Our Philosophy

Our breadth of experience and track record of practical application set us apart from other consulting companies. We recognize that information is the lifeblood of the product development process. Consequently, we assist our clients in understanding and harnessing the power of their product data and information through the entire development cycle.

We strive to enable our clients and their companies become learning organizations by applying Lean and Six Sigma techniques pioneered by the Toyota Corporation. However, although we have studied Toyota’s techniques, our approach is not to simply explain to our clients what Toyota does.

We work with our clients by assessing the specific needs of their business and assist in developing an overall plan to meet their objectives. We add value by providing our insight and experience regarding practical approaches that have proven to work and assist in the execution of the plan.

Our approach insures the fundamentals of product development are adequately addressed. This includes concepts related to resource and workload management, requirements management, knowledge capture, and reuse. Once successfully established, additional concepts related to design strategy, set-based design approaches, and supplier integration can be exploited. We work with our clients to target the right opportunities for improvement.