sustain the gains
SUSTAIN THE GAINS
We deliver operational improvement solutions for mining companies that: Drive improvement that is focused, immediate and sustainable. Build engines of incremental improvement. Establish or strengthen a ‘culture of improvement’ alongside a culture of safety and inclusion.
Protecting Your Investment
- You’ve closed the gap to the target, what to do to protect the improvements you’ve made?
- Avoid backward progression by implementing specific improvement and proven measures to Sustain the Gains your improvement teams have achieved.
How is this program structured?
Here is an example of a typical setup:
- Phase 1: Setup
- Phase 2: Onsite event
- Phase 3: Event followup/setup
- Phase 4: Onsite event #2
- Phase 5: Event folowup/wrapup
History of previous improvement-based Client Wins
- Led three consecutive onsite Kaizen events to allow mining client to identify $19M in new value creation and cost savings. (2019)
- Designed and delivered standalone modules on Root Cause Analysis and Workplace Organization. Client self-reported savings of $500,000 six months later. (2018)
- Facilitated Kaizen event on parts manufacturing facility including new product development, sales and testing. Identified improvements to reduce development cycle by 30%. (2015)
- Led Kaizen improvement events in automotive manufacturing facilities, identified improvements worth $70,000, and reduced risk of customer rejects.
- Redesigned layout of manufacturing area to reduce wasted motion and improve process quality. (2011)
- Led Kaizen improvement events in African and South American Business Units; achieved improvements of 46% in hiring process and $171,000 of increased production time (2009)
- Implemented Technical Limits and Balanced Scorecard processes. Oversaw identification of operational improvements totaling $140 Million across mining company’s global operations (2007)
- Achieved Six Sigma Black Belt by leading cross-functional operational employees to reduce scrap rates and improve quality performance to annual savings of over $350,000 (2004)
- Completed Six Sigma Black Belt training; top student in company in test scores (2003)
- Redesigned employee suggestion program, tripling the number of implemented suggestions; ideas generated and implemented resulted in over $100,000 savings annually in plant of 400 employees (2002)
- Created new processes for manufacturing automotive components in powder metal processes. Participated in a continuous improvement team that reduced
- furnace-belt-breakage by 60%. (2000)
