We Create a Culture of Continuous Improvement Underpinned by Continuous Personal Development!

We help our clients develop the capabilities necessary for survival in a highly competitive macroeconomic environment.

We align our client’s business strategy with its core values to develop the capability of its people. We focus on developing the skills of the leaders, as well as the capability and the capacity of the business systems.

The behaviours of the leaders set the direction for the organisation as well as the framework for reviewing operational performance.

We are humble and we respect our client’s technical capabilities, they have the answers to their own problems.

Our approach enables the quieter voices to be heard. This is the key to our success!

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Lean Six Sigma deployment across the business
Lean Six Sigma Deployment across the business

We help our clients ‘See the BIG Picture’!

This is about understanding the needs of the Business; the needs of the Individual, and the needs of the Group. Success is achieved by aligning these requirements towards a single goal. We focus on the ‘why’ not just the ‘how’.

Our practical approach to transformational performance is based on over three decades of academic studies and best practices in quality and leadership.

We Deliver Results!

Our approach has delivered financial and non-financial benefits for our clients across a variety of industries, in differing cultural environments and countries. However, one theme remains common to our approach, we put people first.

Our clients tell us, after our intervention, they deliver a better-quality product or service, quicker and more efficiently to their customers.

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Time Line of Projects Designed, Developed and Delivered by Winston Brown

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1995

1995

The Challenge

Poor New Product Development & Introduction

Actions Taken

1) Trained staff in Total Quality Management
2) Press vehicle preparation
3) Creation of Manufacturing Contingency System

Achieved

On time product launch at the right quality level

Benefits

Financial growth

2004

2004

The Challenge

Poor New Product Development & Introduction due to multiple practices

Actions Taken

1) Trained staff in Lean, Six Sigma &  Advanced Product Quality Planning

Achieved

Reduction in defects from 50% to 0.002%

Benefits

Increased customer satisfaction from bottom to top 10 of JD Powers Quality Survey

2008

2008

The Challenge

7 years post  merger, the company had a fragmented Late-Stage Development System

Actions Taken

1) Business process re-engineering
2) Development of globally harmonised ways of working practices

Achieved

Reduction in Time to Market process lead time by 50%

Benefits

Financial growth enabling maintenance of global top 5 market position

2009

2009

The Challenge

A 100-year-old Family run business wanted to increase its capacity to meet the demands from a growing international market

Actions Taken

1) Conducted a strategy development workshop which identified the company core values
2) Lead the development of tactical improvement projects focused in key strategic areas    Capacity increased by 50%

Achieved

Financial growth

Benefits

Company is now a well-known UK household cider brand

2010

2010

The Challenge

Increasing cost of goods Procurement

Actions Taken

1) Implement Operational Excellence across global supply chain
2) Conduct current state assessment of practices and performance
3) Develop 27 suppliers using Lean and Six Sigma techniques

Achieved

An average of 10% reduction in cost of goods based on 27 suppliers

Benefits

Business continuity and growth
Consumer Health division divestment

2011

2011

The Challenge

Medical device manufacturer wanted to decrease the cost of raw goods

Actions Taken

Design, develop and deliver an Operational Excellence based supplier development programme

Achieved

15% quicker new product Time To Market

Benefits

Reduction in annual procurement spend
Financial growth
Increased shareholder value

2016

2016

The Challenge

CEO of the company wanted to introduce Operational Excellence to increase its competitiveness

Actions Taken

1) Coach the development of the executive leadership team, heads of departments heads and their teams
2) Collaboratively lead the optimisation of global business processes and practices across R&D, Production & Supply

Achieved

19% Reduction in process lead time for the regulatory approval of new and existing products

Benefits

Extension of the license to operate in existing markets whilst reducing development costs

2019

2019

The Challenge

A mooring device and electrical equipment manufacturer wanted to increase its capacity to meet increasing demands

Actions Taken

1) Conduct value stream mapping workshops
2) Develop tactical improvement projects focussed on the order to delivery process

Achieved

Product development lead time reduced by 55%

Benefits

Capacity increased by 123%

2020

2020

The Challenge

Inefficient operation and several failed attempts at implementing Lean

Actions Taken

1) Conduct continuous improvement training for the Plant Managers and their teams
2) Value stream map the local and national pipeline
3) Lead tactical improvement projects across the local, regional and national networks

Achieved

Increased productivity
Creation of spare capacity for free

Benefits

Financial growth

2020

2020

The Challenge

After the death of George Floyd, May 2020, this triggered a family to feel worried about the future of their current and future generations. In addition, the Pandemic Lockdowns also negatively impacted the emotional well-being of the family.

Actions Taken

1) Conduct current state assessment using surveys
2) Interviewed individual family members to understand their concerns
3) Develop an intervention that allowed all voices to be heard    12 months after the intervention, family relationships are continuing to be improved

Achieved

12 months after the intervention, family relationships are continuing to be improved

Benefits

A united family with a stronger identity and an agreed set of shared values.

A Global Impact

We have delivered transformation programmes across Europe, North America, South America, Africa and Asia Pacific since 1995. Here's some of the locations we've worked in.
Global Success - Delivered by iBIS

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