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LC - Lean Concepts

LEAN MANUFACTURING PERFORMANCE ENHANCING COST EFFECTIVENESS
HOMEPAGE

 

THE COMPANY
 - Background
 - Activities
 - Customer Relationships
 

WHAT DO WE DO?
 - Lean Training and Use
 - Performance Enhancing
 - Cost Effectiveness

 

CASE STUDIES

 - 1. Lean Thinking

 - 2. Company Turnaround

 - 3. Labour Efficiencies

 - 4. Advanced Lean

 - 5. Change Over
 

CONTACT US
What do we do?
Lean Training and Use
(Practitioner's Application)

Businesses that Lean Concepts Ltd. personnel have been involved with delivering Lean training to include: -

  • Production and Non Production Purchase management and buyers supplying Ford Motor Company Europe.
  • Supplier Technical Assistance (STA) dealing with component suppliers to Ford Motor Company Europe.
  • Financial employees covering component manufacturing Cost Estimating to Ford Motor Company Europe.
  • Ford Pan Brand (Jaguar, Volvo and Land Rover) employees.
  • Component supplier teams from management to shop floor across all commodities supplying Ford Motor Company.

Commodity Subjects

  • Plastic injection.
  • Foam insulation.
  • Carpet.
  • Weaving
  • Cut and Sew fabric.
  • Seating structure.
  • Metal stamping.
  • Tube manipulation and fabrication.
  • Casting and Forging.
  • Machining and assembly.
  • Electrical component assembly and fabrication.

Lean subjects taught and applied.

  • Lean refresher basic    

Duration - 2 days

  • Introduction and simulation to OEE, Value Stream Mapping and Advanced Lean Manufacturing (ALM)    

Duration - 2 days total

  • Application of Quick Change Over (QCO) and Kanban simulations    

Duration - 1 day each subject

  • Workplace Lean Diagnostic determining a company's areas of efficiency and improvement    

Duration - 3-5 days depending on size and complexity

  • QCO workshop reducing set-up time as well as improving uptime of equipment    

Duration - 3-4 days depending on scope

  • JIT workshop targeting layout improvements    

Duration - 5-10 days depending on scope

  • ALM workshop, developing new product process and related layout and facilities   

Duration 5-10 days depending on size and scope

 

Other workshops can be supplied on request.