FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
(If you don't find your questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.)
Q. What industries do you provide consultation/training for?
J.T. Metier consultants have provided assistance to many organizations in various industries. We have been successful in applying the
QCDSM (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety, Morale) improvement principles to the following industries.
Automotive Electronics Retail Financial Food Sports Grocery Medical Music Etc.
Q. What companies are using J.T. Metier's Consulting and Training Services?
Our consultants have worked with over 100 facilities in the US, Japan, and Mexico. One of the notable events was that Denso International
invited Jotaro Yamasue, President and Principal Consultant, as one of two primary speakers and lecturers for their North American
Engineering Conference a few years ago to learn how to achieve productivity and safety improvements at the same time. He has also
trained an office ergonomics task force at Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America to reduce occurrences of work-related musculoskeletal
disorders.
Q. What is the cost of consultation and training?
One time seminar and hands-on training
All consultation and training are conducted on site at your facility. All you need is a laptop projector and a room. The following pricing won't
change no matter how many people attend the seminar.
One year hands-on knowledge transfer program
Twelve monthly visits are made to your facility to assess your current QCDSM status and training needs, develop a group of SMEs (Subject
Matter Experts), identify and analyze problems, and improve them through hands-on and in-class training together with the SMEs.
At the end of each visit, SMEs will be assigned an open issue list to be completed by the next visit. J.T. Metier consultant can be reached for
any questions or suggestions during the period even when he/she is not at your site. Please allow 24 hour response time.
The cost will be different based on your geographical locations and lengths of each visit. A typical visit length is 3 days per month. In this
case, cost of consultation is $39,900 - $49,900 for the program per year.
Others
Other service packages can be flexibly designed per your needs.
Q. What is the effectiveness in cost reduction?
Management support and staff participation are the imperative parts of the project success. A customer in Southwest Kentucky (introduced
in our home page) invested $85K in our consultation services and committed management support and staff participation. After two years,
the customer achieved an estimate of $1.02M in cost savings from the injury prevention and reduction.
Q. Is J.T. Metier more expensive than other consultation firms?
Through applications of lean management principles, we are capable of providing high quality services at affordable pricing. Some
customers have mentioned to us before that our pricing is 1/3 - 1/10 of another firm's. Our pricing is also far less expensive than when your
organization hires a professional who is capable of all QCDSM improvements.
Q. Why do you emphasize the importance of knowledge transfer?
Many of you may know this Chinese proverb, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a
lifetime." We will teach you how to improve your QCDSM by developing SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) so your organization will become
capable of identifying problems, analyzing their root causes, and developing effective countermeasures.
SMEs are a group of your staff who facilitate improvement projects and audit their progresses while motivating other project members. To
facilitate projects, SMEs also select project members and teach them how to resolve problems, thus further transferring their knowledge
eventually to the entire organization.
Also, from the learning perspectives, it is imperative for anyone to become capable of teaching the topics in order to master the topics. SME
training will develop them into skilled teachers of topics, so their mastery will be assured.
(If you don't find your questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.)
Q. What industries do you provide consultation/training for?
J.T. Metier consultants have provided assistance to many organizations in various industries. We have been successful in applying the
QCDSM (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Safety, Morale) improvement principles to the following industries.
Automotive Electronics Retail Financial Food Sports Grocery Medical Music Etc.
Q. What companies are using J.T. Metier's Consulting and Training Services?
Our consultants have worked with over 100 facilities in the US, Japan, and Mexico. One of the notable events was that Denso International
invited Jotaro Yamasue, President and Principal Consultant, as one of two primary speakers and lecturers for their North American
Engineering Conference a few years ago to learn how to achieve productivity and safety improvements at the same time. He has also
trained an office ergonomics task force at Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America to reduce occurrences of work-related musculoskeletal
disorders.
Q. What is the cost of consultation and training?
One time seminar and hands-on training
All consultation and training are conducted on site at your facility. All you need is a laptop projector and a room. The following pricing won't
change no matter how many people attend the seminar.
- Half day seminar and hands-on training (one topic): $399 plus transportation
- One day seminar and hands-on training (two topics): $749 plus transportation
One year hands-on knowledge transfer program
Twelve monthly visits are made to your facility to assess your current QCDSM status and training needs, develop a group of SMEs (Subject
Matter Experts), identify and analyze problems, and improve them through hands-on and in-class training together with the SMEs.
At the end of each visit, SMEs will be assigned an open issue list to be completed by the next visit. J.T. Metier consultant can be reached for
any questions or suggestions during the period even when he/she is not at your site. Please allow 24 hour response time.
The cost will be different based on your geographical locations and lengths of each visit. A typical visit length is 3 days per month. In this
case, cost of consultation is $39,900 - $49,900 for the program per year.
Others
Other service packages can be flexibly designed per your needs.
Q. What is the effectiveness in cost reduction?
Management support and staff participation are the imperative parts of the project success. A customer in Southwest Kentucky (introduced
in our home page) invested $85K in our consultation services and committed management support and staff participation. After two years,
the customer achieved an estimate of $1.02M in cost savings from the injury prevention and reduction.
Q. Is J.T. Metier more expensive than other consultation firms?
Through applications of lean management principles, we are capable of providing high quality services at affordable pricing. Some
customers have mentioned to us before that our pricing is 1/3 - 1/10 of another firm's. Our pricing is also far less expensive than when your
organization hires a professional who is capable of all QCDSM improvements.
Q. Why do you emphasize the importance of knowledge transfer?
Many of you may know this Chinese proverb, "Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a
lifetime." We will teach you how to improve your QCDSM by developing SMEs (Subject Matter Experts) so your organization will become
capable of identifying problems, analyzing their root causes, and developing effective countermeasures.
SMEs are a group of your staff who facilitate improvement projects and audit their progresses while motivating other project members. To
facilitate projects, SMEs also select project members and teach them how to resolve problems, thus further transferring their knowledge
eventually to the entire organization.
Also, from the learning perspectives, it is imperative for anyone to become capable of teaching the topics in order to master the topics. SME
training will develop them into skilled teachers of topics, so their mastery will be assured.
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