Benefits of Asset Performance Excellence
Asset Performance Excellence is all about looking at the bigger picture! An Asset Performance Management system can have a very meticulous and intricate process that lets you define and manage your losses, assess your organization’s problems, and create the right plan for a solution. Asset Performance Excellence elevates reliability to an organizational imperative that applies […]
Beyond Consulting: 4 Operational Excellence Services
For more than 55 years, Implementation Engineers’ methods and designs have helped businesses improve throughput, processes, supply chains, and more to get more value from their efforts. That experience has worked many other industries, including in Aerospace, Metals, Oil & Gas, Pharmaceuticals, Health Care, Energy, Government, Agriculture, Food & Beverage, Automotive, Paper & Paper Products, […]
Make a resolution to improve operations or optimize assets
January is a time for resolutions. It’s also a good time to think about what projects and improvements to make in 2018. Here are a couple ideas to get the ball rolling. Decide what needs to be improved Look around. Do you see any bottlenecks or processes that don’t seem to run correctly? Does one department […]
Breaking down barriers opens doors to better communication
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view, until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.” Atticus Finch in “To Kill A Mockingbird” by Harper Lee Multiple delays while transporting molten metal in rail cars to a metal-processing facility was causing throughput deficits in […]
From manufacturing roots grow Implementation Engineers
In 1963, Implementation Engineers was called Ingersoll Engineers, and the company was established as a subsidiary to the Ingersoll Machine Milling Company to support the installation of Ingersoll’s large machines for its clients. That’s the beginning of Implementation Engineers. We’ve grown from those manufacturing roots and evolved as clients’ needs changed. In the ’80s, Ingersoll […]
Why is Implementation so important?
Have you ever had an initiative fail to achieve its intended results? If that has happened to you, then you’ve experienced poor implementation. There may be a litany of reasons why initiatives fail, and they all fall in the category of poor implementation. Good ideas, good intentions, and good mobilization to make things happen, and […]
Add some improvements to the 2018 budget
It’s that time of the year again. Business leaders are finalizing budgets for the next year. It’s also a good time to think about what projects and improvements to make in 2018. Here are a couple ideas to mull over when budgeting for large improvements. Decide what needs to be improved Look around. Do you […]
Improvement Operating System is Critical to Success
One vital component of the Implementation Engineers enCompass® methodology is the Improvement Operating System (IOS). This gear ensures results are effectively attained and sustained. The IOS is a structured, disciplined implementation framework and process that overcomes the types of implementation barriers often present in many organizational initiatives. The Improvement Operating System does the following: Educates […]
Sustainable projects keep benefits rolling in
Sustainable results are important to every initiative. Implementation Engineers discovered years ago that implementation is the key to sustainable results. Implementation is what puts clients’ goals in action and keeps them in action long after our teams have moved on. IE’s success depends on our clients’ ability to sustain the results of our work together. […]
Organizational Development Gap Analysis | IE
Getting an entire operation to accept change and adopt new processes after operational improvements can be a daunting task. Our client partnered with Implementation Engineers to increase throughput at two of its flagship mine operations, and to design and implement an Employee Engagement Program. The Employee Engagement Program required a change in behavior and attitude […]