Comprehensive Lean Management expertise
One lifetime is not enough to collect all the experience you need for yourself. Yet improvement processes demand this very commodity. So profit from our experience in every aspect of Lean Management. Complex specialist know-how. Years of project experience. Proven management experience. Long experience of implementing improvement processes. And the valuable experience of dealing with employees at every level of the company – these assets are hard currency in Lean Management.
Project experiences
Automobile industry
| Country | Goal | Major measures | Result |
| Germany | Optimisation of production and logistics processes, introduction of the production system, layout planning of the pressing plant, body-in-white, assembly (passenger cars, commercial vehicles, motors) | Optimisation of processes (Lean Production), line balancing, inspection of planning, optimisation of logistics processes (supply logistics), LCA | Implementation of the production system, layout and workflow planning, increase in productivity > 10% |
| Germany, Spain, Portugal, France, Sweden | Reduction in purchasing prices, cost cutting | Optimisation of processes (Supply Chain, Lean Production), value analysis | Cost reduction with effect on the basic price approx. € 5 million |
Automobile suppliers
| Country | Goal | Major measures | Result |
| Germany | Support in start-up phase, optimization of processes in the spare parts warehouse | Change Management, optimisation of processes, CIP group | Planned order picking performance achieved, process security |
| USA, China | Introduction of Lean Production, train change managers | Lean Production, training of change managers, development of new assembly lines | Increase in productivity, change managers trained, production system developed |
| Germany, Romania, Czech Republic, Russia | Re-planning of production facility | Layout and process planning | Reduction in personnel, reduction in leadtimes, optimum investment |
| Germany | Optimisation of the logistics process chain, optimization of inventories | Segmentation of production, assignment of indirect functions, production controls, inventory management | Reduction in personnel, increased delivery reliability |
| Germany, Czech Republic, France | Implementation of Lean production and logistics processes | Dedicated lines, elimination of warehouse phase, integration of indirect logistics functions, integration of suppliers, VMI | Reduction in personnel, reduction in inventories |
Chemicals
| Country | Goal | Major measures | Result |
| Germany | Concept for outsourcing logistics processes | Process analysis, process concept design |
Concept |
Roof systems
| Country | Goal | Major measures | Result |
| Germany | Increase in productivity, increase in delivery reliability |
Optimisation of processes (Lean Production), concentration on core competences, production controls |
Increase in productivity > 15%, delivery reliability > 95% |
Elektronics industry
| Country | Goal | Major measures | Result |
| Germany | Design of layout and workstreams for new lines |
Development of stream-oriented production lines, optimisation of set-up | Reduction in leadtimes, reduction in personnel |
Heating, ventilation and air-conditioning
| Country | Goal | Major measures | Result |
| Germany, France | Optimization of costs, development of production system | Benchmarking, value analysis, target costing, optimization of production | Reduction in manufacturing costs > 10 %, reduction in target costs > 15 % |
| Germany, Western Europe | Optimisation of the logistics process chain |
Inventory management, optimisation of distribution logistics, location concept, key data system, supplier management |
Reduction in inventories of finished goods > 30%, reduction in warehouse locations |
Lighting industry
| Country | Goal | Major measures | Result |
| Germany, Austria, Sweden, France, England | Introduction of Lean Six Sigma, increase productivity, reduce inventories | Reorganisation, optimisation of value streams, development of shop floor management, optimisation of inventories, quality, LCA |
Increase in productivity total FTE > 25%, reduction in inventories > 30% |
Logistics service providers
| Country | Goal | Major measures | Result |
| Germany, Sweden | Introduction of “logistics kaizen” in the spare parts warehouse | Transfer of Lean principles to logistics processes | Increase in productivity, continuous improvement process |
Aviation industry
| Country | Goal | Major measures | Result |
| Germany, Canada | Optimisation of leadtimes for maintenance and manufacturing processes | Optimisation of value streams, Lean Production, training of change managers, production controls | Reduction in leadtimes > 30% |
Mechanical engineering
| Country | Goal | Major measures | Result |
| Germany | Increase in productivity, reduction in inventories | Lean Production, optimisation of indirect functions, production controls |
Reduction in personnel > 20%, reduction in inventories of finished goods > 30% |
| Germany, France | Reduction in inventories, improvement of delivery reliability, introduction of production system | Optimisation of supply chain, alliance of associated plants, production controls, scheduling, synchronisation of processes | Delivery reliability > 95%, reduction in inventories of raw materials and supplies > 50%, introduction of production system |
Pharmaceutical industry
| Country | Goal | Major measures | Result |
| Germany | Optimization of processes | Optimization of material streams, rapid set-up, optimisation of warehouse processes | Reduction in personnel, process security |
Efficient project managers project efficiency.
Specialists in the process of improvement
If you want to become better and stay better, you need the best consultants and project managers. The experts from Kiendl LeanConsult have outstanding training and years of experience in change management. Besides their extensive knowledge of Lean Management all of our consultants are qualified in Black Belt Six Sigma. With an eye for the big picture and an entrepreneurial mindset, they lead our consultant teams on-site in your own premises – and set the course for the success of the project with prudence and energy.
