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The lean programme started big, and little of it is left in daily work.
Lean and change consulting for manufacturing companies.
Lean and change that work in daily operations. Implementation instead of concept papers – on the shopfloor and in the office.
Figures from practice
13 years
of practice in manufacturing industry and mechanical engineering
up to 70 %
shorter lead times
100+
workshops and training sessions
Black Belt
Lean for production and administration
Lean and change for manufacturing companies
Improvement initiative stalled? I find out why and get it moving again.
Consulting, workshops, coaching and audits from a single source – for production and administration. With 13 years of industrial practice and always at eye level with everyone involved.
Lucyna Gorges, Managing Director of XLG SWISS GmbH
Sound familiar?
Seven situations I encounter again and again
If you recognise your organisation in one of these points, a conversation is worthwhile.
Services
What we work on
Analysis, workshops, training, coaching and audits interlock. AI in business processes runs across all of them.
- See the overview: Development
Development
- See the overview: Organisation
Organisation
- See the overview: Communication
Communication
- See the overview: Mindset
Mindset
Approach
The restart check in three steps
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Diagnosis
I uncover the real causes: why has the initiative stalled? Through individual and team conversations and a stakeholder analysis.
An end to speculation and mutual blame.
On request I then support the implementation with workshops, training and coaching until the new standards feel natural.
Maturity check
Scale 1–5: Initial · Repeatable · Defined · Measured · Optimising
Maturity check
Seven assessment fields, two perspectives
The lean and change maturity check rates seven fields on a scale from 1 to 5 – once for the shopfloor and once for the office. The result is a radar chart showing where you stand and where the next step lies.
- Governance
- Lean & process management
- Change & culture
- Interfaces
- Enablement, roles & resources
- Measurability
- IT & digitalisation
Free self-check
Lean and change maturity: where does your plant stand?
Seven assessment fields, shop floor and office, completed in 20 minutes. PDF in German.
- 7 assessment fields
- Scale 1 to 5
- PDF, 5 pages, in German
Why work with me?
Six reasons that matter in daily work
About me
Change needs clarity and trust.
As your dedicated point of contact, I combine lean and change experience from manufacturing with a clear view of leadership, processes and people – from the shopfloor to executive management.
Optimise processes, enable people, embed change.
More about meGuide
Knowledge for plants
The most expensive machine in the hall stands still the most
The new machine was supposed to solve everything. Now it stands still more than it runs, and nobody can say why. Usually it is not the machine but everything that happens around it.
"We have always done it this way" is the most expensive sentence in the plant
The sentence comes up in every meeting, every hall, every office. It sounds like defiance, but it is usually something else. Whoever hears it correctly gets further than with any argument.
What new plant managers almost always get wrong in the first weeks
The new plant manager wants to show quickly that he has arrived. That is precisely the mistake. The first weeks are decided not by what you do, but by what you find out.
Frequent questions
What you want to know before the first call
Which companies do you work with?
I work with manufacturing companies around Lake Constance, in eastern Switzerland and across the DACH region. These are plants of small and mid-sized companies as well as individual units of larger organisations. My experience comes from manufacturing industry and mechanical engineering. I am engaged for production and for administration alike.
How does an engagement start?
We start with a free introductory call of 45 minutes. In it we clarify your situation, the goal and the time frame. You then receive a proposal with a clear scope and outcome. After that you decide at your own pace whether and how we continue.
How do you invoice?
I invoice by effort or as a package, transparently and monthly. The terms are agreed to match your undertaking so scope and benefit fit together. You know before the start which services are included. Additional steps are always agreed in advance.
What happens with larger projects?
For larger undertakings I bring in experienced partners from my network. You still keep one permanent contact who has the overview and stays responsible. The structure remains lean even when several areas run in parallel. You continue to speak with me, not with changing consultant teams.
Production or administration?
Both. I am a Lean Black Belt for production and a Lean Admin Expert for administration. On the shopfloor the topics are usually value streams, set-up times, standards and shopfloor management. In the office they are media breaks, duplicate data entry, spreadsheet islands and meeting time – at a previous employer meeting time in operations was reduced by more than 20 per cent.
Where do you work?
My base is Bottighofen in the canton of Thurgau, directly on Lake Constance. I work in eastern Switzerland, the Zurich area, southern Germany, Vorarlberg and the wider DACH region. Analyses, workshops and audits take place on site, because I go where the work happens. Coordination, coaching and interim steps run online where that makes sense.
What is the restart check?
The restart check is my approach for lean and change initiatives that have stalled. In the diagnosis I uncover the real causes through individual and team conversations and a stakeholder analysis. We then remove ballast: methods, reports and committees that can be cut straight away. Finally there is a roadmap in three steps with two or three quick wins that visibly take effect.
Ready for the next step?
45 minutes, free of charge and without obligation. We look at your situation and afterwards you know what the next sensible step is.
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