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A Blue Chip List of Satisfied Users
More than 200 leading organizations have turned to Leap Technologies to accelerate results from business improvement efforts. We deliver consistent, measurable results to the bottom-line across multiple industries and across the globe – at Sprint Speed!
Click on any organization in the list below for a capsule description of applications and results. For more information or to talk to one of our satisfied clients, contact us at info@actionworkout.com.
Representative Client List by Industry |
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| Service/Retail/Distribution |
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| Alliant Foodservice, Inc., a large U.S. based food distributor, implemented an organization-wide Action Workout Sprint to improve profitability. More than fifty Alliant executives participated in a Leadership Jumpstart Event workshop to brainstorm best practices for reducing costs and improving margins, and then personally led Action Workout Teams in the field to help their managers deploy those practices across the organziation. The result: $10 million improvement in profits. top>> |
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| Anixter, the worldwide distributor of electrical wire and cable and other communications products, deployed five Action Workout Teams to improve plant and warehouse efficiency. Team assignment areas included shipping productivity, measurement errors, "can't find" problems and housekeeping. Documented results exceed $500,000. top>> |
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| Connex/ATC, the largest public transportation service company in the North America, has deployed Action Workout across its organization engaging hundreds of its 11,000 employees in business improvement projects. By leveraging best practices and local know-how across 95 contracts in 18 states, Connex/ATC has improved operating performance and customer satisfaction system-wide with documented savings in excess of $7 million. top>> |
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| Burger King has adopted Leap Technologies’ Rapid Lean Six Sigma approach to build internal capability in its Operations Services Group to drive performance improvement across the restaurant organization. Our just-in-time approach to training “Belts” is delivering a Lean Six Sigma deployment strategy that allows Burger King to gradually introduce advanced Lean Six Sigma tools and concepts to the organization while delivering fast results on 60-day Rapid Action Projects. top>> |
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| Big Sky Airlines (Rick help here) |
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| Case Logic,
the innovative designer of cases for personal electronics and media, used Action Workout to improve fill rates, reduce product development cycle times and streamline key processes such as order entry and packaging design. Results exceed $1 million from six 60-day Action Workout Teams. top>> |
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| Mesaba Airlines,
a regional carrier for Northwest Airlines turned to Leap Technologies to redesign airport operations at one of its major Hub Locations utilizing Lean Design Principles and our Rapid Lean Six Sigma Deployment model. This innovative approach delivered significant improvement in on-time departures, baggage handling and employee safety and morale. top>> |
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| One Beacon Insurance,
one of the largest U.S. property and casualty insurance firms, is using Action Workout to execute its service excellence strategy in claims processing. Through the certification of internal coaches, One Beacon has increased the transformational capability of it Human Resources Group increasing their value-add to the line organization. top>> |
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| Walgreens,
the largest retail drugstore chain in the US, continues to generate big returns from Action Workout across its business units. Action Workout Teams have been successfully deployed in distribution, information systems, retail stores, and the mail order prescription organization. Through eight years of continuous deployment, Action Workout has been a cornerstone in the development of a continuous improvement culture in the organization. top>> |
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| Visa Card Services,
the financial transaction processing giant, deployed Action Workout Teams to jumpstart process improvement in its data processing services organization. The effort delivered significant cycle time reductions in processing requests and improved client service
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| Healthcare |
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| Carle Foundation Hospital,
the primary teaching hospital for the University of Illinois Medicine has integrated Action Workout into its CQI Strategy to increase engagement and deliver results, faster. With Action Workout Teams attacking persistent cost and patient satisfaction issues such as nursing agency expenses, utilities costs, hiring cycle times and more Carle has engaged more than 150 employees, implemented over 120 improvements and documented in excess of $1.5 million in savings. top>> |
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| HealthPartners,
isa consumer-governed, not for profit healthcare system, providing care delivery, a health plan and health financing in Minneapolis. They selected Leap Technologies as its resource for a enterprise -wide Lean Initiative. Utilizing our Rapid Lean Six Sigma Deployment Methodology, HealthPartners has completed four Deployment Waves of Rapid Action Projects (more than 50 completed projects) and Breakthrough Projects on critical clinical processes like Dermatology Access, GI Access, Hospital Patient Discharge and Ortho Surgery through-put. top>> |
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| Kaiser Permanente ,
one of the largest healthcare systems in the country, utlized Leap Technologies’ Rapid Lean Six Sigma Methodology to achieve a performance breakthrough in one of its Membership Administration Service Centers. A total of four Rapid Action Teams and Two Breakthrough Teams were deployed to redesign the membership administration process from enrollment through reconciliation achieving better than 50% reduction in cycle times on enrollment and reconciliation processing. top>> |
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| Prevea Clinics,
a Primary Care and Multi-specialty care delivery system in the Green Bay WI area selected the Action Workout System as a foundation of their continuous improvement system. top>> |
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| ThedaCare,
an integrated healthcare system in Wisconsin deployed Action Workout Teams and Breakthrough Teams to accelerate results in core clinical processes. The CT Throughput Breakthrough Project delivered a 33% improvement in patient through-put increasing revenue and physician and patient satisfaction. Coupled with successful Action Workout Team projects in its two hospitals ThedaCare realized more than $2 million in savings. top>> |
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| Vytra Health Plans,
in Long Island New York added Leap Technologies’ Rapid Action Tools to its already successful Six Sigma Deployment. Supported by a cadre of internal Workout Coaches, Vytra is utilizing Rapid Action Teams to speed the integration of processes and a merger of cultures to accelerate results from a strategic alliance with HIP Health Plan of New York. top>> |
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| Walgreen Health Initiatives,
