The symptoms of low productivity 

If you can identify with any of these issues in your business, your productivity level will be adversely affected.

• congested space
• wasted resources
• variable quality
• no accurate cost estimates
• no obvious work flow
• high inventory levels
• high levels of overtime
• missed deadlines
• constantly moving things
• rejects and returns
• excessive equipment downtime
• inadequate overhead recovery
• shortfall in targets
• under-recovered investment costs
• cost variances in manpower and materials
• inaccurate staffing levels
• lack of appropriate productivity measures

If you can identify with any of these issues in your business, then you should consider making changes. Maybe it’s time for some Lean initiatives. It’s certainly time to call in Scott-Grant.