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Lean Assessment
OTI's Lean Assessment provides a focused process to effectively analyze your core value-creating processes in terms of your customer needs. The Assessment then determines how to create more value with the same resources so your organization can grow.

Areas covered in a 2 - 3 day (approximate) Lean Assessment include:

  • identification of your critical business processes
  • determination of waste elimination opportunities
  • quantification of cost and operational benefits
  • itemization of required actions

A Lean Assessment is extremely beneficial for those who are new to Lean; who want to understand how it applies; and need to establish the most impactful starting point.


Phil Kirby and Thoughtware (OTI) have been instrumental in helping the Torrington Company repair its Standard Plant operation. Phil and his Methodology arrived to assist with the implementation of lean Thoughtware manufacturing principles to aid Torrington in expanding its capacity. Phil and his people were able to quickly identify major fundamental problems in the way orders were scheduled and managed. Within only two months the entire master scheduling process was re-created and fully implemented.

Chris Mosby
Operations Manager
Ingersoll-Rand (Steelcraft)
Cincinnati, Ohio