Welcome to Factory Physics Inc.

Factory Physics Inc. helps manufacturing companies improve their bottom line by designing and implementing operations strategies to improve on-time delivery, reduce inventory, and increase productivity.   Factory Physics Inc. is a leading management consulting company offering the only comprehensive package that truly integrates consulting, training, and advanced software enabling companies to design and implement operations strategies for rapid improvements that last. 

The Factory Physics approach is based on a practical, scientific framework developed for more than twenty years at Northwestern University and Georgia Tech and through support from the National Science Foundation.  Our approach enables client companies to combine their Lean and Six Sigma efforts with their Enterprise and Supply Chain software to create a customized solution that is unique for each firm's particular business challenges.  

  We supply outstanding value to our clients through:

Lean, Six Sigma, and the Factory Physics® Framework. Factory Physics Inc. has applied Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma practices in many companies.  However, without the Factory Physics Framework, these efforts can be conflicting and ineffective.  The quotes on this page are from executives at companies that have used Lean and Six Sigma for years. These executives have leveraged the power of the Factory Physics Framework to advance continuous improvement efforts to new levels that: 

  • focus and accelerate existing efforts    
  • provide new capabilities with a set of structured software tools
  • enhance company cultural change efforts through objective understanding

Many other clients have experienced similar results.

 

"I love the Inventory Optimizer, that thing should sell itself. It's both easy and effective to use." - David Carter, Director of Planning, The Dixie Group
"I know of no quicker more effective approach to improving performance than the Factory Physics approach." - Corporate VP of Manufacturing Strategy, Fortune 300 Company   
"I learned more about the underlying science behind the Toyota Production System from four hours of Factory Physics training than I did in seven years as a Toyota employee ." - Karthik Chandramouli, Director of Lean Transformation, Motorola

 

 
Announcements
Factory Physics Concepts for Financial Executives

In a recent Financial Executives International (FEI) article, Robert C. Butler, a FEI Hall of Fame member, said, “[When he started in finance] the financial function tended to be isolated, separated from the business itself. Today’s chief financial officer has become a key member of the C-suite. [and now] the finance executive has to really learn the business.” Edward S. Pound, COO of Factory Physics Inc., will provide an overview of Factory Physics science and applications for financial executives in Chicago on February 16th. Science provides predictability in finance, operations, and marketing. Predictability provides profitable results and credibility which provide control and advancement for executives and managers. Click on the title link for more information.
Factory Physics at NCR

NCR has engaged Factory Physics Inc. to provide a comprehensive, practical approach to inventory optimization. The two companies will work together to advance inventory optimization and control practices at NCR for improved customer service and profitability. NCR chose Factory Physics Inc. because of Factory Physics' approach establishing expertise for NCR personnel based on the practical science and applied math of inventory optimization and control. NCR wants to improve how it fishes, not buy more fish. Factory Physics' approach will enable best possible inventory optimization and control using NCR's ORACLE Advanced Supply Chain Planning and other legacy IT systems.
Factory Physics at Nordic Supply Chain Meeting

Dr. Mark Spearman, President of Factory Physics Inc., will be a featured speaker at the Nordic Supply Chain Meeting in Gothenburg, Sweden April 18th and 19th. Dr. Spearman will provide an overview of a powerful, practical science for executives as described by Factory Physics principles. Dr. Spearman will also speak on "Why and How Lean Works" in a session for executives and managers wanting to use practical science and applied math (no PhD required) to run their businesses more profitably and predictably. Click on the title for a link to the conference.
Factory Physics Solution Manual Now Available
In response to numerous requests from industry users, Factory Physics Inc. has published a solution manual for the book, "Factory Physics" 3rd Edition. There are many web ads that claim to provide a solution manual to the book. These are scams. For more details, click on the title link. To purchase a copy for $10, on the menu bar select Resources/Online Store.
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