Developing an Internal Production System
A production system is not a project. It is the foundation for how your organization operates, improves, and develops over time.
Contact Hups to explore how we can help you design and embed a production system that creates clarity, alignment, and lasting operational excellence.
Create a unified, flow-oriented foundation for sustainable operational excellence
Many organizations invest heavily in improvement initiatives – lean programs, digitalization efforts, safety initiatives, leadership models. Yet despite good intentions and strong local results, the overall impact often remains limited.
At Hups, we help organizations develop their own unique production system – a unifying framework that aligns strategy, leadership, and daily operations around flow, customer value, and long-term performance.
The challenge we address
Without a shared production system, improvement efforts tend to become fragmented. Different initiatives develop their own logic, language, and priorities, making it difficult to see the whole picture, align decisions, and avoid sub-optimization.
Over time, this leads to unclear direction, inconsistent ways of working, and improvement fatigue rather than sustainable progress.
What we help you achieve
We support you in designing a production system that acts as an umbrella framework for all improvement efforts. Your production system defines a small set of clear principles that guide decision-making at all levels – across functions, flows, and roles. It creates internal ownership, consistency over time, and a shared understanding of what operational excellence means in your context.
This is not about copying Toyota, Scania, or any other reference model. It is about building a system that reflects your strategy, your reality, and your ambitions.
The Hups approach
Our approach is grounded in operational excellence and flow orientation. We work closely with top management and key leaders to define the core principles that should govern how work is designed, managed, and improved. These principles remain stable over time, while tools and methods are adapted to different contexts.
By anchoring the production system in leadership behavior, daily management, and real end-to-end flows, we ensure it becomes a practical guide for everyday decisions – not a theoretical model or a communication artifact.
Who this is for
This offering is designed for organizations with multiple initiatives, complex operations, or strong growth ambitions – where alignment, flow, and sustainability are critical. It is particularly relevant for executive teams who want to move from isolated improvements to a coherent, long-term operating model.