Lean Transformation

How We Take You Through a Lean Transformation

Our Lean Enterprise tools and services are not only proven, they are flexible. NWMOC staff will look at your particular journey in four stages:

1. Identify the Opportunities
   How can Lean optimize your operation? NWMOC staff will assess how your plant gets things done, work with you to identify a baseline, and then identify where Lean can have an impact. The assessment gives everyone a list of shared objectives.
   
   
2. Design the Solution
   NWMOC staff will create a blueprint, which will lead to a new and improved operation. We will train your people to "think Lean," and develop a set of "maps," which will provide the most direct route to where you want to be.
   
   
3. Implement the Solution
   The first step in implementing the solution is to deploy a model line to showcase the success of Lean principles. The next step is a phased rollout, which requires a multi-step process that entails mentoring, facilitation, knowledge transfer, and joint implementation with your company's team.
   
   
4. Stay Involved
   Continuous improvement is never "done"; it's an ongoing journey where the rewards get greater and greater. As you meet your business objectives and improve your performance, it is very important to keep the momentum going. To make sure you keep on realizing all the benefits of Lean, NWMOC staff will continue to help you enhance your competitive edge, measure performance, and continually improve.

The transformation to a lean enterprise is an ongoing process that has a beginning but really no end. Lean benefits the entire organization because everyone becomes involved in the process. Most people say they would NEVER go back to "the old way"!