Our Company
Lean and responsive businesses will be the clear leaders of the new economy, continuously pulling market share and revenue from those falling behind. For over a decade, TBM has helped
hundreds of companies grow and become more competitive – by eliminating waste, empowering workers and moving closer to markets and customers.
As our work has helped clients evolve into leaner, more competitive enterprises, those clients have prompted us to develop new skills and tools to meet their expanding needs. As a result, while remaining
firmly grounded in our Toyota-based roots, the TBM of today offers a much broader range of time-based improvement solutions – now on four continents, in seven languages.
1991
- Anand Sharma, Sam Swoyer, Bob Dean & Mark Oakeson start TBM Consulting Group
- Alliance established with Shingijutsu Co.
1992
- TBM headquarters relocated to Durham, NC
1995
- European presence established in Geneva, Switzerland
- Latin American presence established in São Paulo, Brazil
- TBM Institute Opens
1997
- European expansion – office opened in Derby, England
2000
- North American expansion – office opened in Scotsdale, AZ
- European expansion – office opened in Lyon, France
- TBM LeanSigma® process introduced
2002
- LeanStrategy practice launched
- Latin American expansion – office opened in Monterrey, Mexico
- North American expansion – ofice opened in Montreal, Canada
- Anand Sharma awarded Donald Burnham Manufacturing Management Award
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Art Learmonth, President, Maytag Corporation
