FREE MAS Manufacturing Review

Small and medium size North West manufacturers have access to a free manufacturing review* enabling them to spend time on-site with a member of our expert team.

Our practitioners are hands-on, practical people selected for their ability and track record in improving manufacturing processes for bottom line benefit.

They provide expertise in lean manufacturing, supply chain performance, innovation and business improvement within all sectors of manufacturing. We also have experts in areas including sales and marketing, culture change and e-commerce.

Manufacturing review

The practitioner will visit your site and work with you to assess your manufacturing process and related aspects of your organisation, helping to identify those areas where you can significantly impact on performance and increase profitability. All that is required is time and access to selected key personnel.

Manufacturing review options

• Productivity in general or in a particular area or department
• supply chain performance
• Lean manufacturing
• Manufacturing strategy
• Growth strategies
• New market entry
• Market development
• E-commerce and websites
• Quality and customer satisfaction
• New product development
• New product introduction
• Production costs / profit margins
• Resource efficiency
• Office/admin process efficiency
• Culture change
• Innovation

Hands-on Support at Subsidised Rates

Following the initial free practitioner visit, businesses can implement the improvements directly or call upon MAS for further assistance. Practical project support is available from the practitioner team and a substantial subsidy* is available for eligible SMEs*. Our goal is to help make North West manufacturing more competitive and this means ensuring you get the highest return on the investment you make when you commit to an improvement programme.

Adopt Some of Britain’s Best Manufacturing Brains

With the assistance of our experienced practitioners who have spent years in industry, money that is often tied up in processes can be freed up within a few weeks, generating significant cash benefit. Removing ‘waste’ processes will also free up capacity and enable you to redeploy staff to more valuable activity such as product development or supplier management. Our practitioners understand that the key to a successful improvement programme is managing change and they will support you every step of the way, mentoring, facilitating and training where necessary.

A Practical Approach

The MAS practitioners are selected for their ability and track record of achieving the ‘unthinkable’ in manufacturing firms. They balance shop-floor know how, with strategic vision – rolling up their sleeves at both shop floor and senior management levels to assist in getting the job done.

Practitioners have a wealth of experience gained from many years working in small, medium and large companies.

 
*Subject to Eligibility and Availability criteria. Click here for details.