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Continuous Improvement Consulting

Turn one-time wins into how your plant runs—every day.

Get a quick read on where to start and what to fix first.

Our continuous improvement consultants work alongside your team to build the systems that drive success—then fix the issues and standardize the work to deliver measurable gains. The result: real results faster than you thought possible.

Proven Expertise in Driving Continuous Improvement

With decades of experience building Continuous Improvement systems, we’ve helped plants reduce waste, stabilize flow, and turn one-off wins into daily habits. Our continuous improvement consultants work alongside your team, from the shop floor to the board room, to standardize work, solve real problems, and lift performance that lasts. The result: clear improvements in operational metrics, financial performance both top and bottomline.

Thousands of client-focused projects completed, creating repeatable repeatable business improvement practices
Powered by 60 experienced experts across operations, quality and business management
Generated millions in tangible cost savings and productivity gains
90% referral-based practice, a testament to client trust and outcomes

Empowering Your Business with Tailored, Results-Driven Solutions

CBS blends proven methods with your culture to build the simplest system that works—and that your team owns. We don’t deliver binders; we co-create processes and systems that improve performance week after week:

Experienced Consulting Teams who coach accountability and drive a sense of urgency
Customized solutions that that fit your business and solves your problem
Seamless integration working alongside the leadership team to drive meaningful change.
Measurable improvements realized in EBITDA, improved operating metrics and cash generation
We get in, get results, and get out leaving your team confident, capable, and in control.

Faster problem-solving on real work

Clear processes and systems (built with your team)

Results that stick and compound

How We Get Results

Deploy with Speed and Purpose

Comprehensive business analysis with a defined roadmap
Focus on change management and leadership alignment
Tailor solutions to leverage the
client’s capability

Build Internal Capability

Deliver solutions at point of impact
(learn by doing)
Coach all levels of leadership including first line supervision
Identify and develop change agents within the client

Transfer with Sustainability

Establish an on-going business management system and cadence
Ensure leadership and change agents are living the new processes

Service Offerings

Operational Excellence

Develop and Deploy operational excellence Operating System
Lean
Waste Elimination
Takt, Flow, Pull
Value Stream Mapping
Lean for Engineer to Order/single purpose
Visual Management & Control System
Six Sigma
Quality Management Systems
New Product Development
Strategy Deployment
Rapid Business Transformation

Supply Chain Management

Supply chain strategic planning
Supply base performance improvements
Distribution architecture design and implementation
Modelling
What-If analysis
Sales & Inventory Operations Planning
Tactical supply chain problem solving and corrective action

Acquisitions & Integrations

Pre-LOI Support
CIM review and impression
Operational due diligence
Full-Potential Identification
Rapid value capture
100-day implementation planning
Full integration planning and execution
Transformation of operations to lean/CI culture
Pre divestiture operations analysis/sale readiness

Leadership & Change Management

Leadership development and executive coaching
Organizational design
Transformational design
Strategy development and deployment
Communications planning and execution
Building high performance teams

Program & Project management

Strategy alignment in project identification
Structured approach
Lean Six Sigma tools to drive out waste
Proprietary program and project management tool sets
Lean project management processes
Integration of lean techniques in PM
PDCA methodology
Embedded project leadership

Continuous Improvement Consulting Case Studies

Aerospace: Program Turnaround in 90 Days with PIT Team Model

Overview

A midsize aerospace supplier specializing in general aviation jet wing manufacturing was struggling to meet delivery schedules, quality expectations, and cost targets on a key customer program.

Challenge

Program delivery was consistently late

Supply chain design and ownership transitioned from a previous vendor

Quality and labor performance were below contractual requirements

Workforce turnover exceeded 40% annually

Cost overruns and high rework hours threatened program viability

Solution

Deployed CBS’s 90-day Program Improvement Team (PIT) model

Established shared vision, goals, and cadence for accountability

Aligned cross-functional teams around business-critical metrics

Implemented standardized leadership routines and frontline training

Introduced targeted improvements to quality, labor, and equipment uptime

Results

On-time delivery improved from 77% to 100%

Total labor hours reduced by 15% (1,990 hours)

Rework hours reduced 60% (from 2,900 to 996 hours)

Quality defects reduced 43% (1,532 fewer defects)

CNC uptime improved from 68% to 98%

42% of craft workers trained through basic skills program

100% of program leaders trained in CBS’s standard work model

Continuous Improvement: Reducing Product Variation to Recover $600K+ Annually

Overview

established portfolio brand producing a wide range of frozen and ambient packaged foods was facing margin erosion despite year-over-year growth in sales.

Challenge

Profitability was declining with no clear root cause identified

Traditional cost control and sales analysis methods failed to isolate the issue

Leadership suspected operational inefficiencies but lacked data clarity

Margins were steadily eroding across high-volume production lines

Solution

Analyzed slicing processes and identified cumulative inefficiencies

Focused on protein management as the most significant cost driver

Ensured product slicing met—but did not exceed—regulatory minimums

Restored slicing equipment to original design condition

Introduced data-driven process control to reduce variation

Results

Product variation reduced significantly within one week of stabilized production

Over $600,000 in annualized savings recovered

Precision and process discipline restored margin performance

Continuous Improvement: Driving Enterprise-Wide Impact Across 62 Sites

Overview

A Tier 2 aerospace portfolio company with over 14,000 employees across 62 locations was underperforming investor expectations on key metrics like cash, margin, and growth. Leadership lacked the systems and capability needed to deliver a turnaround.

Challenge

Financial underperformance across multiple business units

Lack of consistent leadership or management systems

Low customer satisfaction and weak CI maturity

No centralized strategy for scaling improvements across locations

Solution

Deployed a comprehensive continuous improvement system across the enterprise

Delivered a full training and development program for CI leaders

Created a structured selection and deployment process for high-impact projects

Provided ongoing coaching and mentoring for sustainability

Facilitated 800+ CI events and trained 300+ employees in execution

Results

Cash performance improved by over $150M

More than 800 CI events implemented across all business units

Over 300 employees trained in CI project execution

$68M+ in savings generated in the first year alone

Frequently Asked Questions

Do you just do Lean or Six Sigma?

Both. We deploy the right system to solve the problem we are facing.

How fast will we see results?

Most sites see measurable improvement in 4 - 8 weeks on a pilot area.

How do you keep results from slipping back?

Sustained through visual management, ownership, and standard work—helping teams win every day.

Continuous Improvement Consulting Insights

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