Manufacturing Operations Consulting
Cleveland, OH
Operational Strength That Outlasts The Engagement
Cleveland Operational Process Solutions (CLE‑OPS) partners with manufacturers to strengthen the way their organizations operate — engaging teams, solving complex challenges, developing leaders, stepping in on an interim basis while you find the right leader, and building the systems, accountability, and culture that deliver long‑term success.
About CLE-OPS
Driving Efficiency Through Proven Process Improvement
CLE‑OPS helps small to mid‑sized manufacturers enhance operational efficiency, streamline workflows, and tackle complex challenges with confidence. We tailor every engagement to the unique needs of each organization — combining practical, hands-on experience with analytical rigor to deliver measurable process improvements. By working closely with teams at every level, from leadership to the shop floor, we identify bottlenecks, implement sustainable solutions, and help build a culture of continuous improvement.
Lisa Abbuhl
Founder & Principal Consultant
Lisa Abbuhl spent more than 20 years in manufacturing operations, progressing from process engineer to production manager, quality manager, and Director of Operations, ultimately responsible for her people, safety, quality, production, and delivery. Along the way, she built trust and lasting relationships with her team, instilled Lean manufacturing concepts and problem‑solving skills, and mentored emerging leaders. Lisa founded CLE‑OPS in 2025 to bring that experience to manufacturers who want practical, people‑centered improvement that holds after the engagement ends. Born and raised in Cleveland, she enjoys partnering with local manufacturers, from leadership to the shop floor, to keep the region’s manufacturing strong.
20+ Yrs Manufacturing Leadership
ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor
Six Sigma Black Belt
Project Management Certificate, Baldwin Wallace University
B.S. Mechanical Engineering, University of Akron
“My focus is on empowering teams to solve problems and fostering sustainable improvement cultures that deliver lasting impact.”
Lisa Abbuhl
Why Partner With Us
Sound Familiar?
Organizations partner with CLE‑OPS when they…
Are constantly reacting to problems instead of preventing them
Struggle with recurring quality or production issues
Know improvement is needed but aren’t sure where to begin
Want to strengthen leadership, accountability, and communication
Want to build a culture where improvement is part of how the organization operates
Are between operational leaders and need experienced interim coverage while they search for the right person
What We Do
Practical Work, Measured In Floor Metrics
We work with your team on the meaningful metrics your plant already runs on, or we can help develop new ones, ensuring everyone knows where they stand each day at the Gemba board.
Our four-part approach to improvement work
01
Clarify the Real Problem
Start on the floor to find the real constraint, not just the symptoms.
02
Engage the Right People
Align leadership and operators so the plan has real buy‑in.
03
Develop Capability
Work alongside your team so they can run the next improvement without us.
04
Sustain the Gains
Build the metrics and accountability that keep gains from eroding.
Service 01
Operational Process Improvement
We walk the floor before anything else — direct observation, conversations with operators and supervisors at every level, and Gemba walks — to see how the workstreams, material, and communication actually flow, not just how it’s documented and reported. From there we trace the bottlenecks, non-value-add steps, and handoff delays that quietly inflate cycle time and erode throughput.
Service 02
Continuous Improvement — Lean, Six Sigma & Kaizen
Together we build continuous improvement into how your team already works — not a one-time event, but a structured discipline for closing the gap between how a process should run and how it actually does. This moves efficiency, flow, and waste reduction forward together, using the right tools and capabilities to keep the team improving long after we leave.
Service 03
Root Cause Analysis & Problem-Solving Workshops
We look at the whole system before we settle on the root cause(s) and determine how the problem really occurred, not just accepting the first explanation or assuming it was human error. Structured problem-solving finds what’s actually driving the problem, confirms the fix actually resolves it, and equips the team to find the next one themselves.
Service 04
ISO 9001 Quality Management & Auditing
We treat your QMS as an operational asset, not audit theater — strengthening the systems that protect quality and compliance instead of just passing the next audit.
Service 05
Project Management & Support
Hands-on planning, coordination, and follow-through for key initiatives — keeping improvement projects moving from kickoff to close-out instead of losing momentum once daily production priorities begin to infiltrate.
Service 06
Interim Operational Leadership
Experienced interim coverage in a plant or operations leadership seat while you find the right permanent hire — so momentum, metrics, and teams don’t lose ground in the gap.
Let’s Connect
Improve Processes.
Strengthen Performance.
Achieve Results.
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