October 9, 2025, Atlanta, GA - POWERS, a nationally recognized management consulting firm specializing in manufacturing performance improvement, has been selected by one of North America’s foremost automotive components manufacturers to enhance its Management Operating System (MOS) and drive measurable gains in Single-Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) changeover performance.
The collaboration is focused on improving production flexibility, reducing downtime, and increasing responsiveness across operations. By optimizing both the systems and leadership practices that guide daily production, POWERS will help the client create a more reliable and efficient operating framework capable of sustaining long-term performance gains.
Building a Stronger Foundation for Operational Discipline
POWERS’ engagement begins with a deep assessment of how work is managed and measured on the shop floor. The development of a robust Management Operating System will provide structure to daily routines, ensuring that goals are clear, accountability is reinforced, and leaders have actionable insights to make timely decisions.
The new system will strengthen communication, standardize expectations, and provide visibility into the key performance indicators that matter most to production and profitability.
Accelerating Efficiency Through SMED
As part of this initiative, POWERS will also lead a comprehensive SMED program designed to reduce equipment changeover times and boost throughput. SMED, or Single-Minute Exchange of Die, focuses on analyzing and streamlining the steps involved in switching production from one product to another.
Faster changeovers improve responsiveness to customer demand, enhance overall equipment effectiveness (OEE), and reduce the hidden costs of lost production capacity. POWERS’ team will work side by side with plant leaders and frontline teams to identify inefficiencies, eliminate waste, and implement standardized methods that sustain efficiency gains over time.
“Reducing changeover time is more than a technical improvement,” said Sean Hart, CEO of POWERS. “It’s about creating clarity, ownership, and purpose around how work gets done. When people understand how their actions connect to performance, it builds a stronger foundation for operational excellence. Our goal is to help organizations achieve measurable results today while developing the discipline to sustain them tomorrow.”
Integrating Systems, Leadership, and Measurable Results
This engagement reflects POWERS’ core belief that sustainable productivity improvement is achieved when systems and leadership development evolve together. Data and processes provide the structure for consistency, but the true performance shift occurs when leaders and teams are equipped to use that structure effectively every day.
POWERS will guide the client through a structured transformation roadmap that includes leadership coaching, KPI alignment, and practical implementation support on the shop floor.
About POWERS
POWERS is a trusted management consulting firm helping manufacturers optimize performance by aligning people, systems, and processes for measurable and sustainable improvement. The firm partners with clients across industries to strengthen leadership effectiveness, improve efficiency, and increase profitability through proven methodologies and hands-on implementation support.
Through its cloud-based SaaS platform, DPS, manufacturers can track performance metrics in real time, reinforce best practices, and sustain the disciplines that drive continuous improvement.
Learn more about how POWERS helps manufacturers unlock their full operational potential,
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