Hear from our clients as they share their experiences, successes, and satisfaction with our training and transformation programs on their journey to world class operations.
"The program 'journey to world-class efficiency' 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."
M. Graber
CEO
"The program led to a remarkable output increase of 57% within just two months, resulting in $8 million impact on EBITDA. I can confidently recommend Mr. Muenzing for any position or assignment in the area of manufacturing or supply chain management and firmly believe his skills and experience will measure up to any challenge."
J. T. Pietralla
CEO
"First of all, thank you very much for the work done. You have achieved something outstanding that keeps on delivering; improvements can be noticed every day. The collaboration has been both stimulating and inspiring."
M. Daum
CEO
"His skills and capabilities enabled the creation of value beyond initial expectations. As an experienced change agent, he made a significant contribution to our organization and I can only recommend him for any operations improvement program, especially those with a global footprint."
R. Niquille
COO
"Mr. Muenzing from Leanmap has been instrumental in developing the Trioworld Continuous Improvement Model, taking our high level strategy and make it operational, thus driving real change and sustainable performance improvement."
C. Valentin
Division President
"I was very impressed with the significant changes Mr. Ellert was able to implement in the few months he worked with us in Springfield. A one-man consultant with great experience and good methods has introduced a new lean culture, along with strong support from key managers."
P. Karsberg
CFO
"Tripled volume of a new product line and almost doubled the overall plant output within a month. A year later the plant is performing very well with dramatically increased productivity and quality and at the same time a significant reduction in costs."
G. Walle
CFO
"Outstanding expertise and grasp of operations, strong advisor and transformer towards operational excellence."
M. Grama
VP Finance
"I was very satisfied with what we accomplished during this 6 weeks period. I would say that your version of Lean is more extreme than we have learned before and I think I know why. You have to be extreme to get real change and I believe 100% in your way. Production is improving day by day – last week 3x over baseline. Thanks a lot for what you have done with my people and organization. You pushed us over the hill that we couldn’t have done ourselves.”
G. H. Risholm
Managing Director
“These guys are straight in their feedback and clearly detect the important points. Best was the open discussion to our strategy, initiatives, actions and observations. Together with the best-practice exchange this was very fruitful!”
K. Biller
Head of Operations
“I just wanted to thank you for all you have done for me! You may not be aware but the impact of your coaching on my life has been massive.”
F. O. Alarcon
Head of CI
"The program is transmitting a powerful message about the ease of changing working practices here at Franke. You are promoting Lean within the Group with outstanding drive, transferring competences and giving support to unify procedures across the company."
Franke Management
Consolidated Feedback
Thank you very much for this intensive yet inspiring week. I have learned a lot. The workshop gave me energy, motivation, and confidence to apply the techniques with our team and improve our processes."
K. Goede
Manager Service D&SC
"Joerg from Leanmap can leverage your company results beyond your limits."
M. Maceda
Operations Director
"Your capacity to simplify and get back to basics has helped our company prioritize the right activities. We literally went from chaos to an organized way to solve a systematic problem. Your capacity to link financial performance with design and process capability greatly helped us to make the right decisions."
J. Lombarte
CTO
"Direct approach to identify areas of opportunity with immediate results experienced in several areas from day one."
M. Liantonio
CEO
"This is probably the most objective, balanced and action-oriented (and short) summary I have ever had from a consultant. This report conveys the right message with the right sense of urgency."
A. Jones
CEO
“Straight, clear, understandable. Your visit has been very efficient and motivating. A lot of learning and a good boost for the coming months."
T. Gauchet
Operations Director
"Leanmap professionally assisted Sandvik in structuring improvement strategies for a more efficient R&D process and faster product development cycle. In just nine months, delivery improved by 60%."
J. Gustavsson
Head of R&D
"Integrating LEAN across all levels of our operations significantly transformed our workplace culture and efficiency. What impressed me most was Richard's ability to make LEAN accessible and essential for every employee, from the shop floor to management. His strategies were not only effective but tailored specifically to our needs, leading our site to become a LEAN benchmark within our group."
C. Aurousseau
HR Manager
"You will get tough goals, strict rules, and clear feedback. You will learn a lot.”
