Lean Coaching & Facilitation
MRC’s Lean experts have the solution to your workplace organization problems. Our practical assistance helps your business mitigate the negative effects of workplace disorganization and create a problem-solving culture.
Gemba Walks
In the problem-solving culture that lean requires, leadership must develop their ability to “see” process waste. Gemba is a Japanese phrase that roughly translates to “where the work is done.”
Lean Enterprise Overview
Experience the power of Lean manufacturing firsthand with MRC’s Introduction to the Lean Enterprise Overview workshop, offered both as an on-site training solution at your location or within our Lean Enterprise Works simulated factory.
Lean Office
Transform your office environment into a Lean powerhouse with MRC’s customized on-site Lean Office workshop. Through a live simulation in a traditional office setting, participants will gain hands-on experience and practical knowledge in applying Lean principles to eliminate waste, optimize operations, and enhance competitiveness.
Problem Solving
MRC’s Problem Solving course teaches these techniques through a hands-on exercise. Participants use a standard A3-Style PDCA form to break down a problem and test potential countermeasures in a small-group setting.
Process Mapping
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Setup Reduction
MRC’s Setup Reduction consulting services deliver valuable and easy-to-implement methods for minimizing this source of loss. It is not uncommon for those engaging MRC’s Lean experts to achieve 50% reductions in process changeover time.
Standard Work
Unlock the potential of standard work within your organization with MRC’s customized on-site solution.
Our experienced Lean coaches collaborate closely with manufacturers to analyze process variations, identify key standards, and create detailed job instructions that guarantee consistent results.
Supply Chain Analysis
MRC’s Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) program provides manufacturers with an innovative solution to achieve supply chain optimization. This MEP-led supply chain improvement plan benefits both manufacturers and their partners.
Training Within Industry (TWI) and Job Instruction (JI)
MRC offers a comprehensive and proven solution for businesses seeking to improve their training and development efforts through Training Within Industry (TWI) and Job Instruction training. TWI and JI will improve will improve your processes and establish a culture of continuous improvement.
Value Stream Mapping
Transforming your traditional enterprise system into a Lean enterprise system can seem daunting, but MRC has the solution. Our VSM services have several anticipated outcomes, including visualizing the flow of your Value Stream, identifying waste, and illustrating material and information flows to define your current state.
Training and Certifications
MRC provides far more than certifications and funding assistance. We offer job creators access to specialized coaching, mentorship and a variety of business and marketing assistance normally outside the reach of most manufacturers.
Solutions
No matter what’s happening with your business, MRC has probably seen it. We know the problems that keep CEOs up at night, and we know how to help solve them. Our staff has more than 100 years of combined experience working side-by-side with business owners to evaluate, strategize, discover and implement solutions that address both strategic growth needs and organizational transformation.
Training & Events Calendar
MRC breaks down the barriers that prohibit manufacturers from realizing their full potential. Our proven tactics and methods can help nearly any company at nearly any stage of its evolution. Whatever the hurdle – going green, becoming lean, entering new markets, rebranding the company – MRC can help you clear it.
Workforce Initiatives
Developing Future Workforce with programs like: What’s So Cool About Manufacturing®, PA Dream Team, the Inside Manufacturing Series, and Manufacturing Day.
Resources
Through our partnerships, we are able to bring the horsepower of the best-in-breed experts to you. Imagine having access to the second-largest technology institute in the world, a corps of ex-Toyota executives trained under the best Lean practitioners in the world or world-renowned business strategy groups. MRC makes it possible.
About Us
For over 30 years, Manufacturers Resource Center (MRC) has helped small and mid-sized manufacturers become more competitive, adopt lean and agile processes, strategically grow their companies and invest more effectively in their existing human capital.