Manufacturing Consulting

We serve manufacturing organizations both large and small in their operational excellence pursuits in a wide variety of industries.  We teach manufacturing companies that range from a dozen employees to global Fortune 100 companies how to implement Toyota Production System and how to do kaizen.

This is a sampling of manufacturing consulting experience:

  • Barnes Aerospace
  • BorgWarner
  • DeLaval
  • Firestone Industrial Products
  • Hella
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Kaas Tailored
  • Magna International
  • Parker Hannifin
  • Strasser Woodinworks
  • Western Idaho Cabinets
  • Zumar Industries

Our manufacturing consulting approach is not a set program or fixed solution, but tailored to each client based on a visit to their gemba (factory floor) and an in-depth assessment by a team of Gemba instructors and senior consultants.  The overall path is:

  1. Factory tour & meeting with management
  2. Current Condition Assessment
  3. Solution design
  4. Alignment & ownership of plan
  5. Execution: Plan, Do, Check, Act

Gemba Research has taught kaizen and implemented Lean manufacturing in the following industries:

  • Aerospace
  • Agricultural Equipment
  • Automotive
  • Chemicals
  • Electronics
  • Food Processing
  • Furniture & Upholstery
  • Glass & Windows
  • HVAC
  • Industrial Equipment
  • Job Shops
  • Machinery
  • Medical Equipment
  • Plastics & Injection Moulding
  • Printing
  • Sheet Metal Fabrication
  • Steel Processing
  • Transportation Equipment
  • Wood Products
The following is a sample of our Lean manufacturing projects with small and mid-sized manufacturers:
 Contact us to learn how we can assist you in operational excellence efforts in your manufacturing operation.