Industrial Manufacturing
Integrate advanced diagnostics, lean process
redesign, interim leadership, and world-class training
STREAMLINED SOLUTIONS
Tackle Industry
Hurdles with
Agility,
Precision, and Growth
In today’s rapidly evolving industrial landscape, manufacturers face relentless pressures, from global competition and labor shortages to capacity constraints and rising input costs. VDS Consulting Group partners with industrial manufacturers to overcome these complex challenges and accelerate bottom-line performance.
Our tailored services integrate advanced diagnostics, lean process redesign, interim leadership, and world-class training, all powered by proprietary tools like the Value Driven Approach® and the VDS Business System®. Whether you need to redesign your plant layout, reduce downtime, or improve quality compliance, VDS delivers real results in weeks, not quarters.
SERVICE EXCELLENCE
How VDS Gives You the Edge
in Industrial Manufacturing
Industry-Vetted Problem Solvers
Our specialists bring 15–30 years of experience in heavy manufacturing, aerospace, chemicals, automotive, packaging, electronics, and capital equipment sectors.
Operational Excellence for Food Plants
From setup reduction and line balancing to throughput improvement and supplier integration, our playbooks are designed to solve bottlenecks across your entire value chain.
Systems That Sustain
We go beyond one-off improvements. Our solutions combine lean tools, automation integration, and quality systems to help your team achieve and sustain world-class manufacturing standards.
SYSTEM THAT DELIVERS
Our Industrial
Manufacturing
Services
VDS delivers Everything OpEx® to drive immediate gains and long-term excellence in industrial environments. We help private-equity-backed and middle-market manufacturers reduce costs, increase throughput, and build a scalable operations backbone.
Diagnostic & Roadmap Creation
Our 3-day Manufacturing Diagnostic® uncovers hidden waste, production inefficiencies, and facility constraints. You’ll get a prioritized roadmap built around your goals.
Lean Process Redesign
We streamline flow using TPM, visual factory systems, cell design, and setup time reduction, customized to your plant’s needs.
Interim Experts & On-Demand Talent
Through 360° Client Alignment®, we match you with the top 1% of vetted industrial talent, engineers, plant managers, COOs, and process experts available in days.
Training Built for Manufacturers
Courses like The World Class Organization and Introduction to Lean Transformations equip your team with the mindset and tools to drive transformation on the floor.
8-STEP OpEx® APPROACH
High-Performance
Cycle
for Industrial
Operations
The VDS Eight-Step Operational Excellence approach is engineered to deliver sustainable transformation in industrial
manufacturing.
Define Value
Clarify what your customers prioritize, on-time delivery, product consistency, and cost efficiency.
Establish Strategy
Align operations with OpEx goals to improve safety, output, and profitability.
Develop Metrics
Implement KPIs across downtime, throughput, yield, and quality to guide daily decisions.
Maximize Flow
Reconfigure material and component flow for balanced lines and higher asset utilization.
Improve Quality
Embed QMS tools, work instructions, and root cause analysis to reduce rework.
Eliminate Variation
Standardize setup, operator roles, and maintenance tasks to ensure repeatable performance.
Analyze Results
Validate changes through data, iterate quickly, and course-correct to ensure ROI.
Share Success & Learning
Create a culture of learning and accountability by broadcasting wins and scaling best practices.
PERFORMANCE
Delivering Measurable Impact
in Industrial Manufacturing
Our approach generates measurable value across capital-intensive industries
In scrap reduction
for a global industrial
food processor
Facility reconfigured
to support long-term
strategic growth
Inventory reduction
from plant-wide
flow redesign
EBITDA improvement for
a PE-owned aerospace
manufacturer
Drive Real Gains in Your Industrial
Performance
The first step on your Everything OpEx® journey is a comprehensive Manufacturing Business Diagnostic®. Analyzing every aspect of your business gives you an overview of where you are, where you need to make changes, and where you have already closed the performance gaps. This unique process is only available from VDS Experts and provides you with an aggressive, but feasible plan to move forward with.