Well prepared financial
accounts for any business give an excellent insight
into the relevant efficiency of that business. The cold
hard figures give an immediate statement of your return
on assets, stock turnover, cash management, workforce
productivity etc.
That’s fine
but how, having taken these figures on board, do you
make immediate and long-term improvements to your business?
At ags, we are always
trying to offer our clients significant added value.
To this end we are introducing a new Business
Consulting Service dedicated
to the improvement of your company's efficiency and
bottom line performance.
In keeping with our
own high professional standards this service will be
delivered by people who are working with leading companies
across the UK and Europe.
As partners in the
Integra Network* we are now able to bring the relevant
experts in, to address your specific needs.
What does
this mean in real terms?
Regardless of what
type of business you are, the elimination of waste –
anything that does not add value to the customer –
is vital to your profitability. An initial review of
your business processes – Value Stream Mapping
- will give an early indication of the areas for improvement.
Some areas of concern
might be tackled quickly and we can certainly provide
the expertise for ‘quick hit’ project work.
It is our recommendation however, that you look beyond
the ‘current crisis’ to the future challenges.
In a service sector
company, the issues will probably be centred on the
response to your customers needs, your business processes,
internal and external communications, service supplier
management, and staff customer care competence.
All of these issues
apply equally to a manufacturing company but there are
important additional issues surrounding the manufacturing
operations. These are mainly concerned with factory
scheduling, stock control and productivity issues.
Regardless of the
type of organisation that you are; the most important
ingredient in any successful ‘business improvement
programme’ is the total ‘buy-in’ of
the companies senior management to a continuous improvement
and continuous learning culture involving the entire
workforce. We would welcome the opportunity to help
you achieve this paradigm shift for your organisation.
An important aspect
of our service is the identification of possible project
funding stream opportunities for our clients.
Outline of
Consulting Services
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Review of total
company activities.
1. Benchmarking
2. Process Mapping
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Strategic marketing
review.
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New Product Development.
1. Quality Function Deployment (QFD) to ensure a
product design is well matched to meet customer
needs.
2. Design for Manufacture (DFM) to ensure that a
design can be manufactured in a productive fashion.
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Enterprise Resource Planning.
1. Better management of ‘work in progress’,
stock and purchasing activities through modern Enterprise
Resource Planning (ERP) systems.
2. Just in Time (JIT) systems – Kanban.
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Lean Manufacturing.
1. Waste Reduction programmes.
2. Continuous improvement system - Kaizen.
3. 6 Sigma.
4. 5 S's
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Equitable shop-floor payment schemes designed
to enhance productivity.
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‘Key worker’ leadership training
– team building, project management, change
management.
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Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) concerned
with overall equipment effectiveness.
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Environmental Issues.
1. Energy Efficiency Audits.
2. Environmental Audits and Management Systems.
3. Health and Safety Audits and improvement programmes.
Other Business
Development Services
