Stu Wiles

Stu Wiles is an Associate of TranSystems | The ACCESS Group and has over twenty-three years of experience in operational and leadership positions. His operational experience includes extensive involvement in logistics, business development, materials management, lean manufacturing, systems development and implementation, personnel, and supplier development. Stu has held numerous positions within operational organizations from shop floor management to the executive level. Stu has worked in industries including automotive, heavy truck, metal forming, machining, injection molding, assembly, capital equipment and others in both consulting and full time positions. Companies that Stu has worked with include Lacks Industries, Magna, Mexican Industries and others.

Stu has led many projects over his career ranging from complex materials management system design and implementation to lean manufacturing conversions of plant wide operations in many different industries. Some of his accomplishments include leading at team to increase OEE from 84% to 96% and reduced cost per part to an overall margin increase of 18% in a heavy truck axle plant. He also managed the implementation of an automated pull system that increased on-time shipments from 23% to 100% and eliminated premium freight and unscheduled overtime. Stu has implemented kanban and pull systems in dozens of manufacturing and distribution environments.

Stu interacts well with people from all levels of the organization which has been instrumental in the successful projects he has led. Stu’s involvement in the value stream includes all facets including lean plant layouts, employee training, plan implementation, performance measurements, and ongoing operations. He is intimately familiar with JIT and sequencing for the automotive industry, pull and kanban systems, cellular and single piece flow manufacturing processes, level loading, and other lean manufacturing principles. Stu is an enthusiastic leader that gets results by involving and teaching the people he works with in order to ensure success both during the implementation and after his engagement is complete.

Stu’s educational background includes a BS degree from the University of Guelph (Ontario, Canada). He is also pursing his MBA at Stanford University. He is a member of the Turnaround Management Association.