SYNCHRONOUS
MANAGEMENT
51 Seaside Ave.
CLIENT RESULTS
Synchronous Management believes in a no-nonsense approach to delivering quantifiable results; we don't leave until the job is done. The following are typical of the financial benefits we have delivered:
Assembly Floor Cells and Visual Flow Controls
for a $150MM per year East Coast high-tech electronics systems manufacturer. Results: Floor space reduced 40%; inventory reduced 70%.Capital Equipment Analysis and Justification
for an $8MM per year New Hampshire contract circuit board assembly operation. Results: Sales up 10%; net profit up 80%.Cellular Arrangement and Supplier Pull System
for a $20MM per year Massachusetts medical equipment manufacturer. Results: Floor space down 60%; inventory down 40%.Cellular Layout and Pull System
for a $30MM per year New Hampshire printing equipment manufacturer. Results: Floor space down 50%; inventory down 60%.Cellular Manufacturing
in a $3MM per year Massachusetts cable assembly plant. Results: Floor space required down 80%; labor cost down 30%; sales up 300%.Cellular Manufacturing/Group Technology
in the machine shop of a $90MM per year Massachusetts industrial goods manufacturer. Results: Manufacturing lead times and WIP down 80%.Cellularization and Internal/Supplier Pull Systems
for a $30MM per year Massachusetts laser manufacturer. Results: Floor space reduced 60%; total inventory reduced 65%.Continuous Process Flow control
system for a $20MM per year jet engine repair facility. Results: Average turnaround time reduced by 40%; maximum reduced by 70%.Distribution Planning and Control
system for a $100MM per year European industrial and consumer goods manufacturer. Results: Finished goods down 35%; customer service up 90%.Inter-Plant Pull Signals
for the movement of work in process among four plants of an international industrial goods manufacturer. Results: 90% reduction in assembly stockouts.Internal and Supplier Pull Signals
on over 1200 parts for a $500MM per year New England aerospace manufacturer. Results: Inventories down an average of 40%; internal on-time delivery to 98%.Make-To-Order and Repetitive Pull Signals
system for a $20MM per year California aerospace fabricator facing a turnaround situation. Results: WIP down 80%; shipments up 20%.Make-To-Order Kanbans
plant-wide in a 600-man Connecticut engineering prototype shop, including training of organized direct labor personnel. Results: Lead time down 50%; work/wait ratio up 80%.New Plant Layout and Automated Pull System
for a vertically integrated $120MM per year Wisconsin construction capital equipment manufacturer. Results: Savings of over $1MM in new construction costs; inventory down 40%; assembly shortages down 90%.Non-Repetitive Pull System & Setup Reduction
for a $2.5MM per year Connecticut CNC turning and milling job shop. Results: Inventory down 50%; defects down 90%; sales per employee up 60%.Partnership Purchasing
agreements between a New Hampshire sheet metal fabrication company and its vendors. Results: Purchased inventory down 70%; purchased cost down 7%.Past Due Reduction
for a $30MM per year Maine producer of pneumatic regulation and lubrication equipment. Results: Past due customer backlog down 90%.Production Equals Sales
demand-driven manufacturing system for a $70MM per year Connecticut ball bearing manufacturer. Results: WIP, finished goods & distribution inventories down 65%; fill rates at 95%+.Repetitive Pull Signals
for a $1MM per year Vermont hand tool manufacturer. Results: Inventory down 30%; customer fill rates up 80%, sales up 30%.Repetitive Pull Signals and Setup Reduction
for a $6MM per year Massachusetts extrusion and machining job shop. Results: Setups down 95%; lead times down 50%; sales up 200%.Repetitive Pull System
for coil steel suppliers and sheet metal shearing operation for a $100MM per year Chicago bottle and jar enclosure producer. Results: Inventory down 50%; stockouts down 90%.Repetitive Pull System
for a $30MM per year Ohio plastic tubing extrusion and winding company. Results: Inventory down 60%; service up 30%.Repetitive Pull Systems
for a $20MM per year New York aftermarket marine accessories manufacturer. Results: Inventory down 60%; customer service fill rates to 98%+.Team Quality
program in a medium-sized Virginia electronics manufacturer. Results: Defects down 80%; QC down from ten inspectors to two auditors.