Operations Strategy

Our approach to operations value creation starts with fact-based creation of the company’s operations strategy. Working at and across all organizational levels, we overcome gaps and misalignments between the board’s financial and growth objectives and front-line realities to maximize value creation within our client’s investment timeframe. Our strategic operations capabilities include:

Operations Diagnostic
Operational Transformation
Supply Chain Strategy/Roadmap
Manufacturing Strategy/Roadmap
Network/Footprint Optimization
Cost Assessment/ Reduction
Complexity Management
Organization
KPIs/Measurement & Tracking

Results

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BUILDING PRODUCTS
New Field Service Strategy at Exterior Building Products Company

Developed a field service model to reduce cost by 26.5% and improve customer value proposition: built robust fact base of field service spend and cost drivers; interviewed customers to understand their decision-making criteria; benchmarked the company’s field service performance vs. competitors; and built a simulation model to quantify cost impact of various scenarios

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CONSUMER
Freight Cost Opportunity Diagnostic at Fashion Accessory Importer

Analyzed air freight cost from Asia and identified $3-5MM in cost reduction opportunities from: tighter management of air shipments (e.g., auditing past freight bills to discover weight discrepancies, formal RFP process to find a new freight forwarder, and reduced rush shipments of products and components); and selective migration to container shipments

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PACKAGING & PRINTING
Plant Consolidation for Consumer Goods Packaging Manufacturer

Developed business cases for two plant closures identifying $6.3MM in annual savings and determined placement for the new printing assets by analyzing capacity, loading, customer logistics, and risks for each affected plant; developed cost saving and one-time cost scenarios to present the business cases for board approval

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INDUSTRIALS
Global Sourcing Strategy for Industrial Products Company

Developed plans to achieve $20MM cost savings (10% of cost base), including closure of 3 plants, consolidation of machining to single automated facility, outsourcing of casting and forging operations, migration of high-volume assembly to Mexico, transfer of electronic assembly to Southeast Asia, and sourcing of lower-priced lines from China and Brazil

Related Capabilities

 

Cost Assessment/ Reduction

 

Supply Chain Optimization

 

Manufacturing Operations Improvements

 

Product Lifecycle/ Complexity Management

 

Service Operations Improvements

 

Rental Operations Improvements

 

Sales & Marketing Effectiveness

 

Pragmatic Growth Strategy

 

Exit Preparation/ Positioning

Industry Expertise

 
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Consumer
 
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Food & Beverage
 
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Healthcare
 
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Industrials
 
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Infrastructure
 
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Services

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