensei and implementers who gained their expertise working at Toyota or in an organization that successfully implemented Lean in the Toyota manner.

The elements of our Lean Shop Floor implementation include:

• JIT processes to manage materials and information
• Build-In-Station to control quality and cost
• Sequential level production to synchronize the system
• Proactive maintenance to reduce costly corrective maintenance
• Coaching by the consulting team to engage and challenge all employees to reduce cost in all aspects of the business
• Uniform and consistent systems, shop to shop
• Understanding and support of the system from the chairman to the line worker

GP's Robust Approach

We work with you to create a customized Lean Shop Floor Production System with a strong Toyota flavor by focusing on people and the shop floor. Our team's approach is to use proven processes to build a vision and plan for improved performance. Our goal is for you to achieve measurable, sustainable results quickly, and build a sustainable culture of continuous improvement and waste elimination.

We do this by working hand-in-hand with you on your shop floor. With GP's help, you will implement your Lean Shop Floor System by:

• Following our Pathway to Excellence
• Focusing your resources through Goal Deployment
• Using Rapid Improvement
• Sustaining what you gain and continuously improving through Daily Management