Excessive inventories, slow inventory turns and inventory inaccuracies

Long process cycle times; bottlenecks and constraint problems

Low productivity and poor quality yields

Poor supplier service: long lead times, late shipments or rising cost

Slow or long customer order picking and shipping

Inadequate performance measurement and management systems

Crisis, project and interim professional management needs

High incidents of workplace safety and injury cases

Consolidation, relocation or closing of facilities and operations

Corporate production system integration of merged and acquired companies

Startups: design and implementation of new facilities or production lines

High production costs or no process cost tracking

Lack of results oriented training to improve productivity, quality and work life

Work-in-process everywhere; taking up floor space!!

Zig-zaging and non-efficient material and production flows

Constant late delivery to customers or increasing backlogs

Erratic production schedules and ever changing work orders 

Insufficient capacity and unbalanced work loads

Very long operation setup and tear-down times

Limited budget for production improvements

Excessive product returns or customer complaints