Lean Management

Reduce costs sustainably to increase company profits

Food Resource Management supports you in exceptional corporate situations, such as bridging management bottlenecks and implementing crisis-related reorganisation measures, through to complex project management.



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Lean Management

Reduce costs sustainably to increase company profits

Food Resource Management supports you in exceptional corporate situations, such as bridging management bottlenecks and implementing crisis-related reorganisation measures, through to complex project management.



Learn more

Reducing costs along the value chain

Act efficiently

Lean management focuses on minimising your waste to reduce costs, shorten process flows in the value chain and avoid errors – while striving for the best possible quality.

The goals of lean management are to achieve 100% customer satisfaction at the lowest possible cost. This means that the maximum value for the customer’s money should be achieved with a minimum use of personnel, time and investment.

But what concrete advantages does your company gain from lean management, or what is its core? Creating a corporate culture that does not directly condemn mistakes but sees them as an opportunity. – The avoidance of waste and the resulting increase in value creation along your supply chain can be managed well using well-known lean methods.

If I ask a supply chain manager whether the customer is satisfied and the answer is: “The customer gets 100% of the goods in the desired quality at the desired time – yes, the customer is satisfied! This is exactly where LEAN MANAGEMENT comes in! But before I reduce stocks, I should make sure that my set-up times do not increase. Smaller batch sizes and, as a result, more frequent format and product changes generate a productivity loss of almost 30% and thus lead to significant cost increases in production.

Typical observation

Lean Management

  • excessive set-up and cleaning times
  • unplanned downtimes caused by technical failures or communication problems
  • Quality fluctuations
  • Reduction of throughput times
  • Performance and efficiency problems
  • Raw material wastage > 2%
  • Achieving 100% delivery capability
  • Identifying losses and wastage

Effective construction kit

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  • 1. The overall equipment efficiency GAE or OEE which describes the technical availability of the equipment.
  • 2. The continuous improvement process CIP, which identifies all potential for improvement overarching.
  • 3. The ISHIKAWA process which brings together causes and solutions.
  • 4. The 5x Why Analysis – After 5 x Why questions you usually have the cause!
  • 5. The value stream analysis or value stream design along your supply chain.
  • However, sustainable lean management also requires effective CHANGE MANAGEMENT.
  • The framework for the measures is quickly established. But it is your employees who will implement it.
  • A functioning CHANGE MANAGEMENT gets your employees to believe that the changes are wanted and not needed.

– see also video Change Management

A good investment for your company!

Food Resource Management GmbH assures you of a productivity increase of at least 5% with LEAN and CHANGE MANAGEMENT! Together with you, we develop a customised programme, control and monitor the process steps and ensure sustainable success.