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Tasting the Success of Operational Excellence: Poppy’s Chocolate
Established with a passion for indulgent treats, Poppy's Chocolate has become synonymous with high-quality ingredients, …
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Driving Cultural Change Through the Optimal Transfer of Information & Materials
SCD Remanufactured Vehicles contacted us to help drive cultural change in the business from taking order to delivery of …
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Operations Optimization at ICO Bath Leads to Record Sales Growth
TXM North America were tasked to help ICO Bath optimize operations through the application of Lean Thinking. At a site v…
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TXM Lean Case Study – CIVIQ Triples Output With Same Facility
CIVIQ produce high quality public use products for parks, sporting venues and all types of urban public use sapces. Empl…
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TXM Lean Case Study – Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses
Ferguson Plarre baker creating one of their signature cakes. The Challenge Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses is a family owned …
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TXM Lean Case Study – EGR North America
EGR Group called upon TXM's services to help drive revenue growth by reducing work in progress and driving lead time fro…
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TXM Lean Case Study – DMG Mori China
The Challenge DMG Mori is one of the largest machine tools builders in the world. Like many manufacturers in China, DMG …
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TXM Lean Case Study – Global Pneumatic Manufacturer
The Challenge Our client is a worldwide leader in automation technology, its Jinan plant located in north of China, incl…
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TXM Lean Case Study – Business Process Optimisation
The Challenge Our client is a world-leading solution provider of steel belts and processing systems. Our client success …
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TXM Lean Case Study – Managing Lean Office Processes with Colour Coding
We know how important visual management and colour coding are in our Lean Enterprise. Once implemented, it allows our te…
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TXM Lean Case Study – Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses Interview
Ferguson Plarre is a major industrial bakery supplying quality cakes and pastries fresh daily to a chain of over 50 reta…
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TXM Lean Case Study – Streamlining Accounting Processes
TXM worked with a Global Technology company to use Lean Business Process approaches to streamline end of month accountin…
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TXM Lean Case Study – Lean Transformation at a Small Manufacturer
THE CHALLENGE Following the Post-Glover acquisition in 2009 half of the business was relocated to a new site. The resist…
Case Studies: Visual Management Case Studies
It’s essential to keep transforming and improving your business to adapt to changing technology, customer demands, and industrial changes. Lean manufacturing is one of the best ways to achieve this –it streamlines and enhances business processes in all industries, including visual management. The possibilities of lean technologies are unlimited in every sector. Adopting lean principles enables companies to meet production capacities, standardise production (processes and products), minimise waste, lower lead times, and improve their working environment.
TXM Lean Solutions is a pioneer lean technology solutions provider across Europe and North America with over 400 years of experience. We are ready to help you transform your business’ visual management.
Lean Technology in Visual Management
Lean technologies in visual management provide a means to communicate expectations, performance, standards, and challenges at a glance, thereby saving time. Visual management translates into sharing information, work standardisation and sharing, problem identification, and solving.
Visual management greatly benefits from lean principles:
- Saving time by reducing the time it takes to visualise and understand and work on information.
- Real-time updates through centralised management.
- Better team performance as accountability becomes higher.
- Quicker problem-solving using dynamic tools such as root cause analysis.
- Improved accountability as everyone’s role and responsibility are well-defined through standardised work procedures.
Some Selected Case Studies
TXM Lean Solutions has successfully worked with enterprises, enhancing their visual management, as shown in several case studies. Below are a few of them:
- School Pix –Reduced Lead Times
TXM Lean Solutions transformed and streamlined School Pix’s operation through a colour coding system, the simplest form of visual management, allowing teams to identify what actions to take next easily. The company achieved their goal of having a 10-day turnaround in lead time.
- EGR Inc. –Enhance Teamwork and Accountability
Through visual management solutions from TXM, EGR Inc. was able to achieve better teamwork and more individual accountability while reducing lead times from 7-21 to 4 days.
- DMG Mori –Improved Shop Floor Productivity
Through visual management-oriented training and coaching, TXM transformed this tools manufacturer’s productivity through enhanced housekeeping, shop floor organisation, and better time management.
Lean Technology Is for You
The possibilities and benefits of lean technology are unlimited, provided you have the right partner. At TXM Lean Solutions, our goal is to provide solutions that will transform your business and give you the desired results.