S A Partners is a long-standing Lean Enterprise consultancy based in Europe. They were originally formed in 1993 to transfer the research of Professor Peter Hines into practical tools and methods for businesses. S A Partners now has three UK offices and forty consultants working with clients globally to apply Lean principles and improve business performance.
The document discusses providing comprehensive business transformation consultancy services through precision intervention methods. It summarizes that the company uses tried and proven methods to provide consultancy in three interrelated areas: strategy and planning, organization management and development, and supporting business processes. The goal is to help businesses systematically transform and achieve their strategic goals through measurable benefits.
1. PeopleWiz partnered with a technology startup to create and deploy a new organization design to support its growth phase.
2. They provided a strategy and roadmap for building an energized organization with a new structure, systems, and performance management.
3. Key outcomes included defining roles and responsibilities, streamlining processes, and boosting employee confidence and the management's ability to attract talent.
The document discusses experience mapping and operations for healthcare organizations. It covers several topics:
1. The consulting firm Gelb Consulting helps clients design transformational changes by engaging stakeholders, envisioning desired outcomes, and aligning leadership.
2. Patient satisfaction alone does not guarantee advocacy - the goal is to create an exceptional experience that enchants customers and leads them to recommend the organization.
3. Transformational leadership is needed to define a resonant brand promise, ensure cultural alignment across the organization, and deliver flawlessly on customer expectations to achieve enchantment.
Protomind Consulting is a strategy and management consulting firm founded in 2008 by experienced consultants from top business schools. The firm aims to deliver innovative, value-added solutions to clients through an interdisciplinary approach and a focus on best practices. It works with companies across various industries to help improve their strategies, operations, and long-term competitiveness through customized consulting services.
1. PeopleWiz partnered with a technology startup to design and implement a new organizational structure to support the company's growth.
2. They provided a strategy and roadmap for building an energized organization with a new structure, systems, and performance management.
3. PeopleWiz worked closely with management to design an operating model that strengthened delivery capabilities and engaged stakeholders to build consensus.
Newport Consulting Group is an independent consulting firm founded in 1995 that delivers strategy, operations, risk, and technology services through experienced professionals. The document discusses Newport's services in corporate sustainability, enterprise performance management, pathway innovation, and governance, risk, and compliance. It provides an overview of their approach and frameworks in these areas to create value for clients.
Drakkar Human Resources Global Offer & Practicesldaversa
Drakkar specializes in strategic consulting and operations management to optimize human capital. It has been in operation for close to 20 years. Drakkar intervenes in a variety of ways including outsourcing, operational management, strategic counseling, and specialized consulting and recruiting services. It aims to act as a partner and establish effective and profitable solutions to complex problems related to organizations and their labor forces.
The document discusses providing comprehensive business transformation consultancy services through precision intervention methods. It summarizes that the company uses tried and proven methods to provide consultancy in three interrelated areas: strategy and planning, organization management and development, and supporting business processes. The goal is to help businesses systematically transform and achieve their strategic goals through measurable benefits.
1. PeopleWiz partnered with a technology startup to create and deploy a new organization design to support its growth phase.
2. They provided a strategy and roadmap for building an energized organization with a new structure, systems, and performance management.
3. Key outcomes included defining roles and responsibilities, streamlining processes, and boosting employee confidence and the management's ability to attract talent.
The document discusses experience mapping and operations for healthcare organizations. It covers several topics:
1. The consulting firm Gelb Consulting helps clients design transformational changes by engaging stakeholders, envisioning desired outcomes, and aligning leadership.
2. Patient satisfaction alone does not guarantee advocacy - the goal is to create an exceptional experience that enchants customers and leads them to recommend the organization.
3. Transformational leadership is needed to define a resonant brand promise, ensure cultural alignment across the organization, and deliver flawlessly on customer expectations to achieve enchantment.
