Continuous Improvement

What is continuous improvement (CI)? For many it seems like an endless road to nowhere, while others know the journey is long but the rewards are great. The extremes come from management's adaptability and ability to execute a CI program that is not destined to fail.

In general, we are our worst enemies. So often we fail to think things through or at the very least, realize the level of involvement it is going to take to implement a successful CI program.

Purrfectly Simple did not start out as a consulting firm nor did it ever occur to us that this was a direction to head in. Recently however, it became purrfectly clear that companies needed our help.

Continuous Improvement begins at the TOP not the bottom as other companies profess. You need to be committed to driving a changing culture throughout your organization, no matter how small or large that organization is. Implementation occurs at the ground floor but it cannot possibly succeed if you are not 100% committed to its success.

Why Us?

Purrfectly Simple got its name in-part because we are true to keeping things simple. You do not need millions of dollars to become competitive in an ever-changing competitive market. Simple is creative, involving, encouraging, a deviation of paradigms, empowering, gratifying, and most importantly, easy-to-use and successful.

We encourage participation at all levels of the organization, in a relaxing and humor-welcomed environment. We suspect you may have taken a step back as you read humor, but all evidence shows that when we can smile or joke in the face of a major problem, you will find your team is relaxed and free of stress. This provides your team with a state-of-mind to tackle anything.

Tools

You must understand your customers for any successful CI program. We'll work with you to identify your customers, understand their needs, their expectations, and their desires for you, their supplier.

We offer coaching on these tools and more.

• Customer MFA reports
• Value Stream Mapping
• Process Mapping
• Process Management
• Standard Work
• Total Productive Maintenance
• Data collection for turnbacks
• Creating a visual factory
• Relentless Root Cause Analysis
• Mistake Proofing

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