RYAN CARTIER
Business / Lean Practitioner
Leading the 1st Lean implementation – Low Volume High Mix
Ryan contacted a general manager he’d kept in touch with after attending their lean presentation previously and said he was coming to work for him. The GM said they weren’t in a position to hire, however they did need someone to kit hardware on the floor. After 3 days the GM asked what he saw and gave the go ahead to apply 5S for the hardware area.
The hardware area was then relocated, visual management further implemented, and his 1st SMED event organized.
62 minute setups were reduced to 24 minutes, reclaiming ¼ of each day in production time.
The changeover increased capacity saving capital cost expenditures $160K.
Within a few months he was asked to lead the companies lean implementation, delivering results including:
Reduced packing line time 39%; redeployed 5 freed up personnel to support other areas
Procured $100,000 of available training funding
Reduced hardware shortages and established reorder (kanban) systems to meet on time delivery
Managed purchasing, ensured availability of supplies and material
Switched hardware supplier; advised of business needs and logistical challenges, negotiated delivery times and conditions to meet operational needs
Drove 5S across plant, building infrastructure for employees to improve their area and increase safety
Reorganized and led production on main product line to meet customer requirements
Initiated supplier’s Lean implementation, reduced turn around time and increased output 50% on main service line through coaching continuous improvement advocate
While here Ryan used vacation time to obtain additional training. He started volunteering at the International AME Lean conference in Toronto to learn and increase exposure with current business practices.
He also hosted an MBA intern – who said more than once “Why aren’t we learning this in the MBA program?” confirming his direction to pursue lean and gain further advantage over traditional MBA managers.
In 2008 he was invited and spoke at Carleton University on management of quality.
Ryan started obtaining various Lean certifications, attended 8 plant tours, and attended/volunteered at the Covington & Baltimore International AME lean conferences.
After taking 2 more lean certifications in 2010 but not having the opportunity to apply them within his workplace, he found a finance office open to material & information flow mapping, where they reviewed 4 value streams and reduced lead time 6-10 days. In the onboarding process they identified opportunities to reduce over 28 days of lead time and eliminated at least 2 process steps in each process.
He also mapped for a oil & gas/telecom land & lease services company, identifying it required 31 days for 27 hours work, and how it can be reduced 5 days. They immediately implemented one change eliminating redundant data entry & potential errors, reducing lead time by 1 day, with a future state target to reduce a total of 13 days.
More Startups
During this period Ryan was also involved with the high-end steel cabinet start up his company launched, setting up the supply chain & flow through the plant.
He also worked with 2 more tech start ups – one focused on Flywheel Energy and the other was a Line of Site/Wireless High Speed Internet Service Provider.
How I Started in Business – Initial Investment & Startups
Leading the 1st Lean implementation – Low Volume High Mix
Leading the 2nd Lean Implementation – High Volume Low Mix
1 Off Custom Manufacturing - No Volume High Mix
Lean Product & Process Development – Technology Startup Ramp-up
Leading the 3rd Lean Implementation – LPPD heavy industry
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