Manufacturing and Service

Basic Business Flows

Every organization, whether based on manufacturing, service or design work shares basic process flows. Physical Products are sometimes produced but every organization needs a Production System that produces and moves information, decisions, priorities, roles and responsibilities to the right place at the right time. And every Production System is some combination of structure and flexibility.

Is your existing Production System intentionally designed? Or did it evolve haphazardly over time? Do you have both the structure and the flexibility you need for future success as well as just to get through today?

 

Adaptive Work Design

AptoLean has extended a heritage in Lean Six Sigma into Production Systems in a wide variety of businesses and organizations. This includes Quick Response methods that work both on the Shop Floor and in the Office. With a focus on process flow, AptoLean will show you how to remove bottlenecks, reduce work in process and have a more organized workplace.

Today’s new world of knowledge based work has the most potential for improvement through intentional and adaptive work design. Reduce handoffs and multitasking. Clarify roles and responsibilities. Focus on keeping the Customer Order moving instead of just keeping people busy. Stop wasting your time and that of your highly skilled staff on work that adds no value to your product or services.

Results:

AptoLean methods have the potential to increase the effective capacity of your organization by 30% or more and cut lead times from order to fulfillment in half. What would you do if you could produce 30% more value each day with the same people, equipment and facilities you already have?

 

Who can Benefit?

Adaptive Work Design based on Lean Six Sigma works for Factory Operations, Engineering Design Teams, Project Managers, Research Organizations, and Government Services.

For example, a large Government Agency client recentlyreduced backlogged Appeals claims from over 16,000 to less than a 1,000 with a small investment of time. Close observation of the process and existing data highlighted the bottlenecks. Quick Response methods and basic flow concepts were applied leading to ingenious breakthroughs. Cases that once took as long as a year to get through the gridlock are now done in less than just weeks.

Often, the understanding of the basic principles and methods of AptoLean can have dramatic impact by enhancing your existing Leadership and Project Management Skills. Start doing today by contacting AptoLean to learn more.

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