Tom Clason has spent over three decades perfecting a manufacturing philosophy and implementation plan that always produces outstanding results. His work with process excellence first started during the Viet Nam War when, as a member of a mobile tactical combat team, he first discovered that the amount of time that it took to set up or tear down a mobile base camp could be reduced dramatically by following a concept that he had developed. The concept was adopted and used by his unit with amazing results. He later named this concept "Circles of Motion" and has used it in virtually every one of his engagements. Circles of Motion is only one of the outstanding productivity tools developed by Mr. Clason and is explained in his book.
After leaving the Air Force, Mr. Clason worked for ten years as a manufacturing manager, during which time he became a student of the accomplishments of Toyota and their use of Just In Time (JIT) concepts and tools. He became an advocate and teacher of both JIT and CFM (Continuous Flow Manufacturing). The Fast Cycle Production Productivity Improvement System of today is based on JIT and CFM principles.
In 1989, while working for IBM, Mr. Clason joined a pilot external consulting organization that would eventually become the IBM Consulting roup. After five successful years with the IBM Consulting Group as a productivity/simulation modeling consultant, during which time he was 90% billable; Mr. Clason left IBM to become the Owner/CEO of Fast Cycle Production Consulting. His success with helping companies to improve their processes not only continued, it reached new highs. During his work as a consultant, Mr. Clason’s client list both with IBM and FCP is a “Who’s Who” of Manufacturing, as well as some very influential and successful service organizations such as Bank of America and Colorado Springs Utilities. His client list includes manufacturing companies such as, Ethicon, Sikorsky, Baxter Health Care (Now known as Allegiance), Keytronics, Engelhard and Rock Tenn. His system has proven to be highly effective in virtually every industry. The fact that his Values Based productivity improvement system has never failed to produce outstanding results is still his proudest accomplishment.
Though semi-retired now, Tom is active in his hometown community and many of his thoughts and opinions are published in his local hometown newspaper, The Pueblo Chieftain. You can also contact him here.
You can order a signed copy of his book here or order directly from Amazon.Com.
