Navigating to Results

We enable clients to reach their full potential with targeted performance improvements, deep diagnostics, and structured training. Through systematic reduction of the three losses – waste, strain, variability – we help manufacturers and service providers measurably improve speed, quality, and profitability. If your ambition is world-class, then you found the right partner to power your journey with performance-improvement and capability-development programs.

Performance Improvement

We offer 4 targeted performance improvement programs with focus on speed, quality, cost, and sustainability:

Capability Development

We also offer 4 capability development courses to build required skills to sustain improvements in the long run:

Why Leanmap?

Delivering Lasting Improvements

Deep knowledge and expertise to deliver operations transformations end-end and systematic performance improvements.
Support client teams in the role of an advisor and coach ("light touch") or navigator and interim manager ("strong lead").
Hands-on approach, seamlessly integrating with your team to co-invent solutions, jointly remove barriers and drive results.
Full flexibility to adjust the level of support: scale-up when more influence is required and ramp-down as capability matures.
Passion; we love what we do, working with people to solve problems, create a better future for customers, employees, owners.

Our Services

Solutions, Insights, Trainings, Tools

Consulting

Delivering Performance Improvements: Clients profit from our strategic thinking, proven concepts, and innovative solutions that not only improve results, but move them ahead of competitors.

Audits

Operational Excellence Benchmarking: Do you operate at a world-class level? Take the self-assessment to find out, scoring operational health and maturity level against world-class references.

Academy

Building Certified Capabilities: We help managers and functional specialists develop the critical skills to effectively execute strategy, solve problems, redesign processes, and improve performance levels.

Store

Download free tools and templates, buy professional toolkits and guidebooks, upgrade your membership plan, and book training and consulting sessions.

Facts & Figures

Supporting Clients Worldwide Since 2005

138

Clients Served

Countries Covered

588

Audits Completed

5000 +

People Trained

11 x

Return on Fees

Projects & Impact

Improving Performance Cross-Industry

Semiconductors: Cost-per-Move Reduction

Cost Reduction Program (CRP) for the second largest semiconductor company to optimize Cost-Per-Move (CPM) through demand-driven adaptive maintenance, systematic problem solving, and rigorous performance management.

Energy: More Reliable Heat for More People

Lean Transformation Program (LTP) for Kvitebjørn Varme to realize its vision to become Norway’s most reliable energy-supplier, delivering more heat, more consistently to more people.

Plastic Film: Path to World Class Manufacturing

Lean Transformation Program (LTP) for an European polyethylene packaging film producer to bring plants on path to world-class manufacturing (WCM), while boosting yield and productivity.

Ship Service: Performance Improvement Program

Performance Improvement Program (PIP) for the world’s largest ship supplier to improve operating efficiency of regional centers in Europe, Far East, Middle East, and USA.

Rock Tools: Lean Development Cuts Time-to-Market

Lean Product Development (LPD) for a major supplier to the mining and construction industries, reducing time-to-market (TTM) of new developments by 35% within 2 years.

Automotive Safety: Audits for Future Factory Design

Lean Operations Diagnostics (LOD) for the largest automotive safety supplier, assessing main manufacturing sites and development centers to deliver critical inputs for the factory-of-the-future design.

Beverage Production: PDCA Cuts Non-Quality Costs

Quality Excellence Program (QEP) for a global ingredients manufacturer to reduce first-time-incorrect (FTI) rate of product mixes delivered to the world’s largest non-alcoholic beverage companies.

Pharma: Lean Audit for Operations Improvement

Lean Operations Diagnostics (LOD) for a European pharma company to assess manufacturing maturity, while identifying improvement potentials for throughput, yield, flexibility, overall factory efficiency (OFE).

Food Flavors: Journey to World-Class Efficiency

Lean Transformation Program (LTP) for Givaudan, the largest food flavor and fragrance company, to design and implement the global Lean program, “Journey to world-class efficiency”.

Power Electronics: Complexity Cost Reduction

Cost Reduction Program (CRP) for Eltek, a global electric power conversion specialist, to reduce the cost base by optimizing interfaces between engineering, operations, and sales.

Waste Recycling: Lean Sorting & Processing

Lean Transformation Program (LTP) for Norway’s leading environmental services provider to boost operational efficiency by applying Lean management principles to the seven largest processing plants.

Sporting Goods: Operational Due Diligence

Lean Operations Diagnostics (LOD) for private equity as part of the pre-acquisition due diligence program with focus on four European factories to identify value-creation opportunities.

Industrial Manufacturing: Continuous Improvement

Lean Transformation Program (LTP) for Franke, an industrial manufacturer, to bring 13 factories onto a continuous improvement track, gaining 6% productivity annually to achieve margin-targets.

Transport & Logistics: Cost Reduction Program

Cost Reduction Program (CRP) for a large industrial multinational with focus on transport and logistics, delivering $15 million annualized savings within the first 4 months.

Energy Metering: Quality Program Cuts Cost

Quality Excellence Program (QEP) for a global energy metering company with focus on product reliability to reduce field-failure rates and costs for warranty and repair.

Diesel Engines: Warranty Cost Reduction

Quality Excellence Program (QEP) for large engine manufacturer to improve process capability and product reliability, resulting in $59 million warranty cost reductions in 7 months.

