Think of us as the "Shark Tank" of consulting;
a supercharged network of improvement sages specializing in world class business excellence techniques.
Our team is loaded with practicing Master Black Belts; not just trainers or theorists.
Most have Master-level degress in business, engineering, etc. and accompanying certifications.
Interview 100 self-acclaimed Black Belts or process improvement experts, ask even a few detailed questions,
and what you'll find are no more than hollow buzz words on a resume. Our team actually lives by the methodology
practicing daily and using or specializing in major optimization systems and techniques including:
Our Master Black Belts walk the path of profitability.
We don't come in and meaninglessly process flow / value stream map the entire organization
or arbitrarily 5S areas and make people tape where the stapler goes on their desk.
A pretty shadow board showing where tools go is nice.
What's better is more frequently used tools closer to the point of use in a way that minimizes
motion, makes work easier, and therefore gains at least a soft cost save.
We transform the current state into a more profitable contained state.
Then we transform the contained state into a more profitable future state.
If any step would result in a less profitable condition or payback period greater than the company's cut off (generally 12 months),
then we don't make the change. Practicing in this manner has allowed us to save literally millions of dollar per year
in the industries below.
Millions of dollars per year have been saved entriprise-wide including the following functions:
Click "Training" in the menu above for our complete list of business excellence classes.
All MBB Consulting classes are instructor-led in a clean, quiet, comfortable, and professional conference room setting.
Instructors are certified Master Black Belt practicioners with decades of experience making actual improvements across a wide range of industries.
Whenever possible, a Master Black Belt will be fit to the students' field in order to provide the most relevant real-world examples and discussion.
$599 Over 2 Days
Introduction
A quick, high-level introduction to industry-standard concepts and terminology used in world-class improvement.
$3,500 Over 5 Days
Basic
Designed for every employee in the company. Techniques are condensed down to essential steps necessary to make significant improvement out on the plant floor or in their own areas
with nothing more than paper, pencil, ruler, and a calculator.
$6,800 Over 10 Days
Intermediate
Think of this as computer-aided improvement. Students are taught advanced-level improvement techniques with the aid of statistical software like Minitab and SigmaXL.
Our Master Black Belt introduced improved quality and manufacturing processes. Our company was moving to become ISO certified. He and I, plus one other, came from the automotive side and certified in ISO. Further, we had QS experience which was a more concentrated standard to allow all automotive companies to work to the same quality and manufacturing standard. He was also familiar with TS quality standards.
Design Supervisor
HVAC
Steve was one of the great managers that I was fortune to work with and from whom I learned many of my improvement techniques. He was my Master Black Belt in 6 Sigma. I contribute much of my success to him for teaching me the first steps along my journey to excellence. His encouragement and leading by example continue to be the guidance for many of my engineering projects. Many great managers and engineers are his students and receive the benefit from his training.
Manufacturing Engineer
HVAC
Our Master Black Belt Instructor was instrumental in getting my department to change the way we think. Achieving success in Lean methods sometimes needs an overhaul of conventional methods and our MBB was the person that can take the concept from an abstract form to reality in the most efficient way possible. The Lean Six Sigma projects that our department conducted helped us reduce costs and streamline our operations.
Owner / Consultant
Lake City Consulting
