Continuous Process Improvement
Engagement Results
- Manufacturing – Power Tools
- This U.S. based manufacturing company had recently been purchased by a competitor with headquarters in Hong Kong, and assembly operations in Southeast China. Read More
- Manufacturing – Power Tools / Residential Construction
- The Company faced severe price competition from Competitors who had relocated product assembly offshore. Read More
- Manufacturing – Lighting
- The company needed to implement Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma techniques across their operations which included 6 different locations with approximately 1800 employees. Read More
- U.S. Navy
- The U.S. Department of the Navy recognized that the average sailor's workload was in excess of 92 man-hours per week at wartime requirement manning. Read More
- Aircraft Components Mfg
- The Company was responding to a large number of quote requests, but was not successful in turning the quotes into orders. Read More
- Aircraft Propeller Mfg.
- The Company was a leading manufacturer of aircraft components with over 100 years in business. Their first customer was the Wright Brothers. Read More
- Building Products Company
- A large privately held company in the building products industry had witnessed deteriorating performance in a subsidiary organization. Read More
- City Government
- City projects were reaching the City Council for approval weeks after initiation because of delays caused by bureaucratic red tape. Read More
- Food Services Equipment Company
- Our client completed the acquisition of a complimentary product and services company two years earlier and had not realized the results originally projected in the acquisition pro-forma. Read More
- Hamilton Caster
- Hamilton Caster is a 100 year old family-owned company that has a rich heritage of manufacturing high quality products. Read More
- Harvest Manor Farms
- A multibillion dollar holding company had established an integrated snack food and nut producer and seen their revenues grow substantially, but the company had an operating loss of almost $32 million. Read More
- Industrial Painting
- Our client had implemented lean manufacturing cells, but was not receiving the full benefit they hoped to achieve. Read More
- Industrial Valve Mfg.
- MainStream conducted a technical assessment that revealed several factors causing the Company's problems. Read More
- Plastic Film Mfg.
- Our client, a Chicago-based plastic film processing company, was having difficulty supervising its employees, many of whom came from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds. Read More
- Power Transmission Products
- Our client is a manufacturer of a wide range of industrial transmissions that have an extensive range of power applications and gear ratios. Read More