Meeting the challenges of variation and complexity
What best describes your situation?
What best describes your situation?
High Volume
Repetitive
Make to Stock
Mixed Model
High Mix, Low Volume (HMLV)
Make to Order
Assemble to Order
Configure to Order
Final Assembly
Job Shop
Custom
Design/Build
Engineer to Order
One-time Build
Lean manufacturing has struggled when there are:
MCA Connect’s Strategic Services group supports lean transformation with methodology, tools, and experience gained from working in these challenging environments. Our target market of high mix/low volume manufacturers has forced us to adapt and extend lean principles to support:
Businesses today struggle to keep up with rapid change. When market demands call for increasingly specific product functionality, higher quality, and consistent on-time delivery, burdens can mount quickly. And when combined with competitive pressures of time-to-market and cost, as well as the internal pressures to continually improve profitability, it can create the perfect storm. Only businesses that have designed flexible processes, trained and empowered their workforce, and focused on continuous improvement are positioned to take advantage of market opportunities and thrive in today’s competitive landscape.
Operational excellence requires every element of your business to align to deliver consistent value to your customers.
From the design of high mix low volume value streams and daily execution of pull and flow, to the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AS – the leading ERP product with full lean manufacturing support – MCA Connect has the tools, techniques, knowledge, and deep experience that our customers need to address the challenges of complex manufacturing.