Dudley Child

Dudley Child Executive Recruitment Ltd operates exclusively within the Manufacturing and Engineering sectors and whilst we cannot claim to be qualified engineers, we can claim to make every conceivable effort to understand the market we choose to serve.  It is because of this fact that we, as a business and individuals, understand the benefits that Lean Manufacturing and wider Continuous improvement practices can bring.  So, Kaizen is soon to be adopted (alongside 5S, JIT, Kanban and Value Stream mapping) to improve our office efficiency and our understanding of the features and benefits inherent with such tools.

Kaizen in our office will focus on the removal of and minimisation waste. That is, the removal of any activity that does not add value to the services offered.  If it does not benefit our clients, it is waste.  Possible examples of our office waste may be; incorrectly entered data, missed telephone call, duplicate report, poorly structured meeting, inaccurate internal briefing, misinterpreted information.  These all cost time and money - therefore of no benefit, in any way, to our clients.

The four key areas that will be addressed are:

• People Energy – personal activities that impede people reaching their potential;
• People Task – Waste arising from actions involving business processes;
• Process – Waste arising from the design, structure, operation and integration of processes;
• Information – Waste resulting from the flow of information.

The period of time associated to investigating the above areas is almost impossible to quantify as the analysis and alteration of one factor will, in all probability, affect others.  The most important aspects for us to manage throughout our Kaizen events are integration and structure.  A lack of focus in these key areas will almost certainly result in the system failing.

We consider ourselves fortunate to have visibility of the improvement opportunities of lean through both the clients that work with us and also the experienced lean manufacturing champions who we represent as candidates.  It is because of these key stakeholder groups that we understand the absolute importance of these initiatives being; embedded in our culture, led from senior management and inherent in our long term strategic objectives.

Ultimately, Kaizen will be used by Dudley Child Ltd to rapidly, effectively and permanently remove any inefficiencies and individual factors which affect, in any way, the level of service offered to our clients on a consistent basis.

We believe that our recruitment processes are among the best in the market today.  With the opportunity to adopt actual manufacturing and engineering theory into our everyday activities we can further enhance our credibility in the marketplace.

To discuss our service proposition in more detail then please call one of our dedicated consultants on 0113 246 8882 or by email info@dudleychild.co.uk