Military Vehicles: Lean Assembly Shortens Lead-Time

Lean Transformation Program (LTP) for the leading truck manufacturer to resolve constraints in assembly and logistics, meeting critical deliveries of military vehicles to the front-line.

Marine Electronics: Lean Management Turnaround

Lean Transformation Program (LTP) to boost manufacturing output of the leading marine-electronics company by de-bottlenecking its main factory in Mexico and rationalizing the manufacturing footprint.

Airline Catering: Labor Productivity Cost Reduction

Cost Reduction Program (CRP) for global airline caterer to meet top-down profitability target by transforming seven factories with focus on planning, manning, manufacturing and logistics.

Household Appliances: Factory Consolidation

Cost Reduction Program (CRP) for a household appliance manufacturer in China to significantly reduce operating costs by merging two assembly factories, right-sizing the manufacturing footprint.

Our Clients

Working With Us, You Are in Good Company

What Clients Say

"Professionals, well experienced, demanding. Dynamic and energetic feedback. Strong capability to adapt the chosen approach to the local business and cultural environment."

"The program delivered significant bottom line impact from embedding lean principles across 20 prioritized manufacturing sites; it further evolved as an engine for cultural change and performance improvement."

"I can confidently recommend him for any position or assignment in the area of manufacturing or supply chain management. I firmly believe his skills and experience will measure up to any challenge."

"I was very satisfied with what we accomplished in 6 weeks: Output increased from 400 to 1500 units per week. Thanks a lot for what you have done with my people and organization; it would never have been possible without your skill and experience. You pushed us over a hill that we couldn’t have done ourselves."

"His skills and capabilities enabled the creation of value beyond the initial expectations. Further, he is an experienced change agent. His work made a significant contribution to our organization and I can only recommend him for any operations improvement program."

"Very high quality of interaction and deployment program."

"Your workshop day was impressive. My team was amazed and you were great! You challenged our thinking and inspired the team. They are anxious to start."

"Straight, clear, understandable. Your visit has been very efficient and motivating. A lot of learning and a good boost for the coming months."

"You have ccomplished something big that keeps on delivering. Production runs at an excellent level and new improvements are noticeable every single day. Your work has definitely beard fruits. Thanks again for your engagement and commitment."

"You will get tough goals, strict rules, clear feedbacks. You will learn a lot."

"Straight forward and honest feedback. To the point and challenging the established way. I appreciate your approach, knowhow and engagement."

"You speak and communicate in a way that makes it understandable and motivating for the team to commit to further efforts. In addition you are able to make the team understand that this is not 'a walk in the park', without creating demotivation. We have seen great improvements so far. Thanks!"

"Good open working relationship. Remain objective and challenge what the company and people are doing."

"The approach to engage the team on real issues was very effective. Highly skilled and experienced in trouble shooting the problem."

"Thank you for all you have done for me! You may not be aware but the impact your coaching have on my life have been massive. I have learned a lot form you and I will always appreciate it. Wish you the best and continue with the job you doing, you great at it!”

"Highly knowledgeable and experienced change agent with a strong ability to introduce and facilitate substantial and lasting improvements. Quickly earned the trust and commitment of plant managers and operators alike, and his stepwise approach and strong coaching skills resulted in strong internal motivation and popular demand for starting Lean transformation programs at more sites. We are very satisfied with the approach and results."

"I like the operational and hands-on approach and focus on performance improvement."

"You want to improve strong and in short time? Prepare for some challenging questions and maybe even more challenging answers resulting in the best possible ideas to get the job done to fulfill your customer needs."

"Lean audits of our factories is both, a very good overview for management and a good working tool for each single site. It challenges and measures, but also give us valuable inputs and suggestions."

"Compared to other firms I have interacted with, you do an excellent job structuring the program so it is simple to implement and directly related to real-world scenarios."

"Clearly Leanmap have found ways to improve the company. I am a big fan of ensuring this approach is applied to all major offices."

"Working with Leanmap has built a stable structure for continuous improvement in our company. Their unique ability to understand, cooperate with and develop people at all levels assures that they achieve results beyond expectations, and leaves behind teams of highly dedicated and motivated employees. To summarize, I would use just one word: word-class!"

"The team was very engaged with all explanations, findings and 'what-to-do-next' approach. Everybody is calling me to implement new ideas NOW."

"I like the focus on process improvement. And translating strategy into actual clear actions. We need more of this."

"You are promoting Lean within the Group with outstanding drive, transferring competences and giving support to unify procedures across the company."

"Lean consultant with a broad range of experiences. He can leverage your company results beyond your limits."

"Very good knowledge, experience and concepts for implementing Lean worldwide."

"You as one man have made more difference to this project than the entire team that you have seen, as well as the ones that you have not."

"Congratulations for the good presentation. It was a really great wake up call."

"The plant visit gave me the awareness of how to achieve excellence applying Lean methodologies. The consultant's experience makes every conversation a source of learning."

"They are able to improve performance from lowest to highest performance levels."

"If you think changes are critical, you better take the 'Fresh Eyes Review' with Leanmap because their experience and explanations bring 'out-of-box' ideas."