Top 4 questions to ask a Lean Manufacturing Consultant or the Lean Consulting Firm you are looking to hire.

There are many Lean manufacturing professionals that have either started working for a consulting company or have ended up as their own version of a management consultant.  It is important that you interview the potential consultant to make sure they are a good fit for your organization. The questions are “which Lean Coach will work for me?” and “what does the correct lean consulting help look like?”.  Below we discuss the top 4 questions for a lean consultant to understand their approach.

The goal is to create a culture where your entire company can learn to continuously improve their processes.   To improve while receiving the needed lean training and development that allows your company to solve problems and drive your own lean strategy…eventually without the Lean consultant.

Here are a few things to think about when vetting your potential Lean Consultant…