Systemised Improvements
Ongoing Support
Services
Services
Practical customised solutions to suit your business.
People
In role Coaching and Mentoring of your team
Development Plans
Succession Planning
Time & Attendance
Quality
Quality Management System
Attain and Sustain ISO9001:2015 Certification
Error Proofing
Engineering Change Management Through Operations
Productivity
Increasing Output & Performance
Setting and monitoring SMART Targets
Operational Measurement & Reporting
Stock Accuracy
Stocktake Preparation
Daily Cycle Counting System
Delivery
Internal Performance Analysis
External Performance Analysis
Measurement & Reporting
Cost
Labour Structure Assessment
Factory / Warehouse Space Optimisation
Storage Solutions
Factory / Warehouse Relocations
Supply Chain Analysis and Optimisation
Budgeting
Capital Expenditure Proposals and Analysis
Improvements
Continuous Improvement System
Operational Health Check & Current State Assessment
Strategic Planning
Executing Improvement Projects
Auditing of All Operational Systems
LEAN Tools
Continuous Improvement
Visual Management
Practical 5S / Housekeeping
Structured Problem Solving
Standardised Work
Go and See Walks
One Piece Flow
Just in Time Production
Hoshin Kanri
Kanban
Andon
Advisory Board Support
Monthly Operations Advisory Board Meeting Participation
Report Writing
Report Analysis
Strategic Planning
Operations Budgeting
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Please see below for some of our example projects
About Us
About Us
Steve Tabone has invested over 20 years in Operational roles across Manufacturing & Distribution with demonstrated success in both people and business performance. Steve’s career evolved from shop floor roles to executive leadership through his ability and genuine respect and care for people. These roles included administrative functions such as Scheduling, Purchasing, Specification, Quality then to Production Supervisor positions before entering Management in the roles of Purchasing Manager, IT Manager, Project Manager, Manufacturing Manager, Operations Manager, then General Manager of Lotus Doors and more recently Operations Director for Aluminium Industries of Australia.
Steve was first introduced to Operational Excellence and LEAN in 2012 and has since successfully transformed Operations for numerous companies through his passion for continuous improvement and visual management. In addition he has delivered several major projects which contributed to overall business success. These included Site relocations, site expansions, supply chain optimisation including both local and overseas, outsourcing, attaining and maintaining ISO9001:2015, ERP implementations, optimisation of existing ERP installations and many more waste elimination projects.
The decision to launch SLIM Solutions was made in 2022 with the main focus being that Steve wanted to utilise his skills and experience to really make a difference to multiple companies in Manufacturing & Distribution through improving their Operations. This includes improving their people, processes and systems to ultimately achieve increased bottom line returns, which is only achievable with an unprecedented level of respect and discipline. That respect & discipline comes with Steve Tabone and SLIM Solutions Pty Ltd.
