Manufacturing Operation Services at L.E.K. Consulting, a Global Strategy Consulting Firm

Operations & Organization

Manufacturing Operations

When effectively integrated, manufacturing operations can become a competitive differentiator. Optimizing manufacturing core operations relies on aligning manufacturing strategy to the overall business strategy, providing a network that is flexible enough to thrive and expand in a highly volatile economic environment. We help our clients across a broad range of manufacturing and production areas, including:

Service	Offerings
Cost Reduction	Identify and correct the root causes of excess working capital Process redesign and alignment Develop the optimum low cost country (LCC) strategy Develop the optimum manufacturing infrastructure Benchmark key manufacturing processes to identify lowest costs and the underlying drivers of performance improvement
Shop-Floor and Production Systems	Process mapping and workflow improvement Cycle time reduction Plant layout revision Inventory reduction Sales and operations planning
Quality Initiatives	End-to-end enterprise process review - by department, activity and person at every level Cause and effect analysis Customer satisfaction surveys Develop a quality management strategy and processes for continuous improvement Quality Function Deployment (quality systems design) Statistical Process Control (SPC)
Make vs. Buy Analysis	Alignment of end-to-end supply chain processes Cost benchmarking Cost/benefit analysis Evaluation of outsourcing options