Operational Efficiency

Sustaining Improvements: The Power of a Lean Management System Software

TGG
5.19.2023

In today’s fast-paced world, sustaining improvements is paramount. With a unified software system, businesses gain the ability to effortlessly track and measure progress. From streamlining processes to optimizing workflows, this cohesive approach empowers organizations to make data-driven decisions, foster innovation, and achieve long lasting success. Harness the power of a single system and unlock your company’s full potential to sustain the waves of the economy.

What makes sustainability difficult?

Hiring new managers & employees
Changes in customer needs
New competitors in your marketplace
New software & new equipment

All of these ‘changes’ in our management systems make sustainability of results difficult. One solution? Lean management software that allows you to complete *simple audits that keep your organization on track and making money.

Compass is a suite of tools that allow measurement, standardization, governance, audits, and learning to occur within a Lean Management System that is customized to your business. You select the tools that you need and allow Compass to do the rest.

Let us help you make the improvements stick.

https://www.guthriegroup.com/software/compass/

Doing More with Less

TGG
2.24.2023

Technology can be invaluable for businesses looking to reduce labor costs and save time. By streamlining processes and automating repetitive tasks, businesses can save money and increase efficiency. In this blog, we will explore some of the ways that technology can be used to reduce labor costs and save time in businesses.

One great way to reduce labor costs is to invest in automation. Automation can aid businesses in reducing costs associated with hiring and training new employees, as well as reducing or even eliminating the need for repetitive and time-consuming manual tasks. Automation can also help improve the accuracy of tasks and reduce the amount of time required to complete them.

Automation: https://www.guthriegroup.com/consulting/develop-your-enterprise/transactional-consulting/pc-process-mapping/

Another way to reduce labor costs and save time is to use cloud-based services. By hosting applications and data in the cloud, businesses can reduce the need for expensive hardware and IT staff while improving the speed and accuracy of their operations. Additionally, cloud-based services can be easily scaled up or down as needed, allowing businesses to quickly adjust to changes in their environment.

Cloud based services: Put your Lean transformation data with tgg. https://www.guthriegroup.com/software/compass/

Finally, businesses can save time and reduce labor costs by investing in analytics. There are very little problems that we cannot solve with RCFA.  Whether the problems are operational, capacity, or financial, we can aggressively move your team to smooth uninterrupted flow.

TGG will work with you and your team through the following steps:

1 – Develop problem statement
2 – Scope the problem
3 – Set the Target
4 – Identify root causes (Get data!)
5 – Identify solutions
6 – Implement solutions
7 – Evaluate the solution
8 – Standardize the solution

This tool requires data analysis capabilities and moves us deeper into numerous tools within Lean Six Sigma.

By collecting, storing, and analyzing data, businesses gain insight into their operations, allowing them to make better decisions and improve process efficiency. Analytics also help businesses identify opportunities for improvement and cost savings, as well as areas where additional staff or resources may be needed.

Analytics: https://www.guthriegroup.com/consulting/develop-your-enterprise/transactional-consulting/root-cause-analysis-transactional/

In summary, there are several ways that businesses can use technology to reduce labor costs and save time. By investing in automation, cloud-based services, and analytics, businesses can save money and increase efficiency. TGG’s tools allow you to identify root cause of excessive email. How much time do you spend each day processing email? Submit your problem statement today!

A place for everything and everything in its place

TGG
4.21.2021

We’ve all been there. You’re walking the floor on the hunt for a specific tool or searching the hundreds of folders on your computer trying to remember where you saved that one file. You can spend half your workday just searching. That’s a lot of wasted time and non-value steps.

Enter…5S.

This simple, yet foundational Lean tool can help you radically eliminate the non-value steps in your manufacturing and transactional processes, resulting in a more productive team. It’s all about waste elimination through workplace organization.

Recently one of our consultants taught a two-day 5S event for a fire damage restoration company. See what the owner of the company had to say below.

“Pick-ups and deliveries are 45% of the billable work ERS performs for its customers and a critical part of the service we provide. Being able to find the right tool and materials needed for every job is an essential part of an efficient pick-up and delivery. We were not organized to do that and were wasting time on every job searching for tools and materials. The 5S event lead by The Guthrie Group resulted in a well-organized storage system that is self-sustaining and best of all it ensures an efficient pick-up and delivery on every job! I would highly recommend utilizing The Guthrie Group’s services to help your business improve its efficiency.” – Mike G.

Curious what each S in 5S stands for? Visit Manufacturing 5S or Transactional 5S to learn more.

If you’re interested in a 5S event at your company, contact us today!

Operational Excellence & Process Transformation Summit

TGG
3.9.2020

TGG Board Member, John Biedry, was the chairperson for the Operational Excellence & Process Transformation Summit held in Boston, Mass in November 2019. Knowing the important role Lean plays in operations and processes, he invited our President Zack Guthrie to be a speaker at the event. John also spoke at the event (pictured below).

Zack was one of 25 speakers and led two sessions during the three-day conference. The first was on our “tgg Playbook” which lays out the four components of Lean transformation: Enterprise Alignment, Develop Scientists, Process Confirmation, and Continuous Results. The second session focused on Leader Standard Work (LSW) and the importance of strategic alignment.

Would you like to have Zack speak at one of your events? Contact us today!

Define your Problem Statement.

The first step towards breaking your organizational log jams is identifying and verbalizing the challenge you're facing. What are you trying to solve? This simple Problem Statement exercise can have profound implications for your team. It helps you define the issue and gives TGG some sense of where the soft spots could be in your Order to Cash process. We invite you to take a few moments to fill out this form. A TGG consultant will contact you shortly to discuss your Problem Statement and provide some insight on how we may be able to help.