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TBM Consulting Group Launches Lean Energy Practice
Shop floor improvement techniques to be applied for resource conservation; global frozen foods company sees $300,000 energy savings in single facility
Durham, NC — August 22, 2008 — TBM Consulting Group has launched its new Lean Energy Practice to assist companies worldwide in applying "lean" principles to reduce energy consumption and waste.
Through its "Lean Energy Process," aimed at enabling companies to rapidly achieve energy productivity, TBM said it would help clients conserve resources such as water, gas, compressed air, oil and electricity.
The process has already helped manufacturing clients achieve improvement on energy costs, the consultancy said, including McCain Foods Limited, a global frozen foods company with over $6 billion in sales, which achieved energy savings of $300,000 at a single facility.
In addition to tracking energy flow, the Lean Energy Practice will also provide maintenance and sustainability initiatives for long-term savings. Its Total Productive Maintenance Services, a critical adjunct to "lean" manufacturing, is focused on waste elimination, preventing deterioration and reducing equipment breakdowns — a proactive approach that prevents process interruptions before maintenance is needed.
Doug Kiss, a lean consultant at TBM with over 30 years manufacturing experience, will lead the practice. He has been certified in Total Productive Maintenance by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance. Formerly a corporate quality consultant for United Technologies, he led the operation's transformation initiative involving more than 50 facilities and the supply base. Trained in Japan in 3P and in kaizen, Doug has led lean programs for facilities worldwide.
Through its "Lean Energy Process," aimed at enabling companies to rapidly achieve energy productivity, TBM said it would help clients conserve resources such as water, gas, compressed air, oil and electricity.
The process has already helped manufacturing clients achieve improvement on energy costs, the consultancy said, including McCain Foods Limited, a global frozen foods company with over $6 billion in sales, which achieved energy savings of $300,000 at a single facility.
In addition to tracking energy flow, the Lean Energy Practice will also provide maintenance and sustainability initiatives for long-term savings. Its Total Productive Maintenance Services, a critical adjunct to "lean" manufacturing, is focused on waste elimination, preventing deterioration and reducing equipment breakdowns — a proactive approach that prevents process interruptions before maintenance is needed.
Doug Kiss, a lean consultant at TBM with over 30 years manufacturing experience, will lead the practice. He has been certified in Total Productive Maintenance by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance. Formerly a corporate quality consultant for United Technologies, he led the operation's transformation initiative involving more than 50 facilities and the supply base. Trained in Japan in 3P and in kaizen, Doug has led lean programs for facilities worldwide.
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