Protomind Consulting is a strategy and management consulting firm founded in 2008 by experienced consultants from top business schools. The firm aims to deliver innovative, value-added solutions to clients through an interdisciplinary approach and a focus on best practices. It works with companies across various industries to help improve their strategies, operations, and long-term competitiveness through customized consulting services.
1. PeopleWiz partnered with a technology startup to design and implement a new organizational structure to support the company's growth.
2. They provided a strategy and roadmap for building an energized organization with a new structure, systems, and performance management.
3. PeopleWiz worked closely with management to design an operating model that strengthened delivery capabilities and engaged stakeholders to build consensus.
Newport Consulting Group is an independent consulting firm founded in 1995 that delivers strategy, operations, risk, and technology services through experienced professionals. The document discusses Newport's services in corporate sustainability, enterprise performance management, pathway innovation, and governance, risk, and compliance. It provides an overview of their approach and frameworks in these areas to create value for clients.
Drakkar Human Resources Global Offer & Practicesldaversa
Drakkar specializes in strategic consulting and operations management to optimize human capital. It has been in operation for close to 20 years. Drakkar intervenes in a variety of ways including outsourcing, operational management, strategic counseling, and specialized consulting and recruiting services. It aims to act as a partner and establish effective and profitable solutions to complex problems related to organizations and their labor forces.
Process Insight Consulting provides tailored continuous improvement programs to help companies achieve sustained benefits such as increased productivity and quality. Their team has broad industry experience and offers strategic consulting, training, coaching and program implementation. Clients typically see a return of £10-30 for every £1 spent within one year. Process Insight focuses on aligning solutions with organizational culture and leadership objectives.
Implementing Business Excellence and Innovation Methods provides a solid understanding of how to implement business excellence and innovation techniques in any organization. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification is also offered through this series.
The document provides an overview of PeopleFirm, a consulting firm focused on helping clients achieve competitive advantages through their people. PeopleFirm addresses challenges related to organizational change, leadership engagement, workforce changes, and talent management. It offers services in four key areas: People Strategy, Organizational Performance, Talent Management, and Change Management. PeopleFirm takes a strategic approach to designing and implementing solutions that drive measurable value and results for its clients.
The document provides an overview of PeopleFirm, a consulting firm focused on helping clients achieve competitive advantages through their people. PeopleFirm addresses challenges related to organizational change, leadership engagement, workforce changes, and talent management. It offers services in four key areas: People Strategy, Organizational Performance, Talent Management, and Change Management. PeopleFirm takes a strategic approach to designing and implementing solutions that drive measurable value and results for its clients.
This document provides information about the Pathways to Prosperity professional coaching program offered by nLIVEn. It introduces four pathways or programs focused on personal and professional goals: 1) regaining motivation and energy, 2) establishing or improving a business, 3) developing management and leadership skills, and 4) assisting with personal or professional transitions. It then describes the Professional Partnership program, which provides 24-32 coaching sessions over 8-12 months to help clients achieve their visions. Several client testimonials are included that describe how the program has helped with business growth, work-life balance, and personal goals. The document also outlines specialty programs focused on areas like team profiling, business planning, and cultural diversity.
DIFR provides customized HR solutions to meet organizations' unique and changing needs. They offer a full range of HR services, including talent acquisition and training, talent management, HR process reengineering, and business incubation. DIFR's experts work with clients to design solutions tailored to their industry, size, goals, and budgets. Their vision is to develop high-quality human capital and maximize employee performance through coaching and career development.
Group Partners provides consulting services to help businesses adapt to today's dynamic environment. Their services focus on capability, composability, and extensibility thinking to help organizations develop the skills needed to succeed. They take a holistic approach using tools like the Dynamic Architecture and Capability Frameworks. Services range from strategic workshops to help envision the future to optimization programs to improve existing operations. The goal is to transfer capabilities that allow businesses to independently change and improve over time.
