Products and Services

Forward Vision presence at the leading edge of lean spans almost two decades; its pedigree of best industrial practice and the techniques and approaches of the world's most competitive manufacturers goes back further than that. Over the years, Forward Vision specialists have helped industry's biggest names to cut their costs, improve their product and service quality and slash their lead times to customers:

• 5S programmes at Mercedes in Germany and at NSK Bearings (UK Manufacturer of the Year Award winners 2009);
• Productivity and workflow improvements at Fiat Agri, Electrolux, Cummins Engines, Flymo-Electrolux and Alvis Vickers;
• Improved quality disciplines at Draeger, Mercedes, and Rolls Royce Power;
• Set up reductions (SMED techniques)- typically reducing product changeovers times by over 70% at Alcan Packaging, Geest, Filtrona, and Martin Baker;
• Value Stream Mapping at KP Foods, Rolls Royce Aerospace and Greencore.

Forward Vision are adept not only in their knowledge of how to use Lean tools and disciplines but, after extensive experience of implementing best practice for almost every product and process in businesses differing widely in size, organisation, culture and demographics, how to vary application to suit the specific needs and circumstances of client companies.