Welcome to Van Goubergen P&M gcv. We are specialized in training/education and in-company projects for PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENT of operational/manufacturing processes as well as administrative and supporting processes. Founded in 1993, we have an extensive list of references in Europe. Set-up reduction Reducing set-up times of your equipment to give more flexibility, extra capacity or to reduce downtime costs. Method study Analyzing & improving working methods on the process, operation or motion level; implementing lean manufacturing philosophy. Work measurement & Standard setting Establishing time standards for performance measurement, task setting and planning. Organizational transformation processes Analyzing the current organization and developing transformation and implementation plans to a desired state. Process Analysis and Performance Measurement Analyzing and improving current processes and building performance measurement structures for organizations at all levels. Implementation of High Performing Teams Designing and facilitating the implementation of team structures. (work teams, parallel teams and project teams) Reliability-Maintainability-Supportability modeling of systems In order to optimize maintenance and support policies of systems and equipment. We have an intense partnership with leading training and educational organizations among which 'The Virginia Polytechnic and State University' - Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, ISE (Blacksburg, VA - USA) and the Ghent University - Department of Industrial Management (Ghent, Belgium) To support our activities we also offer some software products for work measurement and performance measurement. Feel free to download or use any articles, papers or information on this site. We only ask you to give full attribution to the author and to Van Goubergen P&M gcv if they are reproduced in any way. Please visit us again soon as we will keep updating this site with new information. Van Goubergen van Gouwbergen vangouwbergen vangoubergen productivity improvement setup set-up time reduction.