Lean Manufacturing

TXM UK Lean Case Study Video – Broadfix

  Based in Hereford, Broadfix are the UK’s leading manufacturer of plastic shims for construction. Twelve months ago Broadfix were facing rising ...

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Lean Office Case Study Video – Olex Cables Lean Sales Office

Lean is famous for the results it delivers on the factory floor, but the Lean approach can deliver equal results in the office. In this Lean office case ...

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TXM Lean Case Study Video – ATCO Structures and Logistics

Applying Lean principles right from the start of a new facility maximises the benefits. In this Lean case study video, the TXM team worked with ATCO Structures ...

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TXM Lean Case Study Video – Slattery and Acquroff

Slattery and Acquoff make high quality customised staircases from natural timber, steel and glass. They employ highly skilled craftspeople and manufacture ...

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TXM Lean Case Study Video – Ronson Gears – Lean in a Machine Shop

Implementing lean in a machine shop is challenging. In a jobbing shop every day presents a new range of products to be manufactured, many for the first ...

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TXM Lean Case Study Video – Sykes Racing – Lean for Customised Manufacturing

Sykes Racing Lean Case Study is one of the the  most ambitious lean transformations TXM has ever been involved in. In this interview, Sykes Managing Director, ...

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TXM Lean Case Study Video – Food Industry Lean Manufacturing – Ferguson Plarre

  Ferguson Plarre is a major industrial bakery supplying quality cakes and pastries fresh daily to a chain of over 50 retail stores. Ferguson Plarre ...

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TXM Video Lean Case Study – Branach Manufacturing

Branach Manufacturing is perhaps the best Lean Transformation we have seen in a Small or Medium Sized Enterprise (SME). Branach have driven rapid growth ...

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Sykes Racing – An Olympic Success Story

Back in pre-GFC 2008, world leading Rowing Boat Manufacturer, Sykes Racing was spread across several small factory buildings on the side of a hill in Geelong. ...

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Server Racks Australia

Order lead times have been reduced from 4-6 weeks to around 2 weeks THE CHALLENGE Server Racks Australia (SRA) is a successful manufacturer of computer ...

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Production Line Redesign and Lean Production Processes Leads to 40% Productivity Improvement

A global leader in sophisticated equipment for scientific applications, our client was facing major challenges. Global growth and increasing competition ...

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Lean Transformation in a Small Manufacturer

THE CHALLENGE Following the Post-Glover acquisition in 2009 half of the business was relocated to a new site. The resistor business found itself occupying ...

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5s and Lean Daily Management lead to a Food Industry Lean Transformation in an Industrial Bakery

The Challenge Our client was a leading industrial bakery, servicing a chain of over 50 company-owned and franchised outlets every day with a wide range ...

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Lean Implementation for Customised Construction Materials Leads to 75% Reduction in Defects

The Challenge Our client is a leading manufacturer of high quality construction materials in the Asia Pacific. The client engaged TXM to improve their ...

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Lean transformation with International Supply Chain – Schuetz Australia

The Challenge SCHÜTZ DSL is a respected leader in reuseable industrial packaging throughout Australia and South East Asia. The business manufactures ...

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Lean Plant Layout Case Study – Roband Food Service Equipment

In this Lean Plant Layout Case Study learn how a new Lean Layout designed with TXM lead to major improvements for food service equipment manufacturer, ...

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Lean Manufacturing in the Beverage Industry – Juicy Isle Case Study

The Challenge Tasmanian juice company, Juicy Isle acquired two beverage companies during the past four years, Hartz Mineral Water and Wellington Springs, ...

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Lean Manufacturing Transformation Case Study – MacNaught

Read this case study to learn how MacNaught a manufacturer complex engineered lubrication products for global markets achieved a Lean Manufacturing Transformation. ...

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CTCI Waterloo Lean Consulting Case Study – Ambitious Growth enabled by Lean Solutions

THE CHALLENGE CTCI Waterloo, in Bathurst, NSW is a specialist in partitioning, particularly for wet areas such as bathroom lockers, showers and vanities. ...

