Factory review · where every engagement starts
Find out where your factory loses time and money
Before changing anything, we measure what is really happening on your floor. In a few days you get a costed list of improvements, ranked by what they are worth to your business.
What happens during a factory review
We spend two to five days on site, depending on the size of your operation. Most of that time is on the floor with your team, not in a meeting room.
- Time every step. We time each station and process so we know your real cycle times, not the ones on the quote sheet.
- Find the bottlenecks. We identify the one or two steps that set the pace for the whole factory.
- Reconcile the day. We compare the time you pay for against the work that comes out, and find the missing hours lost to waiting, searching, rework and breakdowns.
- Map the decisions. We find where work stops until the owner or a key manager makes a call. That shows how dependent the business is on you.
- Talk to your people. Operators usually know exactly what slows them down. We ask.
What you get
A short, plain-English report and a walkthrough with you. No 80-page binder.
- Your current capacity and output, measured on the floor.
- The bottlenecks, and what limits each one.
- A list of improvements, each with an estimated dollar value and effort.
- Where the business relies on you, and what it would take to change that.
- A recommended plan: what to fix first, and what we would do together if you choose to go ahead.
A real example
At a Victorian door manufacturer, a three-day review found 115 minutes a day unaccounted for on a three-person line, and showed that 43% of the CNC cycle was loading and unloading, not cutting. Read the case study.
Who it suits
Owner-run manufacturers and construction businesses with roughly 5 to 50 staff, where orders are growing faster than output, margins are slipping, or the owner can’t take a week off without something going wrong.
Common questions
+How long does a factory review take?
Usually two to five days on site, plus time to write up findings. A small single-line workshop is at the shorter end.
+Will it disrupt production?
No. We observe and time the work as it normally happens. Your team keeps working.
+Do we have to engage you for the improvements afterwards?
No. Some clients implement the plan themselves. Most ask us to help, because we don’t just make recommendations: we implement them with your team.
Find out what's keeping you on the floor
A free 30-minute call is the first step. We'll talk through your operation and whether a factory review makes sense.