# Competitive Business Solutions: Top Business Consulting Firm

> Management consulting firm for Aerospace, Defense, Private Equity, Medical and Industrial sectors\. CBS delivers rapid, measurable results\.

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## Pages
- [Continuous Improvement Consulting](https://cbsteam.com/lean-consulting-services/continuous-improvement-consulting/)
- [Operational Excellence Consulting](https://cbsteam.com/lean-consulting-services/operational-excellence-consulting/)
- [Private Equity Consulting](https://cbsteam.com/lean-consulting-services/private-equity-consulting/)
- [Aerospace \& Defense Consulting](https://cbsteam.com/lean-consulting-services/aerospace-defense-consulting/)
- [Lean Manufacturing Consulting](https://cbsteam.com/lean-consulting-services/lean-manufacturing-consulting/)

## Posts
- [What Operational Excellence Leadership Really Is](https://cbsteam.com/operational-excellence-leadership-what-it-is/): Operational excellence is not a program, a toolkit, or a certification — it’s leadership behavior\. In Part 1 of his Operational Excellence series, Bob Morin shares the simplest definition that holds up on a real factory floor and explains why leaders, not tools, decide whether improvement is real\.
- [The Theory of Constraints in Operational Excellence: Why Leaders Work the Bottleneck First](https://cbsteam.com/operational-excellence-leadership-working-the-constraint/): Why do capable teams stay busy without getting stronger? In Part 2 of his Operational Excellence series, Bob Morin explains how operational excellence leadership focuses on the real constraint instead of the easy problem — and why leaders have to get on the floor, not lead from a dashboard\.
- [Building Lean Culture: Why Relationships Drive Team Trust \& Engagement](https://cbsteam.com/lean-culture/)
- [Operational Excellence Leadership Means Building a Continuous Improvement Culture](https://cbsteam.com/operational-excellence-continuous-improvement-culture/): Culture isn’t a generational problem — it’s shaped by what leaders tolerate, reinforce, and ignore\. In Part 3 of his Operational Excellence series, Bob Morin explains how purpose, standards, and a real learning culture turn operational excellence leadership from a slogan into daily behavior\.
- [5S Methodology: The Lean Manufacturing Foundation for Operational Excellence](https://cbsteam.com/lean-consulting-services/lean-manufacturing-consulting/5s-methodology/): Discover how the 5S Methodology builds clarity, consistency, and continuous improvement across lean operations\.

## Articles
- [5 Ways to Keep Your CI Steering Committee Alive, Well and on Track](https://cbsteam.com/article/5-ways-to-keep-your-ci-steering-committee-alive-well-and-on-track/): Steering Committees are the primary decision\-making bodies for large\-scale change management programs\. This summary reveals the five ways to ensure the effectiveness of your Continuous Improvement Steering Committee as well as the success of your CI efforts\.
- [The Top 3 Barriers to Maximizing Acquisition Value](https://cbsteam.com/article/the-first-100-days-top-3-barriers-to-maximizing-acquisition-value/): A slow, “soft” approach to value creation can fail to secure buy\-in, gain alignment and capitalize on synergies early in the acquisition process\. This report offers important guidance for optimizing your due diligence efforts\.
- [Is Your Organization Lean—or Lagging?](https://cbsteam.com/article/lean-or-lagging-take-the-lean-assessment-test/): Is your manufacturing operation using space efficiently? Are you leveraging data to gauge month\-over\-month improvements? Take a few moments to answer five key questions to best determine if your organization is lean or lagging\.
- [The Art of the Possible: Using Capability Modeling to Drive Business Change](https://cbsteam.com/article/the-art-of-the-possible-using-capability-modeling-to-drive-business-change/): Based on proven CBS methodology, this valuable summary will help you build a three\-phase capability model that clearly demonstrates what Key Performance Indicators \(KPIs\) can be improved and how to achieve operational excellence\.

## Case Studies
- [Accelerating AS9100 Implementation Using Lean](https://cbsteam.com/case-study/accelerating-as9100-implementation-using-lean/)
- [From Job Shop to Flow Line: How a Lean Manufacturing Transformation Doubled Output and Cut Build Time in Half](https://cbsteam.com/case-study/lean-manufacturing-flow-assembly-line-transformation/)
- [Training the Workforce for Improved Performance](https://cbsteam.com/case-study/case-study-employee-turnover/): A manufacturer of wings and supporting aerostructures was experiencing high rates of employee attrition, which impacted delivery deadlines and revenue goals while compromising important customer relationships\. An intensive CBS engagement helped the supplier implement a robust workforce training program, significantly reduce product defects and rapidly improve on\-time delivery rates\.
- [Contract Demand ≠ Work Cell Capability](https://cbsteam.com/case-study/contract-demand-≠-work-cell-capability/): An electronics/defense organization located in Camden, NJ, was struggling to meet increasing customer demand\. The client was the sole source for a critical classified component, and pressure to increase production throughput caused leaders to contact Competitive Business Solutions \(CBS\) to help solve the issue\.
- [7\-minute Huddle Improves Patient Care and Employee Satisfaction](https://cbsteam.com/case-study/7-minute-huddle-improves-patient-care-and-employee-satisfaction/): The ICU at Salina Regional Health Center was experiencing low employee morale and significant daily overtime due to the extensive monitoring needs of the patients along with the way the mandatory shift transfer meetings were occurring at the end of each shift\. For the ICU to run effectively, hospital leadership decided that a Lean Six Sigma project was warranted to improve both areas\.

## Team Members
- [Bob Morin](https://cbsteam.com/team-member/bob-morin/)
- [Joseph W\. Devine](https://cbsteam.com/team-member/joseph-w-devine/)
- [Todd Hanlin](https://cbsteam.com/team-member/todd-hanlin/)
- [Steve Dowzicky](https://cbsteam.com/team-member/steve-dowzicky/)
- [Keith Yeater](https://cbsteam.com/team-member/keith-yeater/)

## Videos
- [Driving Change Through Continuous Improvement – A Conversation with Stuart Lowndes](https://cbsteam.com/video/driving-change-through-continuous-improvement-a-conversation-with-stuart-lowndes/)
- [From Culture to Capability: Scaling a Legacy of Growth— Part 3 of 3](https://cbsteam.com/video/from-culture-to-capability-scaling-a-legacy-of-growth/)
- [Leadership in Aerospace: A Conversation with Kim Ernzen \- Part 1 of 3](https://cbsteam.com/video/leadership-in-aerospace-a-conversation-with-kim-ernzen/)
- [Leadership Is a Team Sport: Building Culture Across a Complex Operation — Part 2 of 3](https://cbsteam.com/video/leadership-is-a-team-sport-building-culture-across-a-complex-operation/)
- [Inside the DNA of Real Continuous Improvement](https://cbsteam.com/video/continuous-improvement/)

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