Navigating to Results

We enable clients reach their full potential with targeted performance improvements, deep diagnostics, and structured training.

Programs

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

Benchmark Your Operation: Do you operate at a world-class level? Perform the self-assessment to find out, scoring operational health and maturity level against world-class references.

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

Tools

Rapid Improvement Templates: Download Lean Six Sigma toolkits, ready-to-use templates (pdf) and worksheets (xls) for current state analysis, future state design, project-charter, and implementation plan.

Facts & Figures

supporting clients world-wide since 2005

Projects delivered

Countries covered

Audits completed

1 k

Employees trained

1 x

Return on Fees

Projects & Impact

improving performance cross-industry

Semiconductors: Cost-per-Move Optimization

Cost Reduction Program (CRP) for the second largest semiconductor company to optimize cost per move through productive maintenance, systematic problem solving, and rigorous performance management.

Energy: More Reliable Heat for More People

Lean Transformation Program (LTP) to realize Kvitebjørn’s vision to deliver more heat, more consistently, to more people, while being recognized as leading energy-supplier in Norway.

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, Faster 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: Assessment 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 Ingredients: PDCA Reduces 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: Assessing Maturity & Improvement Potentials

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

Food Flavors: Lean Management of 20 Factories

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: Cost Savings through Complexity 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: Sorting & Processing Efficiency Boost

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 for Investors

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.

Kitchen Systems: Productivity Boost for 13 Factories

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 Task Force Lowers Warranty Costs

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: Quality Program Lowers Failure Costs

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.

Armored Trucks ready for Antonov Transport

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: Turnaround through Lean Management

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: Cost Reduction Program Boosts Profitability

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 Lowers Costs

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

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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."