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Sustainable Business Solutions

Dedicated to helping you deliver sustainable growth, and improved cashflow through passionate people & profitable processes.

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Why 3ABEL?

About

Our Expertise

Approach

3ABEL supports businesses and their supply chains in achieving Operational Excellence (OpEx) across all their endeavours, emphasising business improvement and continuous improvement in people development to drive ongoing business growth.

In addition, 3ABEL offers recruitment services that specialise in leadership development for both permanent, fractional and interim opportunities in middle, senior, and executive roles, along with coaching and consulting positions.

3ABEL also delivers essential business financial services, including finance training, compliance, and support for business resale, ensuring operational excellence in financial practices.

Experience in multiple sectors:

- Automotive

- Aerospace

- Power Generation

- Electronics

- Pharma

- MOD

- NHS

- Construction

- Gaming/Esports

- Finance/Transactional

Based centrally in the UK, 3ABEL is dedicated to business improvement, to future-proofing your operations and your employees through world leading methods.

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Approach

Our Expertise

Approach

Centred around the 3P's: People, Process, and Passion, 3ABEL focuses on business improvement through the ability to transfer skills and knowledge globally, both remotely and face-to-face.

We emphasise our unique blend of lean manufacturing principles and flow strategies for continuous improvement that promote leadership development and operational excellence.

Our expertise encompasses the Theory of Constraints, Critical Chain Project Management (CCPM), building high-performing work teams, culture change, and production system design and development. Additionally, we specialise in quality management systems and auditing for auto/aero standards.

At 3ABEL, we take pride in offering a fun 'learn by doing' experience along with a structured approach to achieving sustained success. We can support you throughout the entire product life cycle or assist with specific steps in your journey towards long term growth, through assessment, gap analysis, roadmap development, execution, and embedding.

#BeAblewith3ABEL

3A Business Excellence

aaabel.co.uk

Our Expertise

What sets 3ABEL apart is the extensive capabilities and experience that span decades, deeply rooted in mentorship from Japanese experts at Toyota, Nissan, and Honda. This includes guidance from those who were directly trained by Ohno himself, a true testament to our commitment to business improvement and sustained profitable growth. Something to be proud of!

Rest assured that many of our 3ABEL Team are tried and tested in their application of expertise. Having held years of experience in leadership roles for some well known multi nationals and SMEs, they're not just consultants, but people who have the 'scars of leadership' and the rewards of making real positive business change.

Our experience encompasses:

- OpEx

- Continuous Improvement

- Lean Manufacturing

- Lean Transformation

- Kata Coaching

- Project Management

- Theory of Constraints

- Critical Chain

- Agile

- Quality Standards

- Problem Solving

- Supply Chain Development

- Culture Change

- Planning & Logistics

- TPM

- Business Finance

- Digital Transformation

- Marketing

- HR Support Services

With a truly global reach, our expertise also supports your recruitment needs, particularly in interim and contract leadership assignments.

#BeAblewith3ABEL

3A Business Excellence

aaabel.co.uk

WHO IS BEHIND 3ABEL?

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ALAN LOTHIAN - OWNER / DIRECTOR

3ABEL supports businesses and their supply chains in achieving Operational Excellence (OpEx) throughout the whole organisation, emphasising business improvement and continuous improvement in people development, to drive sustained business growth.

In addition, 3ABEL offers recruitment services that specialise in leadership development for both permanent and fractional opportunities in middle, senior, and executive roles, along with coaching and consulting positions.

3ABEL also delivers essential business financial services, including finance training, compliance, and support for business resale, ensuring operational excellence in financial practices.

Based centrally in the UK, 3ABEL is dedicated to business improvement and future-proofing your operations and your employees through our unique blend of lean manufacturing and ToC principles.

#BeAblewith3ABEL

3A Business Excellence Ltd. (3ABEL)

aaabel.co.uk

Media Content

The Rest is Lean Podcast

Join us for a light-hearted but educational podcast around the world of lean, CI, OpEx and sustainability.

John, Russell and Alan discuss varying topics and sharing their experiences over the past 25+ years.

#therestislean

Spotting Kaizen at Toyota

Fascinating clip from Toyota UK in how the culture of Continuous Improvement is driven to the very heart of each employee.

Why Improvement Programmes Fail

A most enlightening talk from Dr Russ Ackoff.

Still as true today as it was when first presented.

One for leaders and aspiring OpEx professionals.

Critical Chain Project Management

An overview of the concept of CCPM and how it benefits any single or multi project environment.

ToC & TPS - The Perfect Solution

In this short clip, Eli Goldratt explains the fundamentals of why so many improvement efforts are not sustained, and why ToC & TPS (Lean) work in perfect harmony to create fast results.

(Courtesy of ToC.TV)

The Toyota Way - A Way to Make Things Better

Short and informative clip (Courtesy of Bloomberg) on how Toyota changed the way the world makes things.

Subcon Manufacturing Conference

Interview with Alan Lothian after hosting a panel discussion on sustaining change. An opportunity to share experiences with an esteemed panel from industry.

Sustainable Business Solutions

Why 3ABEL?

About

Our Expertise

Approach

Approach

Our Expertise

Approach

Our Expertise

Our Expertise

Our Expertise

Expert Experiences

WHO IS BEHIND 3ABEL?

ALAN LOTHIAN - OWNER / DIRECTOR

Media Content

The Rest is Lean Podcast

Spotting Kaizen at Toyota

Why Improvement Programmes Fail

Critical Chain Project Management

ToC & TPS - The Perfect Solution

The Toyota Way - A Way to Make Things Better

Subcon Manufacturing Conference

Free Downloads

Sustainable Business Solutions

Why 3ABEL?

About

Our Expertise

Approach

Approach

Our Expertise

Approach

Our Expertise

Our Expertise

Our Expertise

Expert Experiences

WHO IS BEHIND 3ABEL?

ALAN LOTHIAN - OWNER / DIRECTOR

Media Content

The Rest is Lean Podcast

Spotting Kaizen at Toyota

Why Improvement Programmes Fail

Critical Chain Project Management

ToC & TPS - The Perfect Solution

The Toyota Way - A Way to Make Things Better

Subcon Manufacturing Conference

Free Downloads

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