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Outcomes, built inside the organisation.

Real results come from working alongside people, not from a report left on the desk. A selection of where that has led: measured where we can share it, and clearly marked where the numbers are still to be supplied.

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Margins eroding as product and order complexity grew.
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Kanthal · Industrial materials · Activity-Based Costing

Margins eroding as product and order complexity grew.

225% of profit from 20% of customers Harvard Business School case
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A stalled Lean programme, stuck inside manufacturing.
Heavy equipment manufacturing · USA · Culture & change

A stalled Lean programme, stuck inside manufacturing.

Culture shift Moving from “We against the rest of the organization” to “We as a one team”
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A slow, unpredictable path from idea to product.
Machinery manufacturing · USA · Product development

A slow, unpredictable path from idea to product.

10-20% shorter development lead time
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Maintenance had become the bottleneck for continuous casting.
Steel manufacturing · Sweden · Customer Focused Flow

Maintenance had become the bottleneck for continuous casting.

Capacity unlocked without additional investment.
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One customer need, met with far too many parts.
High-tech · Sweden · Modularization

One customer need, met with far too many parts.

1/3 of the parts met the same customer need
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A planning board not everyone could reach.
Truck manufacturing · Sweden · Digitalization

A planning board not everyone could reach.

Everyone involved regardless of location.
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A generation of knowledge, held in one person’s head.
Truck dealership · Europe · Manage by Means

A generation of knowledge, held in one person’s head.

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Two acquired product programs, built worlds apart.
Construction equipment · Germany/Japan · Modularization

Two acquired product programs, built worlds apart.

50% fewer parts, variation kept up to
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Acquisition after acquisition, and no shared product structure.
Mining equipment · Sweden · Modularization

Acquisition after acquisition, and no shared product structure.

€40M estimated annual cost reduction estimated
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A fibre roll-out stalling at 15% delivery precision.
Telecom / optic-fibre · Sweden · Customer Focused Flow

A fibre roll-out stalling at 15% delivery precision.

36× higher delivery rate
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A new production line, years in and facing closure.
Food production · France · Manage by Means

A new production line, years in and facing closure.

30% productivity, in six months
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Test cells overloaded, deadlines missed, parts absent.
Truck manufacturing · R&D · Customer Focused Flow

Test cells overloaded, deadlines missed, parts absent.

A global truck manufacturer Read case
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