Lean Manufacturing is an extremely refined method for increasing efficiency. Every form of resource is identified and analyzed. Where resources are not being maximized, appropriate counter-measures are developed. These measures result in a "kaizen" (continual improvement) approach and bring about rapid progress. Selected kaizen coordinators support the companies at each Heitkamp & Thumann plant.

 

Project Management optimizes not only the implementation of projects but the entire business strategy. Establishing a systematic approach to Project Management results in an enhanced structure of identifying the business needs and benefits, defining project requirements, planning project activities, ensuring successful project execution and evaluating project outcomes.

 

The launch of these two initiatives is also the beginning of a new and progressive path for the companies of the Heitkamp & Thumann Group. The advancement of a cross-divisional and cross-facility corporate culture fosters a single philos­ophy that leads to continuous optimiza­tion and is continuously advancing and developing itself.