Lean FAQ's

We are making good profits. Do we still need to conduct Value Adding Workshops?

It is good to know that you are making profits.

“No matter wherever the organizations are in their lean journey, there always lies the potential for substantial and sustainable improvements. Our Value Adding Workshops- VAW™ and Value Adding Counseling- VAW™ help organizations achieve it”. VAW™ plays an important role in assisting you sustain and improve profits.

Our products are different. Our work culture is different. Do you really think that the improvements will sustain?

Lean tools and their applications are fundamentally the same irrespective of products or services. However, AVCI has a team of brilliant consultants who specialize in specific industries. Our core competencies enable our clients to benefit from this accumulated knowledge base, thereby achieving performances beyond benchmarks. AVCI consultants provide sustenance tools and also conduct regular improvement audits between 2 VAW™  to enable organizations sustains the benefits.

How would you identify the areas, which can be improved further?

A team of AVCI consultants visits your organization for a period of two days. They meet Heads of various functions, understand issues, spend time on the floor and conduct a detailed DIAGNOSIS of your current processes. Collection of primary and secondary data of key processes is done simultaneously. On completion of the diagnosis, a brief presentation is made to the TOP management. Strategic Roadmap for further improvements is discussed and finalized.

How much time would it require for our organization to really become Lean (World Class)?

It depends on your current state and the objectives, which you want to achieve. On an average, each organization should conduct at least 6-8 Value Adding Workshops- VAW™ to the benefit in totality.

How can we be assured that the VAW® shall really benefit our organization?

AVCI is the only consulting firm which guarantees Value for money and therefore annual benefits of at least twice the fees incurred on VAW™. For tangible/intangible benefits please see Impact of VAW™

Do we need to incur cost on DIAGNOSIS?

Diagnosis is done absolutely free.

We are interested in getting our organization Diagnosed.

Please ask AVCI Diagnostic consultant contact us