Lean Manufacturing: Plant Layout
Achieving a low-waste, high-velocity product development process is the most critical step in maximizing your firm's revenue and profit potential. The Maryland Technology Extension Service (MTES) offers a comprehensive system for waste elimination in new product development that has been successfully deployed by dozens of firms spanning virtually every sector of manufacturing. At the heart of our methodology is a "continuous-flow" development process that enables the fastest possible time-to-market. This process is seamlessly integrated with a set of powerful and easily implemented time-saving and cost-reduction tools that allow your design teams to maximize speed while simultaneously slashing manufacturing cost.
MTES offers a complete spectrum of consulting and facilitation services to support your lean product development initiatives. Our services include:
- Assessment of your current product development process
- Lean product development training and facilitated kaizen events
- Planning and implementation of company specific lean product development processes
Our on-site training and technical assistance will enable you to streamline and capitalize on your product development processes to reduce time-to-market and lower product costs. Our program can help you:
- Slash waste to expand development capacity
- Improve communications, decision-making and project execution
- Implement proven processes to maximize your product development efforts
Take advantage of this proven program to slash time‐to‐market and product costs! Contact Bob Barazotto at (410) 706.4775, or at bobbar@umd.edu to schedule a visit.
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