Getting to Lean will meet with the principles of your business, listen to your needs and perform an analysis of your problems. We’ll then come back to you with a suggested plan of attack. We’ll also give you a breakdown of our fees and time phase them to a list of deliverables or milestones in our plan. The initial consultation and proposal are free.

If you aren’t sure where your problems originate, we can perform a more detailed, for fee, analysis and let you know. Often we can tell you the magnitude of your problem(s) and what you’ll save by resolving it/them. If your problem obstructs your cash flow, we can tell you where the obstructions are and how much income you’ll generate by solving them.

KINDS OF PROBLEMS WE CAN RESOLVE: The list below is a partial one. It is only intended to give you a sense of how Getting to Lean can help you. If you have specific problems not listed here, give us a call.

QUALITY

• High defect rate in your product or service
• High scrap or rework of your product or service
• High return rate from your customers or field installers
• High cost of defective raw materials

DELIVERY

• You’re unable to meet your promise dates
• You’re unable to meet your customer’s need dates
• Your competition can deliver similar products faster than you
• You continually experience stock outages

COST

• Your product or service costs more than you quote
• Your margin on products is lower than estimated
• Your material costs are higher than projected
• Your labor costs are higher than projected

CASH FLOW

• Your income is frequently less than your expenses
• You are forced to request longer terms from your suppliers
• The time gap between receipts and expenses is large or growing

EMPLOYEE CHURN

• Your retention rate is 80% or less
• The average age of your employees is 55 or greater
• The average length of service of your employees is 25 years or greater
• You have no formal plan to backfill critical skills or positions