Amanda Burroughs

Amanda completed a European Business degree in France and then joined Alcan Aluminium, where she became part of the business strategy and improvement team. As an internal consultant she worked predominantly in Lean Improvement projects in rolling mills and extrusion plants where productivity, quality and teamwork improved dramatically. 

She left Alcan to join the Kaizen Institute and worked with management teams across Europe delivering process improvement and culture change in industries such as car components, printing, FMCG and mobile telephones.  Key projects include Value Stream Analysis, new factory design and the involvement of all employees in change programmes.

TYPICAL OUTCOMES OF AMANDA’S WORK:

• 50% reduction in WIP

• Changeover reduction from 4.5 hours to 34 minutes

• 80% reduction in process time

Amanda’a focus has been on the integration of Lean and engagement and in providing fluent French capability to the team.

“You can physically change a process, but it’s people’s commitment and their drive to make it even better that will sustain that change.  Continuous improvement works best when it operates in a culture which ensures systematically excellent behaviours across the board.”