a leader in home healthcare services, is using Action Workout Teams to improve service, billing accuracy and routing efficiency. Workout’s ability to deliver consistent results with minimal training and time off the job makes it an ideal fit for WHI’s broadly distributed locations. top>> |
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| Wyeth,
a global leader in pharmaceuticals, consumer health care products, and animal health care products added Leap Technologies’ Leadership Jumpstart, Breakthrough and Rapid Action tools to its Operations Excellence program. Internal OE consultants now have more effective and efficient tools for engaging people at all levels of the organization in efforts to identify and execute high priority improvement projects in sprint timeframes. Initial Breakthrough and Rapid Action Projects have significantly reduced cycle times, increase throughput and resulted in millions of dollars in savings to the bottom line. top>> |
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| Manufacturing/Hi-Tech |
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| ASiMI,
the industrial silicon manufacturer for the computer chip industry, utilized Rapid Action Teams to implement its Lean Strategy to streamline material flows, reduce rework and scrap and improve order fill rates. This five team Rapid Action Sprint delivered cost annualized cost savings exceeding $1 million in less than 60 days. top>> |
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| BASF,
the German multi-national chemicals giant, utilized Action Workout in its Brazilian Operations, with the support of C.A.N, a Leap Technologies Alliance partner, to jumpstart its quality improvement efforts both in plant operations and staff functions. Results from the initiative exceed $3million. top>> |
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| Black & Decker,
the nation’s number one producer of power tools and accessories, added Leap Technologies’ Rapid Action Tools and Breakthrough Tools to its Six Sigma curriculum. Black Belts now have more efficient and effective tools for engaging leaders, managers and frontline employees in targeting high-payoff projects and converting them into implemented solutions and results, faster. top>> |
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| Cott Beverages,coming soon top>> |
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| DRS Technologies,
one of the fastest growing defense technologies companies in the U.S., is deploying Action Workout Teams to accelerate the implementation of its Lean Six Sigma strategy across ten divisions. Action Workout’s speed and simplicity is helping DRS convert the know-how of its highly analytical technical staff into action and results, faster. Average savings per 60-day Action Workout Team exceed $100,000 per team. top>> |
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| Ingersoll Rand Air Solutions Group,
the leading supplier of industrial air compressors, deployed the Action Workout System to accelerate growth in a new market. Utilizing a combination of Breakthrough and Action Workout Teams, with support from Leap Technologies and internal Workout Coaches the Air Solutions developed and deployed new sales and support processes tailored to fit the unique needs of the new market segment. top>> |
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| International Paper Company,
the world's largest producer of paper products, implemented Action Workout to improve performance on the production floor in several mills. A variety of Workout Teams have attacked problems ranging from materials handling to order processing. One Action Workout Team, made up of higher-level managers, examined supply chain inefficiencies on a core product. The team implemented solutions that delivered savings of more than $4 million in reduced inventories and warehouse space. top>> |
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| Litton Electro-Optical Systems,
the major supplier of night vision technology to the U.S. Department of Defense, deployed an Action Workout Teams to accelerate its manufacturing excellence objectives. The five Workout Teams in the sprint produced over $1.2 million in material, labor and overtime savings in just 60 days. top>> |
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| Motorola,
the electronics and semi-conductor giant, integrated Leap Technologies Leadership Jumpstart Methodology, Breakthrough Tools and Rapid Action Tools as part of its Six Sigma deployment process. top>> |
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| Molex,
the world's second-largest manufacturer of electrical connectors, integrated Action Workout into its leadership development program for high-potential managers from around the world. Over 45 program participants from 13 countries were trained in the Workout Team process and returned home to use Action Workout as a leadership action learning experience. Results from projects launched following the training exceed $1million dollars. top>> |
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| Mosaic Company,
formerly IMC Global and the world's largest producer of phosphates and fertilizers, has integrated the Action Workout System with Six Sigma to create a high-powered continuous improvement program. High potential leaders have been trained as both Six Sigma Black Belts and Workout Team Coaches. To date over 100 Workout Teams have delivered hard dollar savings in excess of $5 million. More importantly hundreds of front line managers and employees have been engaged in the Six Sigma effort and are excited about their ability to make an impact. top>> |
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| Pall Trinity Micro,
a major manufacturer of industrial filters, realized over $650,000 in cost savings from 8 Workout Teams in the areas of energy conservation, inventory management, preventative safety and maintenance and chemical waste reduction. Through the certification of internal Workout Coaches Pall Trinity has added Workout to its Lean Toolkit and is reaping the benefits of increased engagement of front-line employees. top>> |
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| Wheelabrator Technologies, Inc.,
a wholly owned subsidiary of Waste Management, Inc., is a world leader in converting non-hazardous waste into clean and reliable electric power. Wheelabrator employs 1,100 people in 24 plants across the U.S. and decided to deploy Action Workout in its distributed operations to attack persistent operating problems and leverage best practices. Thirty teams have been launched and completed over three years resulting in more than $2 million dollars in cost saving and productivity gains. top>> |
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| Government |
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| U.S. Department of Defense, coming soon. top>> |
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| Cook County Government of Illinois,
deployed Action Workout Teams to break down barriers between departments and improve speed of service to county residents. With more than 14 successful Action Workout Team Projects completed, more than one hundred County Managers and Employees have had the opportunity to put their ideas and know-how to work to streamline work flows and improve service delivery to residents. top>> |
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| Internal Revenue Service, coming soon. top>> |
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| PACE Regional Transportation Authority,
the premier suburban transportation provider for the Chicago suburbs, deployed Action Workout Teams to improve customer service and improve productivity. top>> |
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