
PROJECTS

Lean Transformation - New Operating System
Pilot and roll-out to 14 manufacturing plants worldwide
Engineering company - 400,000+ employees
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Established basic stability in the 4 Ms (man, machine, material, method)
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Education and on the job training of 25+ internal Lean Senseis
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50% reduction in throughput times and inventory
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60% increase in first pass yield (FPY)
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45% increase in labor efficiency
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changed and dramatically improved order to cash-in cycle (cash flow management)
'most successful lean implementation within the corporation'

Improvement of banking/insurance processes
Workflow management and profitability improvements
Financial Institution - 100,000+ employees
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Implemented a new workflow management process/system - sales, finance, controlling, asset management, and accounting processes
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85% reduction in throughput times and backlog for issuing insurance policies, mortgages, investments, and other financial services
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69% increase in first pass yield (FPY)
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changed and dramatically improved approval process (cash flow management)
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Trained coaches/mentors in Lean Administration, Six Sigma, and problem solving
'all processes are visual and easy to improve - more profitable too'

Exit strategy - sale to strategic buyer
Value driver plan and improvement to increase valuation
Flooring company - 400+ employees
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43% increase in sales through new product development with big box home centers
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doubled capacity to meet increased demand through waste elimination, creating flow, and production system implementation - e.g. Lean Manufacturing, daily huddles for accountability and performance metrics, 5S, Kanban, quick changeovers, Six Sigma, problem solving, and first principles
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Cash Flow improvements and significantly shortened order to cash in cycles
"Integro Advisors helped turning around and exiting our portfolio company much quicker and with a much larger return than expected" (private equity firm)