Brand Vaughan Lumber

Recent Projects

Introduce 5S/Lean Principles to Door Shop:  Took baseline pictures and assessed current state of facility relative to organization/cleanliness; developed and presented training materials for staff to learn/understand continuous improvement principles; coached staff leaders on implementation strategy.  Norcross, GA.

Develop Operational Metrics: Determined top three to five performance variables to monitor production/service performance; developed data collection methods and spreadsheets to track daily results; developed and posted charts with targets for analysis and improvement.  Norcross, GA.

Improve Millwork Shop Layout: Established baseline layout of equipment, machinery, labor, materials, and supplies; determined best method for flow of labor, materials, and information; organized implementation plan to facilitate improvements.  Norcross, GA.

Optimize Lumber Yard Layout: Determined top-selling SKU’s to prioritize which products should be organized and located to facilitate most efficient flow of materials and labor; established baseline layout of equipment, machinery, labor, materials, and supplies; evaluated several layouts and compared to management criteria for best method for flow of labor and products; organized implementation plan to facilitate improvements.  Tucker, GA.

Alexander Lumber

Recent Projects

Implement Lean Principles to Truss Production Operations:  Developed current state value stream map to identify areas of improvement in production operations; resolved top issues; created future state map; developed and rolled out implementation plan; conducted training; and wrote documentation.  Cortland, IL.

Introduce 5S Principles to Truss Production Operations and Conduct 5S Audits: Took baseline pictures and assessed current state of facility relative to organization/cleanliness; developed and presented training materials for staff to learn/understand continuous improvement principles; coached staff leaders on implementation strategy; conducting routine (quarterly to semi-annually) follow-up audits to monitor progress, report results, and recommend further improvements.  Cortland, IL.

Implement Lean Principles to Central Dispatch Operations: Developed current state value stream map to identify areas of improvement in centralized dispatch operations; resolved top issues; created future state map; developed and rolled out implementation plan; conducted training; and wrote documentation.  Crystal Lake, IL.