L2L FOR CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Standardize the system, not just the metric.

One lean operating system across every site. Meetings run from a shared live board, standard work follows the same guided steps, and OEE is measured the same way everywhere, instead of every plant running its own CI playbook.

Give every level the same escalation structure.
Make the OEE-to-cost case without the manual work.
Roll out standard work with a system built for adoption.

The problems we solve for
CI and OpEx teams

Every site runs CI its own way

No shared meeting structure or language means no plant-to-plant comparison. L2L gives every site the same definitions, checklists, and boards, so results compare and what works can be shared.

OEE that doesn’t speak in dollars

Teams compile meeting data by hand to show what OEE means in money. L2L calculates OEE automatically, breaks it into the Six Big Losses, and shows what each downtime event costs.

A rollout on top of a day job

CI teams often own the rollout alongside their regular work. The L2L Method gives you a three-step path of Stabilize, Standardize, and Optimize, and standard implementation takes 14 to 60 days.

What CI teams get

Standard Work & Instructions
Predictable standardization

Predictable standardization
OEE Monitoring
APQ monitoring across sites

APQ monitoring across sites
TeamBoard
Live board for team meetings

Live board for team meetings
Cross-Site Comparison
Compare sites across the enterprise

Compare sites across the enterprise

build a procedure once and reuse it at every line and site, with guides and checklists on any device in any language.

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Track Availability, Performance, and Quality as they happen, with the Six Big Losses built in.

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Run team meetings from a live board, so nobody searches for data before the huddle.

Compare plant performance across the enterprise and track the impact of improvement initiatives.

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Standard Work & Instructions
Predictable standardization

Predictable standardization

build a procedure once and reuse it at every line and site, with guides and checklists on any device in any language.

See Work Instruction Software →
OEE Monitoring
APQ monitoring across sites

APQ monitoring across sites

Track Availability, Performance, and Quality as they happen, with the Six Big Losses built in.

See OEE Software →
TeamBoard
Live board for team meetings

Live board for team meetings

Run team meetings from a live board, so nobody searches for data before the huddle.
Cross-Site Comparison
Compare sites across the enterprise

Compare sites across the enterprise

Compare plant performance across the enterprise and track the impact of improvement initiatives.

See Manufacturing Intelligence →

How L2L in real life

Manufacturing Operations Management Software

Manufacturing Operations Management Software 1

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Tier-1 huddle

Pull up the live shift-level board.

Tier-2 supervisor sync

Issues that stay open escalate to the next level automatically.

Mid shift

Check OEE and downtime cost by line ahead of a leadership ask. Review checklist and instruction completion across lines.

Weekly plant meeting

Run the review from OEE Pareto and trend reports.

Monthly

Pull the summary and cost reports for leadership.

Jacob from Oetiker

Director of Global Engineering

“L2L makes production run more effectively. It’s not just focused on individual aspects, departments, or roles. L2L focuses on the value stream as a whole. It really got the lean concepts nailed down.”

Jason from Golden State Foods

Senior Director of Operations

“Now our operations are much more consistent. Between operators and even between shifts, we have one right way to do things.”

Jyoti from Thermo Fisher Scientific

Process Improvement Engineer

“The mobile how-to guides and checks have excessively helped with reducing downtime, and we have seen our quality performance improve due to the guides we’ve created.”

+ 11 %

OEE

- 50 %

Training time

- 23 %

Mean time to resolution of production disruptions

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AI-DRIVEN CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT

Even better continuous improvement with the help of AI

When the same issue keeps coming back, L2L Execution AI surfaces the pattern behind it and the likely root cause, so your team solves it once instead of every shift.

Your team makes the call, and AI helps turn the fix into standard work by converting existing SOPs into digital checklists and guides, so the improvement sticks across lines and sites.

MEET EXECUTION AI

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improvement with L2L

L2L Manufacturing Intelligence

L2L’s manufacturing intelligence combines operational reporting with L2L Execution AI, so your teams see what happened on the floor and know exactly what to do next.

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L2L Shop Floor Execution

Your shop floor, but running the same way every shift

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CASE STUDY:
HEINEKEN Reduced Training Time by 50%

See how HEINEKEN cut training time of new operators in half with better work instructions and skills management.

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RESEARCH REPORT

The Manufacturing Downtime Report

Want to save millions? Get to the root of unplanned downtime.

Alarming data: 60% of manufacturing leaders report six- and seven-figure losses from downtime alone.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Frequently asked questions about L2L for CI and OpEx teams

Does L2L support tiered escalation structures out of the box?

Yes. Set an escalation chain once, for example line lead immediately, supervisor at 30 minutes, area manager at 1 hour, and plant manager at 4 hours, delivered by text, email, Teams, or WhatsApp. Oetiker uses L2L TeamBoard to standardize its meetings across all its facilities.

Can we connect OEE metrics directly to cost and financial reporting?

L2L shows what each downtime event costs as it’s logged, and cost reports give Pareto and trend views of where money goes. The OEE Calculator estimates that each 1% of OEE can unlock $20K to $200K in annual savings per plant. L2L complements your ERP rather than replacing your finance system.

How do we standardize CI across sites without losing local flexibility?

Standardize the measurements and the work, not the plant. Every site uses the same OEE definitions, checklists, and instructions while keeping its own lines and machines. Then compare sites side by side and share fixes across plants.

What does a phased rollout look like for a CI-led implementation?

The L2L Method has three steps. Stabilize connects the frontline and sets a data baseline, Standardize digitizes standard work, and Optimize scales what works across sites. Oetiker piloted at one plant, saw OEE rise 11% in six months, then expanded to all ten facilities.

How is L2L different from a homegrown lean-tracking spreadsheet?

A spreadsheet records what happened after the fact. L2L ties improvement to live work, so issues, escalation, checklists, and instructions share one system and data is captured as work happens. BorgWarner cut a week of manual data analysis to 20 minutes.

Can L2L expand into quality or EHS use cases as our program matures?

Yes. L2L already supports audits, quality checks, and safety checklists, and it can integrate with QMS, LMS, safety, and EH&S systems.

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Standardize the system, not just the metric.

The problems we solve for
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