Benefits

These two tables give examples of some High Impact Events and Projects led by the founder of Lean-6Sigma Services. For more details of specific improvements please contact us.

Examples of High Impact Events

	Location	Year	Benefits
Improve Supply & Logistics Planning	UK	2001	Changed department from Functional to Value Stream Aligned Identified major cost savings opportunities
Value Stream Baseline	UK	2001 and 2004	Identified major cost savings opportunities
Maintenance Department Baseline	UK	2002	Identified major cost savings opportunities
Lean QA Laboratory	UK	2003	Applied Lean Laboratory Approach (see separate project) to improve productivity Saving £100K p.a.
Eliminating Contamination in Monoclonal Anti-bodies	USA	2006	Reduced Shutdowns, saving $300,000 per shutdown
Shortening Process Changeover Times	USA	2006	$50,000 per day x 20 days = $1 million p.a.
Doubling Product Throughput	UK	2008	Applied standard work technique Prevented stock-out, potentially saved £ millions
Finance Department Baseline	UK	2009	Identified activities to cut headcount by 25%

Examples of Projects

	Location	Year	Benefits
Waste Reduction in Documentation	UK	2000	Reduced error rate Reduced effort
Inventory Reduction	UK	2001	£3 million one-off inventory reduction Measures to prevent recurrence
Maintenance Planning System	UK	2002	Improved service to customers Saved £0.5 million p.a.
Eliminating Defects in Quality Control	UK	2003	£1.5 million one-off saving Prevented stock-out and major expense
Process Telescoping	UK	2003-4	Eliminated a process manufacturing stage Saved £150K p.a. and a one-saving of £14 million
Lean QA Laboratories	UK	2004	Higher productivity Shorter lead time Saving £500K p.a.
“Manufacturing Execution System” (MES)	UK, Ireland & Singapore	2004-8	Manual Paper Manufacturing Records converted to automated Electronic records Process and quality data analysed in real time
Transformational Change 1 – Improving New Product Introduction (NPI)	UK, Ireland & Singapore	2007	Programme to smooth NPI from Research & Development and accelerate product transfer

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