L. Deth
Managing Manager
"The approach to engage the team on real issues was very effective. Highly skilled and experienced in troubleshooting the problem."
S. Nandagopal
Global Engineering Director
"We recovered a good level of quality shipped and quality made in a challenging automotive business environment. Methods are flexible and adaptable to complex ecosystems and financial challenges.”
S. Nancy
Operations Director
"We have been working on LEAN for years, but without understanding it. Leanmap came into the loop and things became clearer, simpler and more efficient. We are now on the road to excellence with positive results!"
T. Gauchet
Operations Director
“The transformation program is not only highly professional, but also proven, interesting, effective, challenging, and fun.”
A. Blaziak
Operations Director
"Richard from Leanmap is a leader who motivates and mentors with transparency and reason. He's hands-on, encouraging transparency and assertiveness while remaining approachable. His clear direction, recognition of achievements, and solutions-oriented approach make him an exceptional coach and interim-CEO."
AceAge Management
Consolidated Feedback
"Joerg from Leanmap is a key driver and an irreplaceable resource, providing valuable insight, challenging the status quo, and maintaining a full overview. I can without hesitation recommend them!"
C. B. Ottesen
Marketing Manager
"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. It is clear that you have had many experiences, and it would have been beneficial for me to work longer with you from a personal growth perspective, ignoring the obvious benefits to the project."
R. Dieterich
Project Manager
"Clearly Leanmap has found ways to improve the company. I am a big fan of ensuring this approach is applied to all major offices over 20 people."
D. Leal
VP Asia Pacific
“It was truly awesome to work with you again. Each time you visit, we learn. Thank you for the time spent with us; it is always incredibly valuable!”
T. Burton
Plant Manager
”They have the right approach and knowledge to get things done and create change. The dynamic do-it-now approach creates momentum and energy. Together with the honest and direct feedback, the methodology presented is clear and easy to understand.”
P. H. Larsen
President
"Working with Leanmap has built a stable structure for continuous improvement in our company. We achieved results beyond expectations. The program left behind highly dedicated and motivated people that will continue to grow and develop our company. To say it in one word: world-class!”
K. Akervold
District Manager
"Highly knowledgeable and experienced Lean change agent with a strong ability to introduce and facilitate substantial and lasting improvements at our processing plants. He has quickly earned the trust and commitment of plant managers and operators alike, and his stepwise approach and excellent coaching skills have resulted in strong internal motivation and popular demand for starting Lean transformation programs at additional sites. We are very satisfied with the approach and results."
H. F. Wittusen
Director of Strategy
"We really appreciated your very valuable lecture in Thailand. The team and I are so impressed and got a lot of eye-opening concepts and ideas, as well as good reminders for me. I look forward to learning from you the next time, hope sooner. Again, thank you very much."
M. Shigetoh
VP Manufacturing
“He knows what he is doing; his experience makes every conversation a source of learning.”
E. Poveda
Supply Chain Manager
"If you need a kick in the butt, then these are the guys that will start your sense of urgency, open your eyes and set your priorities straight."
D. Persson
Maintenance Planner
“This structured program is an excellent resource for skill and capability building!”
D. Silva
Manufacturing Director
”The most user-friendly and practical training program I have ever undertaken; showing clear and direct links between theory and real business examples; challenging where required and providing clarity on all points.”
T. White
Supply Chain Manager
"They are supportive but also pushing us in a good way and we can clearly see the results. Scrap and downtimes are continuously going down and productivity is increasing. I can recommend their help to any factory that wants to drive Lean to improve manufacturing performance."
B. Arnsfeld
Lean Manager
"The analysis, and additional observations and views of Mr. Steenhof from Leanmap were very useful. Full score on all points: quality of information, professionalism of interactions, and timelines of delivery."
P. Stampe
PE Partner
"The Leanmap process was instrumental in gaining consensus from a group of people with various personalities and agendas on how to move forward together. I truly appreciate Richard Ellert’s expertise and leadership throughout the process – without it, we would not have been successful.”
J. Milner
Franklin City Manager
"Your workshop day was impressive. My team was amazed and you were great!!!
I see that you challenged our thinking and inspired our the team. They are anxious to start."
E. Moraes
Global Head of Regulatory