We are a process improvement firm that works with manufacturers to increase efficiency on the factory floor.
Innovation Support
Process Flow Consulting
Value Stream Mapping
Work Balance
3P
Kaizen WorkShops
Executing Transformational Plan
Our Mission
The Proof Is In the Numbers:
+25%
Production
Capacity
Our clients have seen an average of a 25% increase in their production throughput.
-42%
Floor Space Requirement
Revised layouts yield an average of 42% reduction of square footage.
-81%
Lead Time
Reduction
Our clients have reduced their work-in-progress inventory by up to 81%, which in turn has saved millions of dollars.
+73%
First Pass Yield Improvement
Our clients have seen up to a 73% increase first pass yield which keeps quality product flowing out the door.
We care about your bottom line, too.
Increasing operational efficiency and reducing waste all lead to better products, increased growth, a happier (and safer)
team—and most importantly, a return on your investment.
Ending the Year Strong:
“Every customer we work with has unique challenges and innovation opportunities. And every cart we help design has unique configurations and characteristics to solve specific material handling issues. The wheel.me platform allows us to design carts in a variety of configurations to meet the specific needs of the client, and that sets our innovations apart from the rest of the AMR offerings... Our Kaizen materials are already used in a wide variety of towable material handling solutions. So we have already demonstrated the ability to move heavy loads throughout a variety of facilities around the clock. The wheel.me platform integrates directly into carts that we already have in the field and we can turn towable carts into (smart or automated) carts without changing the existing design.”
- Brad Campling, Co-Owner of Stream Innovation
For an introduction into our partnership, see article posted by wheel_me:
Warehouse Process Improvements made with Steel O'Brien!
Before: Static pick locations from boxes. Poor space utilization, no FIFO flow, poor ergonomics, low Put-Away and low Picking efficiency.
AFTER: Separate load and pick aisles minimize pick zone congestion improving safety and efficiency, while separate SKU lanes improve pick accuracy. Flow rack levels are adjustable to ensure ergonomic put-a-way and picking activities.
Stream Innovation
On-The-Spot Innovation
We've traveled far and wide with our Kaizen Innovation Trailer (KIT) and we'd love to show you what we can do.
Let's schedule a time and we'll bring our KIT packed full of tools and materials that help to fuel the innovative spirit of Kaizen teams. If necessary, we can even set up a workshop in a parking lot if experimentation inside the facility is not an option.
Our Clients
AND THEY SAY SOME NICE THINGS ABOUT US:
- Mail Hernandez, CEO at R.D. Henry & Company
- David Cook, VP of Operations and Innovation at LION
- Tom Fairbank, Director of Operations at Kaman Aerospace.
