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Manufacturing

Quality Framework Research – Global Telecom Manufacturer

Background

  • The client, a global 50 multinational, working in a highly competitive and changing environment, wanted an assessment of external Quality Frameworks

Deliverable

  • Research identifying best practice models in Quality Frameworks and functions for the end client
  • Recommended models that will work with the end client’s current/future structure and culture

Activities

  • Interviewed quality professionals across a range of hi-tech and other sectors
  • Synthesised quality management trends to generate recommended models for the end client
  • Collaborated to create a presentation of the research findings and recommendations for the client

Specific Benefits

  • The end client received timely recommendations providing an outside perspective on Quality Frameworks and functions with which to evaluate their current state and future plans

Igniting Process Improvement – Specialist Manufacturing Organisation

Background

  • Kinetik Solutions was hired for transformational change work for a specialist manufacturing organisation that has operations in the UK and Europe

Deliverable

  • To ignite a LeanSigma based transformational change programme for the business across all sites, building a change team of 7 and commencing key projects

Activities

  • We worked directly with the Board of Directors to encourage engagement during a period of 6 weeks, ensuring sponsorship and understanding of the impact of change
  • We conducted an intensive 8 day training event which was based on ‘learning by doing’ for 7 members of ‘Change Team’

Specific Benefits

  • The client has started to use the newly trained Lean Champions to improve return on assets, by reducing costs in a sustained manor
  • Our training was the prime enabler in its clear strategic plan to grow its revenue at a reduced relative cost. The training also helped to identify clear goals to grow revenue
  • We helped identify and ignite 7 change projects. Each project is likely to yield at least 20% reduction in costs. We further identified overall reduction in lead times at 30% for key products. This will offer a more viable value proposition to their customers and improved reputation