Are your operations effective?

Focusing on local efficiencies alone will not necessarily maximize productivity and in some cases will actually hurt productivity

Productivity is the EFFECTIVENESS of productive effort in terms of the rate of output per unit of input. In manufacturing today, many companies focus on machine/labor efficiency, machine utilization, and cost reduction. If a business focuses on these things, will they maximize their productivity? Will they be truly effective? 

The answer in NO. Focusing on improving these measurements alone will not necessarily maximize productivity and sometimes will actually hurt productivity. Sounds counter-intuitive doesn’t it? The truth is that focusing on efficiencies at one point in the operation doesn’t always mean more output per unit of input for the whole system, or in other words productivity.

At On Demand Productivity, we help small to mid-sized manufacturing businesses focus their improvement efforts to maximize the output from their system – achieving faster results with a larger ROI.

Continuous Improvement

At On Demand Productivity, we believe that 75% of the knowledge necessary for continuous improvement already exists within your organization. Most organizations just need someone who has the time and experience to make things happen.

That’s where we come in. We have the time and experience to bring high impact results quickly. We use theory of constraints, lean, and six sigma techniques to develop customized productivity solutions for your business.

For some of our clients, that means full operations transformations that result in exploding profits and sales. For others, that means starting with a value stream map and working on smaller projects around setup reduction, lead-time reduction, or total productive maintenance (TPM). Whether you want to jump in head first or start small – We have a solution for you!

Operations Management

At On Demand Productivity we believe that consistency is key and consistent results start with sound operations management techniques. Many of our clients’ businesses have grown very quickly and are still growing, and the systems used to manage operations need to change to support the business growth.

That’s where we come in. We have the experience to help you implement the management systems necessary to deliver consistent results in safety, quality, delivery, etc. We use tried-and-true methods to develop customized productivity solutions for your business.

Capacity Planning, meeting daily production targets, and Scheduling are just a few of the operations management needs of our clients. Some of our clients have systems in place and others need help getting started. We have a solution for you, regardless of your current business phase!

Process Optimization

At On Demand Productivity, we aim for consistent processes and consistent results. Our clients’ have new projects they are taking on or old ones that are not delivering the results they desire. They need someone who has the experience to get the results they need.

That’s where we come in. We have the experience to develop new processes or improve existing ones to deliver consistent results to your customer. We use our experience in the highly complex aerospace and medical manufacturing industries to develop customized productivity solutions for your business.

Many of our clients are taking on new work and don’t have the resources to get all of it done. Others have problem products and processes that are impacting their delivery and quality. Whether you’re adding new business or need help with a problem product – We have a solution for you!