TBM LeanSigma Institute


The LeanSigma Institute is the training arm of TBM Consulting Group, the leader in operations management and business process improvement.  We help you to develop the internal talent and lean culture you need to independently accelerate and sustain performance resulting from your lean transformation.

Our clients come from a broad array of manufacturing industries including industrial components and assembly, automotive, aerospace, heavy equipment, food and beverage, medical devices, pharmaceuticals, railways, consumer products, durable goods, retail, distribution, wood products and more.

Many companies come to us with Six Sigma capability in place—yet they believe there is a better opportunity to serve customers and sustain results by integrating lean into their current program.  If you want to create a culture of engagement and sustainment and need some external support, training or content to establish or expedite your internal lean capabilities, the LeanSigma Institute is a good place to start.

We offer a variety of lean practitioner and manager development programs.  For continuous improvement practitioners, we can develop and deliver training aligned toward facilitation and implementation skills, and technical lean skills focused on waste elimination, set-up reduction, OEE, and production smoothing among others.  We can also work with your team to develop their lean teaching and coaching skills.  Most importantly, we teach supervisors and mid-level managers how to lead and manage in a continuous improvement environment.

We offer the following comprehensive suite of training solutions:

  • Tailored lean training program development and delivery
  • Train-the-trainer, mentoring and certification programs
  • A complete curriculum of lean workshops delivered onsite at your facility or in the classroom, on the shop floor, or in administrative functional areas such as product development, accounting, customer service and other back-office departments
  • Content development and material licensing
  • Benchmarking, networking and seminars for executives driving a lean transformation
  • Online training / Lean eLearning
  • Lean practitioner conferences

What’s different about the LeanSigma Institute?

  • We align training delivery with business results
  • All trainers are experienced with hands-on lean implementations
  • Ability to deliver content and training in multiple languages with local resources with coverage in the US, Europe, South America, Australia, India and Asia.
  • Deep lean knowledge rooted in the fundamentals of the Toyota Production System
  • Proven approach to lean transformation and culture change
  • We work with you to create a flexible approach and content for your lean training program
  • Robust library of training materials, instructor notes, simulations, videos and facilitator guides