Our Services
What we Do Best
With a 20+ year track record in multiple industries, the Lean Forward – Continuous Improvement team has developed robust skill sets encompassing revenue growth, cost reductions, and business/culture transformation. Our experience collaborating with cross-functional teams, conducting thorough business assessments, and delivering actionable results to ultimately drive business success is unparalleled. We live in exciting times and Lean Forward – Continuous Improvement functions as a catalyst and partner to adopt, implement, and validate emerging Lean strategies to drive P&L success.
Specialties
How We Can Support You
We are excited to support your business in exceeding stakeholder expectations and maximizing profits.
“Improve the Business” by achieving Breakthrough Objectives through Strategy Planning and Strategy Deployment (SD)
Measure and improve the “Health
of the Business” using Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and Lean Daily Management (LDM)
Full Roadmap of Lean Tools to Achieve Strategy, Pilot Lean, or Transform the Health of the Business
Develop Colleagues to Create a Culture of Change to Lead and Support Improvement Initiatives
Implement Cascaded Strategy Deployment Process
Creation and cascade of x-matrices with identified owners and assigned resources. Includes Annual Improvement Processes, Targets to Improve, Action Plan development, and organizational training.
Collaboritively Create cascading KPIs and tiered meeting structure
Identification and cascade of Key Performance Indicators. Lean Daily Management process and higher-level review meetings set. Organizational training regarding roles and responsibilities included.
create and Execute lean implementation plans - Kaizen Events
Creation of the plan to follow ensuring both strategic “Improving the Business” and tactical “Health of the Business” kaizen events are identifed, structured, and monitored to completion.
Conduct Lean Training
Comprehensively and effectively provide Lean Training to support increased horsepower in the implementation of Lean tools/events across the business. Supports a “Culture of Change”
support mergers & acquisitions - LEAN
We support mergers and acquisitions (M&A) utilizing a host of Lean evaluatory tools to ensure current state is understood and documented.
Audit preparation
On-site verification activity through inspection or examination, of a process or quality system, to ensure compliance to requirements.
Process
Try Our Trademarked Process
Research & Analysis
Discovery period at no cost to our potential clients to determine strategic and tactical initiatives to achieve maximum P&L/culture impact. Deliverable – detailed proposal.
Roadmap planning
Stakeholder evaluation of proposal. Incorporation of any and all modifications. Deliverables – Lean Implementation Plan and signed Statement of Work.
Execute & Monitor
Execution with weekly communication to stakeholders of Lean Implementation Plan progress and upcoming activities.
From Our Founder
Make Your Own Opportunities
As the founder of Lean Forward – Continuous Improvement, I have over 20+ years of global experience in leading and implementing Lean strategies to drive business growth and achieve operational excellence aspirations. In addition to my formal college education, I hold a Lean Six Sigma Certification as well as multiple Lean Certifications, most notably, a Lean Systems Program Certification from the University of Kentucky/Toyota Cooperative, which reflects my deep knowledge and expertise in the Toyota Production System.
