Financial period Apple Sales Kodak Sales
FY 2005 13,931.00 11,395.00
FY 2006 19,315.00 10,568.00
FY 2007 24,006.00 10,301.00
FY 2008 32,479.00 9,416.00
FY 2009 42,905.00 7,609.00
FY 2010 65,225.00 5,993.00
FY 2011 108,249.00 5,148.00
FY 2012 156,508.00 4,114.00
FY 2013 170,910.00 2,349.00
FY 2014 182,795.00 2,046.00
FY 2015 233,715.00 1,709.00
FY 2016 215,639.00 1,543.00

Kodak saw what was coming down the line, they had patents on the mega trends but refused to change.

Apple began the continuous change process from inception and as a result became the mega trend setter.

So, would you rather be Apple or Kodak?

Here’s a taste of what kind of difference we can make to your company.

Sector Mass production:
 Healthcare		 Mass production:
Automotive		 Service Industry:
Rail		 Service Industry:
Communications
           
Tools Brainstorming 5 S 5 S Brainstorming
Value stream mapping Takt time Visual Mgt/Daily Huddle/KPIs Process Mapping
Pareto Analysis Value Stream Mapping Process Mapping 5 S
5 S TPM Practical Problem Solving Visual Mgt/standardization
Benefits Manufacturing time 42% decrease 38% decrease N/A N/A
Manufacturing costs 20% decrease 12% decease N/A N/A
Materials/labour costs 16% decrease 14% decrease 12% decrease 7% decrease
Schedule Adherence 21% increase 28% increase 34% increase 4% decrease
Inventory Levels N/A 9% decrease 41% decrease N/A
Sales N/A 31% increase N/A 11% increase