providing practical solutions in
manufacturing excellence
continuous improvement
project management
special projects
to the forest products industry
ches piercy consulting limited
a review of our work with . . .
pacific forest products limited
tahis lumber operation (TLO), tahsis, bc.
project management
 
$3.6 million edger optimizer line (1997)
• $10.5 million trimmer and edger optimizer line (1996)
• $1.5 million circular resaw system (1994)
• $5.0 million large log debarking facility (1993)
 
manufacturing excellence
 
no capital headrig capacity improvement (20% gain)
• low capital cut off saw capacity improvement
  (80% performance gain)
 
special projects
 
piece count modeling and flow analysis
• managed maintenance system implementation
• performance management and problem solving
  skills training