Lean Sigma, Six Sigma and Kaizen leadership for transformative solutions Directed Action

Do you need to decrease waste, eliminate overproduction and become more efficient?

Lean Sigma, Six Sigma and Kaizen effectively decrease waste by eliminating overproduction, improve the quality of your product, increase efficiency and reduce unnecessary activities and steps in processes. All these translate to cost savings, and can turn potential losses into profits. Our clients have successfully reduced waste, simplified work processes, eliminated overly difficult work, improved safety in producing their products and improved employee and customer satisfaction. These programs are proven to increase employee engagement and trust, create a work culture that embraces new perspectives and encourages innovation. Better decision-making and improved processes result in stronger business performance and profits.

Can't make a huge capital investment but need to reduce waste, increase efficiency and improve processes?

Companies worldwide continuously search for ways to drive improvement in their processes without huge capital investments. Lean Sigma, Six Sigma and Kaizen achieve this goal. If done properly, implementing these processes alone or in combination with each other can have a positive impact on every department and area of an organization. Unfortunately, many companies lack the available resources, experience or knowledge base to implement Kaizen within their organization. That is where Directed Action can provide you with the direction and leadership for transformative solutions. Study after study indicate that these process improvements lead to employees who are happier, more productive and engaged, leading to greater success for your business.

OUR EXPERIENCED CONSULTANTS HAVE HELPED OUR CLIENTS WITH:

- Value Stream and Process Mapping
- Kaizen Events
- Standardized Work
- 5S Workplace Organization
- Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)
- Environmental WASTE Walks
  WASTE = Water, Air Emissions, Solid Waste, Toxins and Energy
- Organization Assessments, Coaching and Mentoring
- Sustainability
- Lean Six Sigma Events and Projects
- Statistical Data Analysis
- Practical and Consulting Experience in Lean and Six Sigma and Kaizen Process Improvement
- Business Transformation, Operational Optimization and Leadership Advisory expertise
- 20 years experience in automotive, manufacturing and operational improvement
- Implemented large-scale data collection program to statistically monitor and analyze product test parameter results
- Led corporate sustainability efforts, green teams and certification
- Implemented Six Sigma electricity reduction project, scrap reduction project and yield improvement at key supplier for large automotive manufacturing corporation
- Embedded Six Sigma into existing Lean improvement program at corporate level
- Trained and mentored numerous Six Sigma Green Belts and Black Belts
- Process improvement training and certification
- Six Sigma Training and Certification (White Belt, Yellow Belt, Green Belt, Black Belt, Master Black Belt)
- Lean Fundamentals Training and Certification (Lean Agent)
- Lean Six Sigma and Sustainability (Lean and Green)
- Over twenty years of experience with the Toyota Business Processes Model

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“Diverse companies are more profitable and more likely to achieve long-term growth as an entity and in their industry... racially diverse executive teams provided an advantage of 35% higher EBIT and 33% more long-term value creation over the least racially diverse companies." -MARKETWATCH REPORT

Directed Action, Inc. supports C-level executives on their most critical projects. We partner with our clients to enable, support and achieve strategic transformation, working best as enablers and guides, supplementing client teams. Our consultants provide direction and leadership to navigate challenges in a changing organization. All of our consultants leverage our comprehensive values to deliver on results.

The Directed Action Difference

Managing Critical Path

We focus on outcomes and build a path to transformative results

COLLABORATion

We effectively team to align our approach with our clients' desired results

continued GROWth & DEVELOPment

Our commitment to the continued development of DA team members

SERVICE

We are dedicated to the advancement of our clients and the communities they serve

Reliability

We are dependable and trustworthy, especially with classified information and high-risk tasks

Change management

Our transformative approach aligns with our clients' to achieve their desired results

We take pride in providing our "white glove service" to our customers. This includes...

Integrity

We are always honest and forthright with our clients, resulting in better decisions for their long-term interest. The trust we cultivate brings about better team work and collaborations.

Reults

We work tirelessly to attain and keep exceptional levels of performance that meet or go beyond the expectations of clients' different groups of stakeholders

Communication

Effective communication ensures that our clients' employees and management interact to reach organizational goals. Its purpose is to improve organizational practices and reduce errors.

Passion

Our passion motivates our creativity, persistence, and venture performance. We are inspired to provide transformative results to ensure our clients' success

excellence

Committed to developing and strengthening the management systems and processes of organizations to improve performance and create value for stakeholders

CLient Love

“Sam Hanna is one of the wisest people I know. His guidance as my mentor for nearly 15 years has been invaluable. Sam knows Six Sigma, Kaizen, Lean, and general process improvement. He’s easy to work with while maintaining solid expectations, which has earned him a lot of respect. I would happily work with Sam anytime. If you get the chance to work with Sam, take it.”

— Patrick Lewis, Operations and Technology Business Analyst for Chain8Wright, Inc.

"Steve is a great mentor and a true leader. He focuses on the professional development of his people at least as much as on immediate work at hand and is able to integrate those two objectives seamlessly. People naturally gravitate toward his leadership style, and he can win anyone over regardless of how difficult the situation. Highly recommended.”

— R. Young, IT Senior Finance Lead at Hussmann Corp

“Directed Action understands our company, values, and goals. My first call is always to Directed Action for large projects and more complex transformations. They always get results and consistently manage our risks.”

— John Kennelly GVP, Toyota

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