LEAN ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT

Our firm has concentrated on building the Lean Enterprise in the areas of organizational
structure and operational capability. To effectively implement Lean Enterprise Development
we have developed specific methodologies and techniques.

We have organized our services in three major categories. They are:
Services
Charles Brooks Associates, Inc
Operations including New Plant Start-Up and Technology
Design, Work Team Development, Lean Manufacturing,
Six-Sigma, and
Changeover Reduction.
Maintenance Effectiveness Improvement including Lean
Maintenance, Maintenance Benchmarking, and Computerized
Maintenance Management System (CMMS) implementation.
Training Services including job skill training for mechanics,
technicians, and supervisors based on the
Analytical Method of
Training (AMT).
Supply Chain Services including warehousing effectiveness,
replenishment cycle time reduction,  capacity analysis, and
inventory effectiveness.
Performance Technology
Workshops and Seminars including a One-Day AMT Train –
the – Trainer  for the rapid training and retraining of job specific,
technical job skills for manufacturing operators and maintenance
professionals and  a one-day
Analytical Thinking and Root Cause
Analysis workshop for professionals who want to learn specific
methods of identifying problem causes and producing solutions.