Process Improvement Engineering
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Process Improvement Engineering, a section of Manufacturing Systems at Southwest Research Institute (SwRI), provides diverse process design, analysis and business improvement services including lean manufacturing implementation, training and consulting, quality management, business process reengineering and information system deployment to manufacturing, maintenance and service operations. We strive to assist clients in achieving strategic goals, implementing improvement plans and reaching a higher level of performance.
As an independent organization, we facilitate the change process by assisting clients in building a cross-functional, team-based infrastructure aimed at eliminating bottlenecks in processes and helping them break barriers to effectively embrace change. Our proven methodologies help decrease lead times, increase throughput, reduce cost and improve quality.
Technical Strengths of Process Improvement Engineering
- Process improvement
- Lean manufacturing
- Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
- Quality management systems
- Performance measurement
- Master planning and facility layout
- Modeling and simulation
- Texas Manufacturing Assistance Center (TMAC)
Related Terminology
process improvement engineering • diverse process design • process analysis • business improvement • lean manufacturing implementation • training and consulting • quality management • business process reengineering • information system deployment • manufacturing operations • automation engineering • manufacturing systems services
