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Lean Value Solutions International (LVSI) is the destination for organizations seeking results-based partnerships that require rapid results - whether the assignments are strategic or tactical in nature. Regardless of the size of your organization, the fundamental obstacles to implementing a Lean strategy are fundamentally the same. LVSI provides the expertise and infrastructure necessary to help you implement strategy and align culture, processes and execution to achieve a series of quick results along a roadmap that is focused on achieving sustainable competitive advantage.
Regardless of which stage your organization might be in along its Lean journey, LVSI is uniquely positioned to facilitate the changes necessary - operational changes, organizational changes and process changes - that are all driven by your business strategy. From quick tactical cost reductions initiatives to strategic visioning and strategy design and deployment, we often serve as a catalyst to achieving rapid improvements by pulling waste and cost out of business processes and improve an organizations profitability and market performance.
Mr Akira Takenaka Joins LVSI
Thomas DeForge, Principal Partner of Lean Value Solutions, International is pleased to announce that Mr. Akira Takenaka, a world renowned lean manufacturing Sensei, has joined our organization as a Senior Consultant and Advisor.
Mr. Takenaka started his career at Toyoda Gosei. During his tenure, he was appointed to their KAIZEN promotion office which was led by the founder of the Toyota Productions System, Taiichi Ohno. After many years of service in this role, he was promoted to Executive Vice President of Toyota Motor Corporation. In this role, he worked even more closely for Mr. Ohno, who also became an executive for Toyota.
In 1987 he became a partner with Yoshiki Iwata and Chihiro Nakao and together they started the Shingijutsu Co., a Lean manufacturing consultant group. Crafting their skills under the tutelage of Taiichi Ohno throughout their careers, The Shingijutsu Co. and their consultants are widely known as the best implementers of a lean enterprise business strategy.
As a founding member of Shingijutsu, Mr. Takenaka has extensively consulted with several large corporations around the world.
Some of the most notable clients Mr. Takenaka has worked with are the Danaher Corporation, and their very first client, Wiremold, two companies known as the first successful companies in the US to integrate a successful Lean Business Strategy.
Thomas Deforge and his partners Mark Long and Stephen Crane state that they are extremely excited and honored to have Mr. Takenaka as part of the team. Deforge says, His integrity and knowledge of lean manufacturing is second to none. Our greatest honor is when he stated that he is happy to join a group that practices and believes in the Lean Manufacturing principles taught by Taiichi Ohno. Mr. Takenaka is currently assisting our clients in Asia and Japan. He will be available for US Consulting work in 2008.
Plano Molding
I've personally been working with Lean Value Solutions for the last five years in three global companies. Lean Value Solutions has been a major part of our strategies. Whether our company has been at the beginning of their Lean Journey (Developing our lean strategy and plan of execution)or on the road to perfection( High impact kaizen events), LVSI has delivered results beyond our expectations.
Scott Kelley
Chief Operating Officer
Plano Molding Company
Exide Batteries
I have used LVSI at 3 different companies to implement our Lean system with tremendous success. LVSI is literally the best in the business- second to none. They support you from to start to transitioning it to do yourself.
Robert Weiner
President & CEO
PAS Technologies Inc.
SPX Precision Components
LVSI delivers an outstanding product in a professional and workable manner. I have always admired LVSI's ability to get right down to the true root causes of waste within the operation, while embracing the talent and knowledge on the floor to resolve issues for the long term. LVSI doesn't teach, they demonstrate, they participate, and they follow-thru - three characteristics that are hard to find when lean practitioners are a dime a dozen.
Ron Felix
President
SPX Precision Components
Gibraltar Industries
As we embark on a massive cultural change at AMICO, it is imperative that our lean partner be able to communicate effectively with the shop floor employee as well as the Executive Management Team. Lean Value Solutions International has proven their expertise in lean training by engaging our entire workforce, and helping guide us through this challenging transition. LVSI's customer service and ability to adjust their approach based on our business goals have been impressive.
Joe Smith
President
AMICO
Selkirk Corporation
LVSI has worked with Selkirk since 2002 and has been instumental in installing lean principles within our facilities adding several million to the bottom line. Most recently they provided facilitation for an acquisition that was made in the North East US which after 18 months resulted in direct labor being reduced from 18% to 9% as a % of net sales and the overall manufacturing footprint by 25%. This allowed us to consolidate our North East US DC in this facility.
Tim Valters
President
Selkirk Corporation
PAS Technologies
Over the years one name, Lean Value Solutions International, has stood shoulder to shoulder with me and in effect have become part of my senior management team. Whether its improvement of an existing process, starting up a new product line on a green field site or providing on or off-site training, LVSI is your one stop shop. One very important aspect of their work is their ability to work with the grass roots of an organization and get 100% buy in to the task at hand. That coupled with the 24/7 support they provide to their client base is the reason why LVS is the first number I call when I have a process that needs to be improved.
Denis McGrath
Managing Director
PAS Technologies Europe
Praxair
Our corporation achieved over $300 mm in productivity savings in 2008. LVSI was instrumental in achieving this objective. They developed and led our training program for Lean, mentored our Lean Specialists, conducted Kaizen events around the world , and were involved in our policy deployment across the entire business. LVSI is a true partner. They will do everything possible to help you succeed.
Llyod Tirey
Vice President of Operations
Praxair
Exide Results
In early 2001, Exide’s executive team faced a looming operating performance crisis. They engaged LVSI to lead a lean program and achieved fantastic results.
- Plano Molding
- Exide
- SPX
- AMICO
- Selkirk
- PAS
- Praxair
- Exide Case Study