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High Performance Manufacturing (HPM)

Bertrand Degré 
Sherbrooke, Quebec

Industry: Food Products

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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.