Lean objectives
Set clear lean goals and build the daily habits to reach them, from the shop floor to the front office.
- 5S and workplace organization
- Lean Six Sigma improvement projects
- Kaizen events and team coaching
Better processes. Less waste. Smarter operations.
Process improvement is the core of what we do. We help operations teams find and remove waste, plan maintenance that keeps equipment running, and put practical AI to work where it actually pays off.
Baara means work in Bambara, and that is what we improve. Based in Halifax, serving all of Atlantic Canada.
Halifax, Nova Scotia · Home of Baara
Our core focus
Process
Process
improvement.
Every operation has hidden capacity: in waiting time, rework, extra handling and unclear handoffs. We go to where the work happens, make the waste visible, and redesign the process with the people who run it, so improvements stick after we leave.
01
Value stream mapping
See the whole flow end to end, and exactly where time and money are lost.
02
Bottleneck & waste analysis
Pinpoint the constraint and the eight wastes around it.
03
Root cause problem solving
DMAIC and A3 thinking for problems that keep coming back.
04
Standard work & layout
Clear methods and workspaces that make the right way the easy way.
05
KPIs & visual management
A few measures your team actually looks at, every shift.
06
Process audits for SMEs
A focused review that shows where to start and what it is worth.
Built around the core
Lean, maintenance and AI, each one in service of a better process.
Maintenance planning
Move from firefighting to planned work, so equipment is ready when production needs it.
- Preventive maintenance schedules
- Asset criticality and spare parts strategy
- Work order backlog and CMMS setup
AI tool integration
Connect AI to the systems you already use, once the process underneath is sound.
- Automated reporting and dashboards
- Document and form processing
- Staff training on everyday AI tools
AI agents
Custom agents that take repetitive operational tasks off your team's plate.
- Work request intake and triage
- Scheduling and follow-ups
- Data entry and status updates
Our approach
Process first.
Process first.
Technology second.
Automating a broken process only makes it break faster. We fix the flow with lean methods, then add maintenance systems and AI where they make a measurable difference.
01
Go and see
We start on your floor, not in a slide deck, observing the work as it really happens.
02
Measure and map
Data and process maps turn opinions into a shared picture of the problem.
03
Improve
Lean fixes, maintenance plans and AI tools, tested in small steps with your team.
04
Sustain
Standard work, training and KPIs, so results hold after the engagement ends.
Atlantic Canada
Rooted in Halifax.
Rooted in Halifax.
Working across the Atlantic provinces.
From fish plants and fabrication shops to hospitals, ports and utilities, Atlantic Canadian operations run lean by necessity. We are local engineers who can be on your floor in person, not on a screen from another time zone.
NS
Nova Scotia
Our home base. Halifax, Dartmouth, Truro, Cape Breton and the South Shore.
NB
New Brunswick
Moncton, Saint John and Fredericton manufacturing and logistics.
PE
Prince Edward Island
Food processing, bioscience and agriculture operations.
NL
Newfoundland & Labrador
Energy, marine and resource sector maintenance.
ManufacturingSeafood processingAerospace & defenceHealthcarePorts & logisticsEnergy & utilities
About Baara
Big-firm methods, without the big-firm price.
Baara was founded by two engineers who believe small and mid-sized operations deserve the same improvement tools as large enterprises. We keep our services accessible, and we are building a firm where young engineers from every background can see a path forward and grow a career.
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Heritier Dushime Igihozo
Co-founder
Industrial engineer (Dalhousie University) and Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, with operational improvement experience in aerospace and healthcare.
(902) 476-2181SK
Sidy Keita
Co-founder
Industrial engineer (Dalhousie University), EIT, with hands-on experience in production engineering, preventive maintenance and manufacturing process improvement across construction, food manufacturing and building products. Former maintenance supervisor, and part of the Dalhousie team that placed second at the IISE Industrial Challenge.
(902) 809-4236
Contact
Let's look at how your work flows.
Tell us about a process that is slower, costlier or more frustrating than it should be. We will reply within one business day to set up a short discovery call.
Heritier Dushime Igihozo(902) 476-2181
Sidy Keita(902) 809-4236
Based in Halifax, Nova ScotiaServing all of Atlantic Canada