Lean manufacturing is a manufacturing process that consists of a set of methods and processes that help identify and eliminate waste from manufacturing operations while simultaneously maximizing productivity. Manufacturers favor lean manufacturing as a methodology that optimizes the production process, boosts innovation, decreases cost, and reduces lead times

While Lean manufacturing will work on the process flow making it more flexible and agile to increase value and productivity, Six sigma DMAIC-based shall improve quality in a notable way. DMAIC is the definition, measurement, analysis, improvement and control of critical to quality parameters in these processes. A holistic implementation of lean management and six sigma controls boost up competitiveness, by simultaneously reduce cost, increase value added activities, shorten delivery times all of this with a zero defect mindset.

One of the main challenges for managers of contract manufacturing organizations is the ability to introduce new product from their clients into their manufacturing lines and ramp up quickly the learning curve with minimum defects. Contract manufacturing is very sensible to cost. Cost effectivity must come from the right combination of variety-productivity-quality. The fundamental question is: how can I build anything, anytime, on-time and on quality? Quantum TC NPI methodology is a proven method that comprises techniques from different set of concepts to make the introduction of new products almost invisible or at least totally transparent for the people and the process.

There exist a great number of management systems out there. Are you certified in the correct one? Are you working hard to maintain the system, or is the system working for you to make you better and more profitable? AMS is the term we used to implement the Standards that are really adapted to the nature of the industry, the leadership culture in place, the organizational structure, and even the Mean Academic Preparation (MAP) of the organization, so that everyone can understand, deals, and manage effectively the system. AMS relies on MAP to make sure the Standards work for you and not you for them.