Operational Excellence
Lean
GP Strategies follows the Toyota philosophy for implementing Lean in your enterprise. We work
closely with your front-line people, educating them and their 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.
Create a solution to fit your organization.
GP Strategies will work with your front-line staff and leadership teams to outline an appropriate
implementation model based on your need, the size of your organization, the effort
required, and the resources available to support the initiative and most importantly,
what needs to be accomplished.
Your solution will incorporate industry best practices resulting from Lean, learning,
change management, and process excellence methodologies. You will not only achieve
your financial and operational goals, you will be implementing a culture of continuous
improvement.
The components of your solution may include:
- Master Schedule transformation planning
- Prototype development or trial design
- Measurement systems
- Lean systems implementation
- Rapid Event implementation
- Pilot process implementation
- Process confirmation and benefits confirmation
- Training development and deployment
Access a comprehensive education in Lean.
In addition to our on-the-job focused approach, GP Strategies also offers more structured training
and Lean certification programs. For more information and a list of our Lean courses,
see our
Education and Development for Transformation: Lean/Six Sigma Curriculum
(299KB PDF)
.
Enjoy the benefits of GP Strategies’ robust approach to Lean.
GP Strategies has assembled a premier team of sensei and implementers whose expertise comes
from working at Toyota or in companies that have implemented Lean in the Toyota
manner. We work with you to create a customized Lean system with a strong Toyota
flavor by focusing on people and how they perform their work.
Our team’s robust approach draws on 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. With GP Strategies’ help, you will implement your
Lean system by:
- Following our pathway to excellence
- Customizing a solution for your organization
- Training and developing your people
- Developing your business operating system
- Focusing on rapid return on your investment
Contact us today to learn more about GP Strategies’ Lean training and consulting: