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High Performance Manufacturing (HPM)
Bertrand Degré
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Industry: Food Products
Website: none.
Results
Obtained 3 months after Kaizen, with relentlessness:
- 50% increase in productivity
- Manufacturing done in one day (1.5 times what used to be done in one week), mainly due to hand-to-hand.
- Went from batch production to unit production.
Contributing Techniques and Tools
- Lean Manufacturing and Kaizen-Impact training for all employees.
- Four-week Kaizen-Impact Production Processes.
- Follow-up and breaking-in after Kaizen.
Source: Toptech Groupe Conseil inc Case Studies.