Cost Reduction Programs
Identifying opportunities to reduce cost is always an objective of any business that continually looks to improve. Searching out and exploiting those opportunities in today’s environment has almost become a necessity to compete in this ever-changing global marketplace.
The NWIRC can deliver cost reduction tools and methodologies to your business that will help you gain or maintain your competitive edge. The key to our approach is that we train and coach our clients during the project implementation phase so as to provide your organization with a “stake” of ownership in the process.
Our goal is to bring to our clients tangible results which impact their bottom lines. We deliver with the intent of setting you up for success as we walk away. Please contact one of our office locations listed to find out more on how we can help you.
Here are some manufacturing excellence tools that can assist in reducing the overall cost of your business.
- Value Stream Mapping
- Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) – set-up reduction
- Cellular Flow Manufacturing
- Material Pull Systems ( Kanban)
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
- The 5S System: Workplace Organization and Standardization
- Manufacturing Critical Path Time (MCT)
Contact us at one of our regional offices:
Erie: (814) 456-6299
Jack Watts: jwatts@nwirc.org
BJ Lechner: bjlechner@nwirc.org
DuBois: (814) 590-1219
Erin Dixon: edixon@nwirc.org
Meadville: (814) 572-2077
Susan Hileman: shileman@nwirc.org
Mercer: (724) 699-5787
Amy Weller: aweller@nwirc.org