Session ID:

VS1-05

ln Beginner/Intermediate

Kyle R. Stavig, Chief Executive Officer

From Loss to Profit
How we used Lean to turn a failing business into a thriving success

Hanging on the brink of bankruptcy, this company was able to turn around a dire situation in less than two years using the tools of Lean. Obstacles such as unions and a primary Spanish speaking workforce along with a stodgy management team that was skeptical of radical change stood in the way of the miraculous turn around. Learn how this company set out on a journey to establish a strategic plan using the tools of Lean to turn the company around and eventually led to Kyle and his family to take control of the company.

Myers Container/CMS is a regional manufacturer and reconditioner of steel and plastic drums with multiple locations in Oregon and California. Myers Container/CMS was acquired by the Stavig family in October, 2007.

Kyle R. Stavig, Chief Executive Officer

As a graduate of Oregon State University with a B.S. in Agriculture Business Management, Kyle worked his way up from intern, to plant manager, to marketing, to sales and finally president of Myers Container/CMS. Kyle serves on the board of IPANA (Industrial Packaging Alliance of North America). He is also a board member for the Northwest High Performance Consortium (www.nwhpec.org) a group of 90 companies working together to implement Lean. Kyle has also established similar Lean consortiums in Southern California, Northern California and NW Georgia. Kyle and his family reside in Portland, Oregon.