Rath & Strong: A Distinguished History
Rath & Strong was founded in Boston in 1935 by two Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) engineers. As a company founded at the height of the Great Depression the focus has always been on Operational Excellence, Knowledge transfer and getting measureable results for our clients. Rath & Strong has invented many of the tools of Operational Excellence. Suc
h as:
• Agile Transformation
• Lean Six Sigma
• Lean Manufacturing
• Operational Excellence Methodologies
• Innovation Excellence
• Change Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Leadership
• Digital Transformation
• Strategy Ex*****on
• BPM
• Cultural Transformation
• Business Transformation
• Customer Experience Excellence
• Process Optimization
Rath & Strong pioneered LEAN techniques for helping bring this powerful concept to the West from Japan in the 1960’s. Our consultants introduced work cells modelled after the Toyota Production System which they had seen when Rath & Strong helped with the Reconstruction of Japan after WWII. At Motorola in the 1970’s, our esteemed colleague Dorian Shanin and other Rath & Strong consultants worked with Bill Smith as Motorola developed what is now called Six Sigma. In the 1990’s at places like General Electric and Johnson & Johnson, Rath & Strong consultants led pioneering projects on Lean and Process Redesign with Quality – what today is commonly referred to as Lean Six Sigma. Rath & Strong continues to lead that field globally. Over time, our service portfolio has expanded to include an integrated, comprehensive suite of Process Excellence, Leadership and Change Management. We offer a full solution of Management Consulting, Training, and Coaching and have authored Wall Street Journal bestselling business books. Our clients include many world class organizations such as: Pfizer, Verizon, Kuwait Petroleum, Walgreens, Azko Nobel, DHL, University of California, etc. Rath & Strong has helped to transform some of the largest and most prestigious organizations in the world and had an impact of tens to hundreds of billions of dollars. The bottom line is that we achieve measurable results for our clients not just for today but, through our dedicated knowledge transfer, long after we have completed our mission with them. Our clients say it best: “Rath & Strong creates sustainable results that last over the long term” and that is why we are in the 80th year of our exciting history. Quinn
Chairman & CEO, 2014