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Lean Manufacturing For OEE Improvement in Pharmaceuticals

 THE CHALLENGE Our client is a leading global pharmaceutical manufacturer. A key line produces a terminally sterilised liquid pharmaceutical for global ...

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Lean Processes Deliver 80% Reduction in Order Lead Time

The Challenge Despite its rural location, the business has undergone healthy growth since its inception but recently has come under pressure from low cost ...

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Lean Manufacturing Enables Small Manufacturer to achieve 100% Sales Growth

The Challenge The popularity of our client’s products presented opportunities for them to expand their market in Australia and overseas. Constrained ...

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Lean Transformation for a global leading abrasives manufacturer

The Challenge Our client Shanghai plant has operated for more than 20 years with an enormous range of products using a complex process. With a new senior ...

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Business Process Optimisation for Industrial Process System Provider

The Challenge Our client is a world-leading solution provider of steel belts and processing systems. Our client success focused on meeting rapidly growing ...

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Lean supplier development in garments industry to save 1 million USD

The Challenge Our client is a leading supplier of everyday brands in Oceania, with products ranging from footwear, home wear, underwear to hosiery and ...

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Implementation of TPM for a Global Leading PVC Floor Manufacturer

The Challenge Our client is a global leading indoor PVC floor manufacturer. The reliability of the equipment is critical in the process industry. Our client ...

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Reverse sliding competitiveness by improving lead time and efficiency for a global leading pneumatic manufacturer

The Challenge Our Client is a worldwide leader in automation technology, its Jinan plant located in north of China, includes die casting, machining, assembly ...

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TXM has support ed one Chinese private company over 10 years to establish a Lean Production System

The Challenge Funwick Manufacturing is a successful private company focused on manufacturing high quality products for global leading companies, including ...

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Implementing Lean to Meet the Challenge of Sales Surge

The Challenge Taizhou Henry Technologies is a leading manufacturer of industrial refrigeration components. Its sales grew from 50,000 units in 2012 to ...

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Establish Lean management system for an automotive green plant

The Challenge Futuris is a global leading manufacturer of automotive components, providing seating and interior systems. Futuris had established a new ...

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Value Stream Mapping Drives Lean Transformation for an Electronic Manufacturer

The Challenge Sony Chemicals is a leading manufacturer of LCD touch screens displays for mobile phones, cameras and other devices. Sony has decades of ...

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Lean manufacturing enables coatings manufacturer to reduce lead time by 60%

The Challenge Our client is a global coatings manufacturer. Their Guangzhou operation produces a range of high quality colour matched coatings for consumer ...

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Multi Sites Lean Transformation for a Leading Packaging Supplier

The Challenge Our client is the leading supplier of packaging to global electronics manufacturers and subcontractors who demand “Just In Time” supply ...

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Regional Lean Supply Chain Development for a Global Leading Pharmaceutical Manufacturer

The Challenge Our Client’s plant in China produces a limited range of products in high volumes for the Chinese market. The consolidation of regional ...

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Improved On Time in Full Delivery and Reduced Inventory with a Lean Coatings Supply Chain

This case study is republished from Grow Your Factory, Grow Your Profits: Lean for Small and Medium Sized Manufacturing Enterprises by Timothy McLean and ...

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Lean Production Systems Enable Truck Component Manufacturer to Double Revenue

The Challenge Our client was a leading manufacturer of a range of custom metal components used in the manufacture of heavy trucks. The business was profitable, ...

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Lean Solution Slashes Lead Time and Improves Competitiveness for Helicopter Component Overhaul

The Challenge Our client is a leading precision engineering company focused on the defence and aerospace sectors. Their customer was operating an advanced ...

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Front line Lean leadership change the culture for a world largest machine tools builder

The Challenge DMG Mori is one of the largest machine tools builders in the world. Like many manufacturers in China, DMG Mori was facing rapid rising costs. ...

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