Manufacturing Efficiency Experts
Evaluation
Efficiency Hunters; Business Solutions
- Maximizing Profits
Evaluation Of Small Business
Efficiency Hunters; NLKUS LLC
James Hartsfield; Jjharts@aol.com       770-883-7987
Tony Hanes;  tony@trimmerassist.net   678-588-4753
Small Business Evaluation
Internal Processes
Audit And Evaluation
Our Evaluation Process

We specialize in accommodating small business, and we provide the most
contribution for your budget.

First we begin with a thorough audit of your internal processes. The audit is
evaluated to target cost effective processes improvements by;

      Analyzing Production and Assembly Methods
      Employee Training and Communication
      Maintenance Action / Reaction Time
      Process Mapping
      Facility Efficiency
      Resource Allocation (employee contributions)
      Lean (Six Sigma)

We work quickly and efficiently through the audit and evaluation, and provide
you with a full recommendation of improvements including;

      Management Review
      Business Review
      Budgeting and Planning
      Resource Allocation
      The costs (and aggravation) to your customers
      Opportunities for improvement
      The health and effectiveness of your quality management system
      Appraisal
      Audits, calibration, inspections of any type, testing, report writing,               
       conscious redundancy, checking other's work, test equipment
      cost and maintenance, labor
      Prevention
      Applicant screening, education and training, statistical analysis that
      reduces inspection, validation, engineering studies, DOE,
      Process Improvement,labor, mistake-proofing

      Internal Failure
      Employee turnover, downtime, scrap, rework, sorting, labor, re-inspection,
      freight     premiums, OT, fees, charges and penalties, customer
      dissatisfaction
      External Failure
      Customer dissatisfaction, labor, returned product (RMA), loss or diminution
      of market share, loss of customer confidence.

This will secure the new found profits through efficiency. We are available to
assist you into implementing our tailored strategy, or leave you with a detailed
plan of action.
Lean Tools

Value Stream Mapping

5S/Visual Management

Cellularization

Standard Work

Transactional Process
Improvement (takes Lean beyond
the factory and into office areas)

SMED (Set-up Time Reduction)

Lean Materials Process        
(includes Pull, both

Sequenced and Kanban)

3 P (Production Preparation
process)

Total Productive  Maintenance
(TPM)  

Kiazan
Variation Reduction Tools


*       Problem Solving
*       Brainstorming
*       Pareto Analysis
*       Cause and Effect Diagrams
*       Root Cause (Drilling Down)
*       Mistake-proofing
*       Interviewing
*       Process Mapping
*       Statistical Methods
*       Six Sigma Methodology
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