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About H4M Lean

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H4M Lean Consulting Group Inc.

H4M Lean Consulting Group

is a Canadian training and consulting firm specializing in leading-edge Lean strategies to improve productivity, performance and ROI of small & mid-sized businesses and metropolitan / city municipalities.

Our Mission

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Mission Statement | H4M Lean Inc.

Learning, Achieving and Contributing to Lean Culture.

At H4M Lean Consulting Group, our mission is to help businesses and organizations deploy Lean thinking and methodology effectively, and become powerful performers both individually and as a team.

Meet the Team

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H4M Lean Consulting Group

The H4M Lean Consulting Group Associates

The H4M associates are a unique group of professionals with a wide range of collective experience in a variety of industries and sectors in Canada, the US and abroad.

Our consultants' expertise in Lean tools, systems and methodologies and dedication to Lean principles make H4M Lean Consulting Group a front-runner in the field of Lean Transformation and Lean training.

Please contact us to find out more or inquire about any of our Lean Consulting & Training services.

Hamid Zarazvand, DEISE, P. Eng.

President and CEO of H4M Lean Consulting Group Hamid Zaravzand has over 25 years of experience in all phases of Lean Transformation strategies in the manufacturing and service sectors, municipalities and more.

Holding a Master's degree and Engineering Doctorate from the University of Southern California (USC) in Industrial and Systems Engineering (ISE), Mr. Zarazvand has an extensive professional background in engineering, production & material control, process improvement and quality assurance as a Lean champion and a Lean practitioner.

With more than 20 years of executive leadership experience at leading firms, including VP of Operations for a multi-plant / international manufacturing company, Mr. Zarazvand has initiated and been directly involved in the successful implementation and maintenance of Lean thinking; utilizing tools such as 5-S, Kanban, Kaizen, and VSM in a variety of industry sectors and municipal operations. He has coordinated, conducted and instructed both in-class and on-site seminars and workshops related to Lean principles & methodologies for all levels of staff and management for client businesses and organizations.



Environmental Policy

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Environmental Policy | H4M Lean Inc.

Reduce Your Footprint with H4M

Introducing the H4M Lean Environmental Package

H4M Lean's Environmental Package is a comprehensive approach to your business or organization, providing your team with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively develop, implement, and maintain a Lean and advanced EMS (Environmental Management System).

A Toolkit for Practical Strategies

Understanding ISO 14001 requirements, needs, and implementation methods can be challenging. Most businesses and organizations spend a great deal of time and money simply trying to understand what they need to do to achieve their objectives - time and money better spent on improving processes, providing customer service and reducing environmental footprint.

In order to eliminate the time and expense of  the trial and error process, H4M has created the Lean Environment Package: A toolkit of practical strategies and techniques to help businesses reduce their energy use and  improve their environmental performance, while achieving Lean goals such as quality improvement, waste reduction  and increased customer responsiveness.

Put Yourself in Good Company

Some of the world's top manufacturers have utilized the Lean energy efficiency strategy with excellent results; including General Electric, who have reduced their greenhouse gasses and saved more than $70 million since 2005, and Toyota (North America), who have reduced their energy use and greenhouse gasses by 30% per vehicle since 2000.

As with all Lean principles and practices, businesses and organizations of all sizes will experience tangible, sustainable results to their financial, environmental and productivity objectives.

Top 3 Reasons for Integrating Lean Energy Efficiency:

  1. Cost savings: Reducing energy costs has significant impact on business performance, even when costs are hidden in overhead or facility accounts.
  2. Climate change and environmental risk: Pro-actively addressing the environmental and climate impacts of energy use is increasingly important to industry and to society. Failure to do so is a potential business risk.
  3. Competitive advantage: Lowering recurring costs, improving staff morale and responding to customer expectations for environmental performance and energy efficiency increases your company’s competitive advantage.

The H4M Lean Environmental Package Includes:

  1. Coordination of Lean energy management
  2. Case study: Lean energy management at Toyota
  3. Energy management strategies
  4. Focus on the main issues of energy management
  5. Sample Lean energy use practices in industries
  6. Lean energy stream mapping
  7. Lean and Kaizen techniques for energy use
  8. Integration strategies for energy-reduction efforts into total productive maintenance (TPM)
  9. Focus on energy waste reduction
  10. And more!

PLEASE CONTACT US FOR MORE INFORMATION

From the President

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Dear Lean champions and Lean believers,

Thank you for your interest in H4M Lean Consulting Group Inc. services and training programs. As Lean practitioners to numerous companies, we take pride of the fact that our Lean experience backed by years of actual Lean strategy and implementation. Our approach is simple and effective, and our clients come to us through direct referrals and word of mouth. We do business with the highest ethical standards in respect to the environment, embrace our social responsibilities and work to build economic prosperity today and for the future generations.

We hope that you will find ways to reduce waste, improve strategy, and grow to become a world-class company.

Our slogan, "Never put off tomorrow what you do today", represents our vision of guiding companies toward a new future: a state designed to provide high customer value (VOC) while minimizing risk and muda (waste). The core value of the H4M Lean Transformation is a belief in people's ability to develop, innovate, and grow; to imagine what possible through Lean and  create a bright, promising and competitive future.

At H4M Lean Inc, we believe in collaboration to build a better future for all organizations. We are proud of the wealth of experience and knowledge of the professionals on our team; and committed to providing our clients with the highest value and most innovative solutions through Lean thinking and strategy. I am proud to say our team is the best you can ask for.

Any time you wish to discuss Lean strategy, principles or resources, please drop us a line.

Sincerely yours,

Hamid Zarazvand, DEISE, P. Eng.