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What if you could create an environment where your workforce relentlessly embraced a self-motivated, problem-solving mentality that made change possible and enabled each employee to make a difference? What if you could get a 25%+ boost in productivity and throughput without investing in new equipment? What if quality, cost, and speed didn’t have to be false trade-offs?
The old ways of improving manufacturing performance are no longer sufficient. Amid unpredictable shifts in demand, supply chain challenges, automation needs, competition for top talent, swings in geo politics, intensifying global competition, and the adoption of new regulatory standards your customers still demand more, cheaper, better, faster. Organizations are on an endless hunt to find every incremental time and cost savings possible, but the low-hanging fruit has already been plucked and traditional continuous improvement methods only drive refinements of incremental progress. But what if this didn’t have to be so?
We know that operational excellence can be achieved through engagement instead of enforcement—and attracting and retaining talent depends on it. Whether you’re trying to get the most out of antiquated equipment in an under-capitalized environment or unveiling a new system, achieving operational excellence requires a focus on five elements: customers, people, culture, work processes, and equipment.
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Kotter works with leaders across the manufacturing sector to drive meaningful change. We’d be happy to discuss a challenge your business is facing.