KIAP

Beyond Lean…...
Towards Perfection,

World class organizations have fast and flexible
processes that utilize resources effectively to deliver quality
products and services quickly to customers at competitive costs.
We guide organizations on this journey to World Class.

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Lean Management for Small
and Medium Sized Enterprises

Co authored by Ganesh Mahadevan, Kalyana
C. Chejarla “Lean Management for Small and Medium
Sized Enterprises provides a step-by-step guide to implementing
lean at SMEs using an approach that has been tested
and fine-tuned at over a hundred organizations
across India, South East Asia and the Middle East.

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Experience Business Growth
with Our Guided KIAP Tours

Join us for an exciting Year, 2 Study Tour
exploring the vibrant cultures of Japan and South Korea
— happening on July 18 & 26, 2025, and
again in February 2026!

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Going beyond Lean,

Move towards perfection.

Journey So Far

Years

Major Transformations

Clients

People Trained

Founders

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What We Do -

We Help Improve Business Performance Under Paradigms of Operational Excellence

Business Excellence

A uniquely designed Accelerated Business Transformation Workshop for Entrepreneurs and Family Managed Business Owners. ⟶

Operational Excellence

Shorten order to cash cycles and maximize resource productivity through harmonious workflows and synchronized processes. ⟶

Lean Industry 4.0

Harnessing the power of IoT to complement core lean concepts and deliver sustainable breakthrough results. ⟶

Master Training Program

Master Training program is a hands-on, industry-neutral course designed to equip professionals with Lean 4.0 expertise. ⟶

Guided Study Tours

A great chance to give opportunities of cross-cultural experiences for many entreprenuers/ businessmen. ⟶

Financial Structuring

KIAP focuses on improving the financial structure of a company in order to improve its financial stability and operational efficiency. ⟶

Our throughput time reduced from more than 10 days to 2 days. Apart from the tangible benefits, lean implementation has also helped to change the culture of working in the unit. Our team is now always exploring ways and means of improving the methods of working which will serve us for a long time.

Partner GSV Industires

Our throughput time in post molding operations has come down by 60%. This has enabled us to reduce our lead time to the customers thereby providing us a unique selling proposition to get more orders. We have now learnt the methodology of problem solving which has given out team the confidence to address our quality problems. Non-value-added activities eliminated which reduced our cycle time.

Partner Sriji Rubber Industries

The lean implementation in our unit was a healthy, economical and a sensible change in our shop floor. Our operator movement was controlled within the cell and concentration was increased towards production. Monitoring became simple. Simple automation was implemented. Packing time reduced by 50%. Coil fixing time reduced by 75%.

Proprietor Padmanaba Wire Industries

We have reduced internal movement of components for 850 ft. to 460 ft. We have seen a good improvement in reduction in rejection. By layout modification in machine shop we were able to get better productivity. Over all we have seen a good improvement in the implementation of lean.

Managing Director Kovaii Fine Coat

Managing Director Kovaii Fine Coat.

Our output has increased drastically. We now able to produce double that of previous output per line. In spite of increased output, we have been able to reduce manpower in all the assembly lines. Our potential financial benefit has been increased.

Partner Majestic Machine Works

Line concept has reduced inventory level drastically. Dispatch per month improved by 33.33% than before lean implementation. Fettling throughput time reduced by 60%. Inventory stock reduced by 56%.

Joint Managing Director Bright Foundries

The lean implementation overall changed the working mechanism of our works, its one herculean task which we are happy with. The working pattern changed and they approach new assignment is now meaningful.

Proprietor Sri Renuka Industries

Our labor productivity improved & rejection reduced. Changeover time reduced from 90 mins to less than 50 mins. Reduction in rejection percentage from 5.7% to 0.6%. Problem handling techniques has improved to all top level & middle level employees. WIP stock reduced from 10 days to 3 days. Production cost reduced.

Managing Director Best Forgings

CP Veneers adopted Kaizen approach with KIAP and reliably achieved incremental increases in productivity, quality and profit margin in short period of time

Rakesh Chandna CP Veneers

We were well aware of Kaizen philosophy , but with one Kobetsu Kaizen workshop held by Kanzen, our customer quality improved by 100% and our assembly line moved from batch flow to single piece flow with 100% OTIF

Prasanna Dongre Samarth Aircon

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