Services

Services That Reduce Cost, Improve Quality, and Increase Capacity.

Focused Lean, Six Sigma, Industrial Engineering, and Operational Excellence services designed to identify waste, reduce variation, improve flow, and create measurable business results.

What Clients Receive

Clear findings, improvement opportunities, savings potential, and a practical roadmap for action.

Assessment Packages

3-Day Rapid Operational Assessment

Starting at $4,500

Best for organizations that need fast visibility into waste, delays, quality issues, bottlenecks, and improvement opportunities.

  • Executive interviews
  • Gemba walks
  • Process observation
  • Waste identification
  • Quality review
  • Savings opportunity analysis
  • Executive report-out

Primary Outcome: A clear assessment of what is hurting performance and what should be improved first.

Transformation & Implementation

Custom Engagement

Best for organizations ready to move from recommendations into execution, project leadership, coaching, and measurable improvement.

  • DMAIC improvement projects
  • DMADV / DFSS design projects
  • Kaizen events
  • KPI development
  • Standard work development
  • Change management
  • Executive coaching
  • Program management

Primary Outcome: Sustainable operational improvement and stronger process control.

Lean & Six Sigma Toolsets We Apply

Every organization is different. We select the right tool for the right problem, including Pareto Analysis, PDCA, Gemba Walks, 5 Whys, Ishikawa diagrams, visual management, and structured improvement methods.

Continuous improvement tools chart

Lean Enterprise

Eliminate waste, improve flow, reduce delays, and increase value delivered to the customer.

Six Sigma

Reduce variation, defects, rework, and process instability through structured quality improvement.

Industrial Engineering

Improve capacity, labor utilization, workflow design, time performance, and operational efficiency.

Root Cause Analysis: Solving Problems Permanently

We do not stop at symptoms. We use structured root cause methods to understand why problems occur and what process changes can prevent them from returning.

Root cause analysis methods chart
5 Whys
Fishbone Analysis
Pareto Analysis
FMEA
DMAIC
8D Problem Solving

Industrial Engineering & Capacity Optimization

For operations that struggle with uneven workloads, delays, bottlenecks, or capacity limits, line balancing and workflow analysis can help improve throughput without immediately adding people, equipment, or space.

Line balancing chart

Capacity Planning

Understand whether people, equipment, time, or process design are limiting output.

Workflow Balancing

Reduce uneven workloads, idle time, handoff delays, and process constraints.

Throughput Improvement

Identify ways to increase output, shorten cycle time, and improve operational flow.

Specific Services Available

Operational Excellence Assessments

Focused reviews that identify waste, quality concerns, bottlenecks, risks, savings opportunities, and priority improvements.

Lean Process Improvement

Improvement work focused on flow, waste reduction, standard work, visual management, process simplification, and productivity improvement.

Six Sigma Quality Improvement

Structured improvement for defects, variation, rework, errors, inconsistent outcomes, and customer-impacting quality issues.

DMAIC Improvement Projects

Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve, and Control existing processes that need stronger performance and stability.

DMADV / DFSS Process Design

Design future-state processes when existing workflows cannot meet requirements or when new processes need to be built correctly from the start.

Industrial Engineering Support

Capacity planning, time studies, line balancing, workflow design, throughput analysis, and resource optimization.

Executive Coaching & Improvement Leadership

Support for leaders who need help prioritizing improvement opportunities, guiding teams, and creating a sustainable operational excellence culture.

Why Clients Engage Us

Organizations engage Lean & Six Sigma Improvement Associates when they need practical, experienced support identifying where money, time, quality, and capacity are being lost.

Common Outcomes

Cost Reduction • Productivity Improvement • Quality Improvement • Defect Reduction • Capacity Increase • Better Flow • Stronger Process Control

Industries Served

Aerospace Healthcare Biotechnology Banking Financial Services Manufacturing Warehousing & Distribution Information Technology Security Operations Government Professional Services

Ready to Find Hidden Opportunities?

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