EMS

 

Diagnostic Helps Construct

Path to Lean Manufacturing

 

 

“The Lean Diagnostic process clearly identified our production efficiency
shortcomings but at the same time presented a clear
improvement strategy and
solutions which the management team could buy
into for delivering the huge
potential improvements.”

 

JR Managing Director

 

 
Problem

Solution

Results
Demand for Neuson’s highly
successful range of dumper
trucks for the construction
industry has consistently
outweighed capacity and the
plant was under achieving its
potential due to a lack of
efficiency.

 

EMS applied its Lean
Diagnostic tool to identify
current performance against a
range of Quality, Cost and
Delivery Measures and to
measure the effectiveness of
current practices in 9 areas of
Lean Manufacturing.

 

Several management level
initiatives have been identified
and commenced and
workforce teams are already
engaged in a Line Balancing
Masterclass with a target to
increase output by at least
20% in a 4 month time scale.

 

 

 

 

About the Programme

The Lean Diagnostic is a powerful management tool that sets a business in the direction of quantified
business improvements from a known and understood starting point. It is the first step towards a Lean
Manufacturing operation.