The document discusses ArchPoint Consulting, a management consulting firm that leverages executive-level experience to help clients achieve business goals and improve performance. ArchPoint focuses on strategy, organization design, marketing, and sales effectiveness. Their consultants have extensive Fortune 500 experience and a 97.6% client repeat rate. ArchPoint takes a hands-on approach to fully execute solutions and ensure client success.
As a complement to the Lean Leaders Meeting brochure, we\'ve added the Business Development Pack for solution providers to review. Since delegates of the Lean Leaders Meeting are Lean practitioners by invite only, this document gives solution providers the chance to participate in the event through direct partnership with IQPC and Lean Leaders. Visit the website for complete details at www.leaders-in-lean.com.
The document discusses mobilization and leverage interventions used in consulting projects. It introduces four basic building blocks for mobilization: mobilization events, town meetings, action learning teams, and change agents. Mobilization events involve large cross-functional groups and are used to generate buy-in, identify issues, and develop solutions. Town meetings allow employees to directly question senior management. Action learning teams are client-led groups that create new approaches through discovery. Change agents are client employees trained to deliver mobilization interventions. When used together, these building blocks can accelerate projects and engage more of the organization in change.
Dhabi Information Technologies is a leading IT consulting and outsourcing firm based in the UAE and India. Their mission is to deliver technology solutions that enable clients to do better business with a focus on excellence and delivery. They provide services such as software development, website design, portal development, and more to clients across various industries. Their proprietary IDEA methodology covers strategy, process design, and system implementation to create and measure value for clients.
The document summarizes Pure Insight, a European provider of innovation insights and development programs. It offers corporate membership programs, workshops, and competence development programs to help clients build innovation capabilities. Pure Insight works with over 1,200 global customers across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Its programs are tailored to clients' needs and delivered through its network of over 1,400 innovation experts.
The document discusses how companies can prepare for an economic upturn using Lean principles. It suggests that now is the time for companies to think Lean by identifying and eliminating waste to become more responsive to customer demand. Applying Lean can help companies free up cash flow and resources without hiring or purchasing excess inventory, allowing them to better capitalize on opportunities when demand increases. The article cautions against simply applying Lean tools without understanding customer value and mapping the entire value stream from end to end.
The document summarizes statistics related to social issues and opportunities for social entrepreneurship in Africa and the GCC region. It provides data on topics like education levels, health issues, refugees, deforestation, volunteering rates, celebrity involvement in social causes, and the numbers of social entrepreneurs. The document concludes by suggesting opportunities for social entrepreneurship in the GCC region in areas like sports, food and consumer advocacy, mentoring, integration programs, environmental education, and cross-sector collaboration.
Este documento presenta la letra de la canción "Imagine" de John Lennon. La canción imagina un mundo sin países, religiones, posesiones, hambre o necesidad, donde toda la gente vive en paz y comparte el mundo como hermanos. Lennon canta que puede ser llamado un soñador, pero no es el único, y espera que algún día la gente se una para que el mundo viva como uno.
Social Entrepreneurs & Social Development LeadersRama Chakaki
This document discusses social entrepreneurs across the Middle East and North Africa region. It profiles several social entrepreneurs working in fields like music, environmental conservation, education, health, and disability rights. It also discusses the traits of social entrepreneurs and explores how to build an ecosystem to support and connect social entrepreneurs through mentoring, funding, and collaboration.
This document is a menu for FPGA-CAFE / FabLab Tsukuba. It lists various food and drink items like coffee, tea, ginger ale, and mineral water priced between 150 yen to 380 yen. It also lists various electronic components and development boards available for purchase, such as force sensitive resistors for 700 yen, a 20 channel GPS receiver for 6,000 yen, and an Arduino board for 3,200 yen with more expensive boards like an HDL Virtex5 board listed at over 100,000 yen. The menu is copyrighted by N. Aibe in 2011.
