Operational Excellence: Lean, Lean Six Sigma & Kaizen
“Our waste, defects and delays are too high.”
Cut waste, defects and delays with Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen and TOC — delivered with your own teams.
We find the largest losses in your operation with your team, then run structured improvement projects — Kaizen events, Lean Six Sigma DMAIC projects or full deployment — until the new way of working holds. Most of the work is done by your people, coached by our consultants, so the capability stays with you.
What this service covers
Signs you need this
- Long lead times and work waiting between steps
- Defects, rework and customer complaints
- Improvement efforts that fade after the first few months
What you receive
- Value stream and loss maps
- Prioritized project portfolio with owners
- Completed projects with verified savings
- Control plans and a deployment roadmap
Outcomes to expect
- Lower cost of poor quality
- Shorter lead times and better flow
- Internal Belts who keep improving
Specific consulting offers
Lean Six Sigma Deployment Program
Wave-based belt training with live projects, tollgate reviews and finance-validated savings, so the organisation builds its own improvement capability.
Read moreOperational ExcellenceLean Assessment & Improvement Roadmap
An on-site diagnostic of waste, flow and performance that ends with a prioritised 12-month improvement roadmap.
Read moreOperational Excellence5S & Visual Management Implementation
Pilot areas, standards, audits and coaching that make 5S and visual management stick.
Read moreOperational ExcellenceKaizen Events Programme
Facilitated rapid-improvement events that solve focused problems in days, with measured results.
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Group programmes for chambers and donors combining Lean, quality and export readiness with on-site coaching.
Read moreOur approach
- Diagnose: value stream and loss mapping with a baseline
- Select: a prioritized project portfolio tied to business goals
- Improve: Kaizen events and DMAIC projects with trained Belts
- Sustain: control plans, visual management and daily huddles
Related training
Lean Six Sigma & Operational Excellence
Belts from White to Master Black Belt, Lean and Kaizen
See programsLean Six Sigma & Operational Excellence
Belts from White to Master Black Belt, Lean and Kaizen
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Lean Six Sigma Green Belt
Become a capable Green Belt who can lead improvement projects end-to-end. The programme covers every DMAIC phase – project charters, VOC, measurement systems, capability, root-cause statistics, solution design and control plans – with Minitab practice and simulation workshops, and is built around a real improvement project from your workplace.
Read moreFrequently asked questions
Should we start with Lean or with Six Sigma?
Start with the problem. Flow and waiting problems usually respond to Lean; variation and defect problems to Six Sigma. Most organizations use both, which is why we deploy Lean Six Sigma.
How long before we see results?
A Kaizen event delivers visible change in a week; a DMAIC project typically runs three to six months. A first wave of projects is usually complete within six to nine months.
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Read moreTell us what you want to improve.
Share your goal and we will reply with a practical approach — a consulting proposal, an in-company program or the dates of our next public course.