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Top 25 Lean manufacturing consulting firms based in the United States

Name: Lean manufacturing consulting firms based in the United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 4, 2026 1,548 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,548 lean manufacturing consulting firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026 and tracks 7,437 professional contacts across them, including 1,961 with verified work emails and 2,970 with mobile numbers. Houston is the largest hub.

This list covers lean manufacturing consulting firms headquartered in the United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, how directly it supports the match, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 4, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row Match evidence on every row Refreshed Sep 4, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

1,548Companies

7,437Contacts tracked

1,961Verified emails

2,970Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest lean manufacturing consulting firms based in the United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,548 lean manufacturing consulting firms based in the United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 4, 2026. Evidence rates how directly each company's own description names lean manufacturing consulting firms: strong (names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on its full profile rather than the summary shown). Click a count to unlock that company's people.
#	Company	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	SkenderIndirect evidence	Chicago, IN, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	201-500	272
	“The premier construction experience.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
2	CompulinkIndirect evidence	St. Petersburg, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	201-500	189
	“Compulink is a performance based company that is focused on continuous improvement in our practices and procedures as well as the quality of service to our customers.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
3	ITACPartial evidence	New York, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	n/a	150
	“ITAC is a leading consulting organization located in New York City.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
4	Polytron, INCPartial evidence	Duluth, GA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	106
	“In today's manufacturing landscape, there are abundant opportunities to enhance performance; but finding the time and resources in-house can be challenging.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
5	Cornerstone Consulting OrganizationStrong evidence	Toledo, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	201-500	81
	“Cornerstone Consulting Organization (CCO) provides enterprise strategy and operations and manufacturing systems solutions.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
6	Iet, Inc. Industrial Engineering & ConsultingStrong evidence	Toledo, OH, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	80
	“IET is a full-service industrial and manufacturing engineering service and consulting firm established in 1989.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
7	Next Level Partners , LLCPartial evidence	Naples, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	74
	“NEXT LEVEL Partners® is much more than a consulting firm, we’re your partner in creating self-sustaining capability through Business Enterprise Transformation, Knowledge…” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
8	FTE Factory AdvisorsIndirect evidence	Troy, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	11-50	61
	“Factory Advisors \| Operational Excellence Starts on the Factory Floor We don’t act like typical consultants, and we don’t want to be mistaken for them.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
9	Lean Enterprise InstitutePartial evidence	Boston, MA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	11-50	58
	“The nonprofit Lean Enterprise Institute (LEI) helps companies and people make things better through lean thinking and practice.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
10	NJMEPPartial evidence	Cedar Knolls, NJ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	11-50	56
	“New Jersey Manufacturing Extension Program, Inc.(NJMEP) is a not-for-profit organization that works with New Jersey’s small to mid-sized businesses to help them improve their…” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
11	PowersPartial evidence	Atlanta, NY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	56
	“POWERS is an Atlanta-based management consulting firm that helps manufacturers and service operations convert strategy into measurable floor-level results.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
12	Brecham GroupIndirect evidence	Conway, AR, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	56
	“At Brecham Group, we believe your supply chain operations should be a powerful competitive advantage, not a source of inefficiency or frustration.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
13	Arista Consulting LLCIndirect evidence	Canton, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	11-50	49
	“Your plant managers didn't sign up to fight software.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
14	The Association For Manufacturing Excellence AMEPartial evidence	Rolling Meadows, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	n/a	48
	“The Association for Manufacturing Excellence (AME), is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1985 dedicated to helping companies with continuous improvement and their pursuit…” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
15	TenzingPartial evidence	Sewickley, PA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	11-50	45
	“Tenzing is a boutique consulting firm delivering measurable results-not decks.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
16	Tormod, A Hargrove CompanyPartial evidence	Mobile, AL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	201-500	42
	“Tormod exists to help manufacturing leaders run great plants.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
17	Process Research & OptimizationPartial evidence	Bonita Springs, FL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	41
	“Process Research & Optimization (PRO) is an international consulting firm dedicated to unlocking our clients’ growth potential and profitability through process innovation.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
18	Streamliners Management ConsultingStrong evidence	Wilmington, DE, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	11-50	38
	“Streamliners is a management consulting firm specialized in rapid efficiency improvements, operational excellence and fast turnaround for manufacturing and service industries…” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
19	The Phoenix Group, Springboro OhioIndirect evidence	Springboro, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	36
	“The Phoenix Group Drives Process Improvement and Operational Excellence at Your Organization The Phoenix Group delivers lasting change with organizations we partner with.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
20	Apperture SolutionsPartial evidence	Durham, NC, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	11-50	33
	“Apperture Solutions is a consulting and implementation services firm.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
21	BMAStrong evidence	Lexington, KY, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	n/a	32
	“BMA is the world’s leading lean accounting training and consulting firm.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
22	Gabletek Robotics And Controls SolutionsIndirect evidence	Troy, MI, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	31
	“GABLETEK understands productivity and efficiency play key roles in an efficient production environment.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
23	Kaeppel Consulting, LLCPartial evidence	San Antonio, TX, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	51-200	31
	“Different from most large firms, Kaeppel Consulting offers customized solutions to meet your needs without all the overhead.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
24	Temenos AgilityStrong evidence	Vienna, VA, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	11-50	31
	“Temenos+Agility is a global consulting firm specializing in Lean-Agile, Enterprise Agility, Change Agent Programs and Leadership Transformation.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026
25	Kaizen Institute United States And CanadaStrong evidence	Phoenix, AZ, United StatesHQ checked Sep 4, 2026	11-50	28
	“Kaizen Institute North America provides Lean Continuous Improvement Consulting and Integrated Project Services to organizations across North America.” Source: company website · checked Sep 4, 2026

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Lean manufacturing consulting firms based in the United States at a glance

As of Sep 4, 2026

1-10Median size (employees)

HoustonLargest hub · 42 HQs

2,970Contacts with mobile numbers

Sep 4, 2026Data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

1,237

11-50

241

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Verified emails by last verification

0–30

31–60

154

61–90

1,078

90–180

712

180+

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among lean manufacturing consulting firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and evidence rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in the United States whose own description of what they do matches “lean manufacturing consulting firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among lean manufacturing consulting firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside United States are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and an evidence rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,961 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 4, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
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Lean manufacturing consulting firms by metro

Lean manufacturing consulting firms in Houston42
Lean manufacturing consulting firms in Atlanta35
Lean manufacturing consulting firms in Dallas29

Frequently asked

How many lean manufacturing consulting firms are there based in the United States?

RevenueBase identified 1,548 lean manufacturing consulting firms headquartered in the United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Skender, headquartered in Indianapolis, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most lean manufacturing consulting firms?

Houston leads with 42 headquartered companies, followed by Atlanta (35) and Dallas (29).

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase SmartSearch, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.