Arab Women in Computing & IT - Challenges & OpportunitiesRama Chakaki
The Arab Women in Computing Association is working on a research for the region. This presentation stated the challenges and showcased solutions happening on the ground.
This document summarizes coverage of the first UAE Saves Week hosted by cashy.me from September 23-29, 2012. It had broad reach across the nation through various partners and encouraged savings through practical daily goals. Significant engagement was generated on radio, through over 570 tweets with the UAE Saves Week hashtag and over 300 Facebook likes and shares from sponsor pages. UAE Saves Week 2013 plans to bring more awareness to savings through various mediums like art to help create a culture of savings in the UAE.
The document describes how Lean and the EFQM Excellence Model are complementary tools for continuous improvement. It explains that Lean is used to structure improvements identified through EFQM assessments, which provide strategic direction and assess performance gaps. Both approaches are people-centric and focus on long-term, customer-oriented continuous improvement. The EFQM Model addresses leadership, strategy, partnerships and results, while Lean structures how improvements are delivered.
Process Insight Consulting provides tailored continuous improvement programs to help companies achieve sustained benefits such as increased productivity and quality. Their team has broad industry experience and offers strategic consulting, training, coaching and program implementation. Clients typically see a return of £10-30 for every £1 spent within one year. Process Insight focuses on aligning solutions with organizational culture and leadership objectives.
Implementing Business Excellence and Innovation Methods provides a solid understanding of how to implement business excellence and innovation techniques in any organization. Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification is also offered through this series.
The document provides an overview of PeopleFirm, a consulting firm focused on helping clients achieve competitive advantages through their people. PeopleFirm addresses challenges related to organizational change, leadership engagement, workforce changes, and talent management. It offers services in four key areas: People Strategy, Organizational Performance, Talent Management, and Change Management. PeopleFirm takes a strategic approach to designing and implementing solutions that drive measurable value and results for its clients.
The document provides an overview of PeopleFirm, a consulting firm focused on helping clients achieve competitive advantages through their people. PeopleFirm addresses challenges related to organizational change, leadership engagement, workforce changes, and talent management. It offers services in four key areas: People Strategy, Organizational Performance, Talent Management, and Change Management. PeopleFirm takes a strategic approach to designing and implementing solutions that drive measurable value and results for its clients.
This document provides information about the Pathways to Prosperity professional coaching program offered by nLIVEn. It introduces four pathways or programs focused on personal and professional goals: 1) regaining motivation and energy, 2) establishing or improving a business, 3) developing management and leadership skills, and 4) assisting with personal or professional transitions. It then describes the Professional Partnership program, which provides 24-32 coaching sessions over 8-12 months to help clients achieve their visions. Several client testimonials are included that describe how the program has helped with business growth, work-life balance, and personal goals. The document also outlines specialty programs focused on areas like team profiling, business planning, and cultural diversity.
DIFR provides customized HR solutions to meet organizations' unique and changing needs. They offer a full range of HR services, including talent acquisition and training, talent management, HR process reengineering, and business incubation. DIFR's experts work with clients to design solutions tailored to their industry, size, goals, and budgets. Their vision is to develop high-quality human capital and maximize employee performance through coaching and career development.
Group Partners provides consulting services to help businesses adapt to today's dynamic environment. Their services focus on capability, composability, and extensibility thinking to help organizations develop the skills needed to succeed. They take a holistic approach using tools like the Dynamic Architecture and Capability Frameworks. Services range from strategic workshops to help envision the future to optimization programs to improve existing operations. The goal is to transfer capabilities that allow businesses to independently change and improve over time.
The document discusses ArchPoint Consulting, a management consulting firm that leverages executive-level experience to help clients achieve business goals and improve performance. ArchPoint focuses on strategy, organization design, marketing, and sales effectiveness. Their consultants have extensive Fortune 500 experience and a 97.6% client repeat rate. ArchPoint takes a hands-on approach to fully execute solutions and ensure client success.
