Total Enterprise Consulting & Coaching

10/05/2024

Need 6 Sigma training for your company? Contact us right away!

04/13/2022

Total Enterprise Consulting & Coaching was proud to perform this assessment in partnership with Northern Initiatives and Messersmith.

Messersmith Manufacturing, Inc. designs, manufactures and installs biomass boiler systems. They wanted to hone their office processes, primarily the order-to-delivery processes. They got a lean assessment from Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center-UP and have already saved $5K, which they devoted to marketing and product development. Read the success story here: http://ow.ly/jxZH50IC2cl

12/02/2021

Today’s the last day of a 6 month project in Georgia doing an operational assessment, value stream mapping, measurement systems analysis and developing / scoping / implmenting multiple projects to improve quality, reduce costs, increase production capacity and improving on time shipping.

03/24/2021

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03/19/2020

With all the quarantining, working remotely and shelter-in-place orders curtailing most production facilities, now is a great time to perform data analytics of your business.

What are your actual quality metrics? Are they the same for all products and processes?

How much variation do you have in your processes? Why?

How's your On-Time-Delivery? How often do you not ship on-time or in-full?

Use this time to really understand your current state and start working on ways to improve.

Total Enterprise Consulting & Coaching can help. Contact us for more information.

02/18/2020

Sign up for Lean Office training we're providing for NI and Bay College!

2019 Annual Report, USDA Support, and Lean Office Training - https://mailchi.mp/northerninitiatives/2019-annual-report-usda-support-and-lean-office-training

01/23/2020

Learn how to streamline, improve, and optimize any and every aspect of your business. Northern Initiatives in collaboration with Bay College is offering a Six Sigma Black Belt Training.

https://mytraining.baycollege.edu/courseDisplay.cfm?schID=1666

01/23/2020

Lean is more than just a cut of meat. Learn how to easily identify waste in your office, processes, and operations. Northern Initiatives in collaboration with Bay College bring you a Lean Office training opportunity March 16-17.

https://mytraining.baycollege.edu/courseDisplay.cfm?schID=1667

11/21/2019

Total Enterprise Consulting & Coaching is INDEED proud to be partnering with these fine organizations to offer networking and learning about Continuous Improvement in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan!

11/21/2019

10/15/2019

Total Enterprise Consulting & Coaching performed 3 Lean Operational Assessments for Lake Shore Systems. Here's the article from Northern Initiatives.

Lake Shore Systems, a designer and manufacturer of complex heavy machinery for maritime and mining applications, has partnered with Northern Initiatives to strengthen their operations in a competitive environment. Headquartered in Rhinelander, WI, Lake Shore Systems has facilities in Iron River, Ontonagon, and Kingsford, Michigan. With 400 employees, Lake Shore Systems supplies equipment and service for customers along the Atlantic, Pacific, and Gulf Coasts, and supports the U.S. Navy worldwide.

Northern Initiatives and Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC) is currently working on three Lean assessments in three different Lake Shore Systems’ facilities. A Lean assessment measures process stability, selects areas for improvement, and evaluates employee commitment to procedures. Lean assessments can result in cost savings, increased productivity, new and value-added positions, and employee retention, among other benefits.

In Lake Shore Systems’ Iron River facility, MMTC, together with Northern Initiatives (NI), is documenting the three-part staging process of the mining equipment line, from axle to electronics, to pinpoint inefficiencies. Once actionable areas of improvement have been identified, MMTC and NI will make recommendations to Lake Shore Systems for refinement and an increase in productivity.

A new product for Lake Shore Systems is the subject of a second Lean assessment currently underway in the Rhinelander facility. The assessment will determine if moving the production to the Ontonagon facility in the future would result in cost savings for this identified growth product.

And in Lake Shore Systems’ Kingsford facility, MMTC and NI are working on a Value Stream Map (VSM) of paperwork flow. A VSM establishes the key people, resources, activity, and flow of information, particularly in a manufacturing setting, and identifies areas for improved efficiency.

Working closely on the Lean assessments, Nick Fornetti, Lake Shore’s Continuous Improvement & Plant Quality Manager, notes, “Northern Initiatives has a wealth of resources and vast network of experts in various subjects. They work hard to find the right resources to help you achieve your goals.”