Overview:
Stevens Equipment, a manufacturing company, engaged me to assess its operational workflows using Lean principles. The goal was to uncover inefficiencies, standardize processes, and create actionable strategies for long-term performance improvement.
Challenge:
The company’s processes had grown complex and inconsistent, leading to wasted time, excess costs, and difficulty scaling production. Leadership needed a clear roadmap to bring operations back in line with Lean best practices.
Solution:
I completed a detailed Lean process engineering assessment, including:
End-to-end process mapping across production and support functions.
Identifying value-added vs. non-value-added activities.
Recommending standardized workflows to eliminate waste and redundancy.
Proposing automation opportunities and efficiency tools.
Delivering actionable documentation and process improvement roadmap.
Results:
Reduced bottlenecks and cycle time in key production workflows.
Increased throughput by improving task handoffs and reducing rework.
Clear visual documentation of processes enabled leadership to align teams.
Positioned the company for sustainable cost savings and scalability.