Lean 5S in Food and Beverage Manufacturer

Case Study: Lean 5S in Food and Beverage Manufacturer Project Name: 5S Lean Manufacturing in Beverage Production Industry: Food Production/Packaging Achievements: Deployment of the 5S lean management method Successful expansion of product lines from two to seven Identification and resolution of production bottlenecks and switchover challenges The Challenge About four years ago, a Ghent-based juice […]

Lean Bakeries

Lean Bakeries Project Name: Applying Lean Management to a Bakery Franchise Group Industry: Food Production Management Achievements: application of Lean techniques across the production platform revolutionizing the approach to bakery management Although village bakeries have been a staple of towns for centuries, little attention has been given to the efficiency of the process. Most local […]

Label Printing Company

Case Study: Label Printing Company Project Name: Label Printing Company Industry: Printing Technology Achievements: Applied lean and 5S to a dated, error prone process Improved accuracy and output on all 8 presses Added revenue without need for layoffs or new purchases The Problems A Brussels-based flexographic label printing company was experiencing reduced revenues and increased […]

Lean Customer Management in a Construction Site Supplier

Case Study: Lean Customer Management in a Construction Site Supplier Project Name: Construction Site Industry: Construction Achievements: Identified several sources of delay and decline Established a process of lean education, project management and kaizen Built a lean operation into an overgrown family company  The Challenge X is a famous Brussels-based company that supplies material and personnel […]