P2 is a multi disciplined team of improvement professionals with expertise in Engineering, Business, and Organizational Psychology. The P2 team motto; Process Raised by the Power of People is evidenced in all of our work.
Our approach is effective because we lead by example; we show you how, equip you to improve without us, and remain available to coach and cheer your success. We improve more than the problem process; we also address the policies, procedures, and personalities that support the process. We implement Lean solutions. We provide assessment to benchmark operational and cultural excellence. We design practical public and private training experiences in your plant and around the world. We provide coaching to ensure that those who lead the Lean transformation succeed.
 Assessment
We benchmark plants on a world class Lean production standard. It is our habit to share all the opportunities that we observe with the appropriate personnel. The assessment provides a prioritized action plan for Lean transformation of both physical and cultural aspects. The deliverables of the assessment also include:
- The Rapid Plant Assessment, a tool developed by the University of Michigan.
- Overall Equipment Effectiveness calculation on key machine centers with estimated ROI for improvement
- Key leverage points for the most rapid cultural improvement based on observation, industry best practices, and interviews with team members.
 Training
P2 delivers public workshops and custom in-house training for all of the necessary skills for the Lean transformation of an organization. These are a few examples of public and private workshops:
- Lean Champion Training for the packaging industry held at Clemson University
- Organize for Success, Creating a Visual Workplace with 7S
- Value Stream Mapping
- YGWYM (You get what you measure) Overall Equipment Effectiveness and other key scorecards
- Quick Changeover
- Total Productive Maintenance for Operators and Maintenance personnel
- How to hold a Kaizen Event in Production, Sales, or Administration
 Implementation
We spend the bulk of our time showing companies how to implement Lean strategies. Most consultants recommend & run; we diagnose the problem and stay to show our customers how to carry out the prescribed action plan.
We are implementers of Lean. During the implementation we replace ourselves within the organization by training local personnel.
Coaching
P2 team members constantly gather best-practices as they work with all aspects of business. Each of us has also prepared, through education and experience, to provide specialized coaching. We know that our success is directly tied to the success of our customers. We often coach for free, as we just can't hold back, but more extensive coaching in groups or individual appointments are available at a contracted rate. Dr. Ellis also provides leaders with specialized Executive Coaching to help them manage change and develop their skills for an accelerated Lean transformation.
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