Lean is a tools and management system that provides:
ALC helps you to deliver quality and service on time, every time.
“Voted Industrial Process News company of the year 2020 for our pro-active approach, customer service and attention to detail, this initiative is another opportunity for us to engage with our customers (both current and future) during this difficult time.“
Owner & Managing Director
Lean can help you with Process ImprovementReduced WasteAdmin EfficienciesImproved satisfactionStaff engagementIncreased revenue
Lean process improvements extend beyond basic production line efficiencies and can be applied to every aspect of your business and customer engagement, returning benefits in every aspect of your organisation.
Do any of the following occur currently in your organisation?
Can you identify with any of the following?
Do you feel one or more of these is hindering efficiencies where you work?
If you recognise any of the following then lean can definitely help you and your company.
Managers spend most of their time firefighting: fixing problems and reacting to crises.
There is a lack of customer focus and no clear idea of what customers are looking for.
Delays or quality deficiencies are hidden and easily missed.
Employees can’t see the link between their daily tasks and the organisation’s strategic goals.
Employees feel stressed, with high rates of sickness and absenteeism.
Widespread frustration within the company at how long tasks take.
Work practices vary across individuals and groups with little commonality across the company.
Feedback from customers shows poor and variable levels of service.
‘Witch hunts’, finger pointing and a blame culture are endemic. Staff are not encouraged to speak up about impending problems.
Client confidentiality prevents us from revealing the specifics of the results our customers have experienced, but…
…these are real numbers that have been reported back to us by previous customers after they have successfully implemented a Lean policy and process improvements.
The ALC Team have worked with CEO levels helping to make strategic investment decisions, with shop floor teams to increase throughput and with teams from finance, HR, logistics, purchasing, systems and support teams and found that the tools and principles apply universally.
Since then, ALC has worked with manufacturing and service businesses to remove waste, standardise process and increase quality and responsiveness.
Graduate of Cranfield Business School.
Ten years implementing Lean across General Motors’ European Operations: Finance, HR, Supply Chain, Engineering as well as Manufacturing plants.
Focuses on Lean at the SME level – helping small, dynamic businesses to accelerate their growth in Manufacturing, Warehousing, Supply Chain and Office Lean.
Specialises in:
Electronic engineering graduate from Warwick University.
Production Engineering Manager for Marconi Instruments.
Manufacturing Operations Director for a Halma Group Company.
Division Lean Manager for Division of Parker Hannifin where she managed
Specialises in:
Joined ALC as an Associate in 2015.
This means that our on-site sessions will typically involve 4 steps
1. Intensive, on-site learning sessions
2. Coaching of your team to implement the techniques for real
3. Reflecting on the results you achieve
4. Fine tuning or adjusting the approach to achieve the desired result
This no-nonsense, practical, PDCA approach engages and motivates your team, helping them to build confidence in their ability to deliver the changes required. This means rapid change, managed by your team but with our support and guidance.
Catch ALC at the following upcoming events.
British Motor Museum
Banbury Road, Gaydon, Warks CV35 0BJ
Stand 41
Presenting "What Does 'Good' Look Like and How Do You Measure It?"
Farnborough, Hants
GU14 6TQ
Stand: A175
Presenting "What Does 'Good' Look Like and How Do You Measure It?"
Arena MK, Milton Keynes
Presenting "Building a High Performance Team Through Lean Best Practise"
Farnborough, Hants GU14 6TQ
Presenting "Stanard Work, SOP's and how to drive continuous improvemnet in your business"
Farnborough, Hants GU14 6TQ
Stretford, Manchester, M17 8AS
Arena MK, Milton Keynes
Define what your customer is willing to pay for when they engage your services.
Map all the steps, both Value Added and Non-value Added, that bring your product or service to the customer in order to identify waste.
Look for ways to remove the “rocks” in your process, to allow quicker flow of your goods or services to the customer, with fewer divisions.
Control WIP by creating pull from the customer through your value stream.
Practice ongoing continuous improvement and create a culture of change.
We post our most recent articles, case studies and success stories here.
Furniture manufacturer Martin Haswell embarked on a Lean project to improve efficiency and reduce waste, working with Tim Scurlock of Applied Lean Consulting (ALC).
ALC were honoured to have been awarded the Company of the Year 2020 for its dedication to supporting businesses in adopting Lean principles, to identify and eliminate waste from their processes.
Managing Director - Marlow Ropes
I can’t stress enough the positive effect working with ALC has had on the business …from a number of angles and I feel sure there will be further work that we will want to engage them with.
Head of Global Shared Services - Experian plc
ALC helped us embed a continuous improvement culture… training the team in Lean methodology, and helping us embed a continuous improvement culture that will continue long after Tim’s contract ends. Tim has helped us lead the changes by understanding our requirements, developing a unique branding for the program and adapting the methodology to our finance processes.
Group Finance SS Director – Experian plc
Tim’s knowledge, expertise and professional approach engaged management and staff at all levels to ensure the success of the EmPower programme for Experian’s Global Finance Shared Service Centres. ALC’s EmPower programme successfully established Lean awareness and understanding with all SSC team members globally. The programme successfully realised financial savings and significant efficiency benefits through process improvements and the elimination of low-value activities.
We are always very pleased with the feedback that we receive from those companies that call us in.
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