As a complement to the Lean Leaders Meeting brochure, we\'ve added the Business Development Pack for solution providers to review. Since delegates of the Lean Leaders Meeting are Lean practitioners by invite only, this document gives solution providers the chance to participate in the event through direct partnership with IQPC and Lean Leaders. Visit the website for complete details at www.leaders-in-lean.com.
The document discusses mobilization and leverage interventions used in consulting projects. It introduces four basic building blocks for mobilization: mobilization events, town meetings, action learning teams, and change agents. Mobilization events involve large cross-functional groups and are used to generate buy-in, identify issues, and develop solutions. Town meetings allow employees to directly question senior management. Action learning teams are client-led groups that create new approaches through discovery. Change agents are client employees trained to deliver mobilization interventions. When used together, these building blocks can accelerate projects and engage more of the organization in change.
Dhabi Information Technologies is a leading IT consulting and outsourcing firm based in the UAE and India. Their mission is to deliver technology solutions that enable clients to do better business with a focus on excellence and delivery. They provide services such as software development, website design, portal development, and more to clients across various industries. Their proprietary IDEA methodology covers strategy, process design, and system implementation to create and measure value for clients.
The document summarizes Pure Insight, a European provider of innovation insights and development programs. It offers corporate membership programs, workshops, and competence development programs to help clients build innovation capabilities. Pure Insight works with over 1,200 global customers across Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. Its programs are tailored to clients' needs and delivered through its network of over 1,400 innovation experts.
The document discusses how companies can prepare for an economic upturn using Lean principles. It suggests that now is the time for companies to think Lean by identifying and eliminating waste to become more responsive to customer demand. Applying Lean can help companies free up cash flow and resources without hiring or purchasing excess inventory, allowing them to better capitalize on opportunities when demand increases. The article cautions against simply applying Lean tools without understanding customer value and mapping the entire value stream from end to end.
The document summarizes statistics related to social issues and opportunities for social entrepreneurship in Africa and the GCC region. It provides data on topics like education levels, health issues, refugees, deforestation, volunteering rates, celebrity involvement in social causes, and the numbers of social entrepreneurs. The document concludes by suggesting opportunities for social entrepreneurship in the GCC region in areas like sports, food and consumer advocacy, mentoring, integration programs, environmental education, and cross-sector collaboration.
Este documento presenta la letra de la canción "Imagine" de John Lennon. La canción imagina un mundo sin países, religiones, posesiones, hambre o necesidad, donde toda la gente vive en paz y comparte el mundo como hermanos. Lennon canta que puede ser llamado un soñador, pero no es el único, y espera que algún día la gente se una para que el mundo viva como uno.
Social Entrepreneurs & Social Development LeadersRama Chakaki
This document discusses social entrepreneurs across the Middle East and North Africa region. It profiles several social entrepreneurs working in fields like music, environmental conservation, education, health, and disability rights. It also discusses the traits of social entrepreneurs and explores how to build an ecosystem to support and connect social entrepreneurs through mentoring, funding, and collaboration.
This document is a menu for FPGA-CAFE / FabLab Tsukuba. It lists various food and drink items like coffee, tea, ginger ale, and mineral water priced between 150 yen to 380 yen. It also lists various electronic components and development boards available for purchase, such as force sensitive resistors for 700 yen, a 20 channel GPS receiver for 6,000 yen, and an Arduino board for 3,200 yen with more expensive boards like an HDL Virtex5 board listed at over 100,000 yen. The menu is copyrighted by N. Aibe in 2011.
Arab Women in Computing & IT - Challenges & OpportunitiesRama Chakaki
The Arab Women in Computing Association is working on a research for the region. This presentation stated the challenges and showcased solutions happening on the ground.
This document summarizes coverage of the first UAE Saves Week hosted by cashy.me from September 23-29, 2012. It had broad reach across the nation through various partners and encouraged savings through practical daily goals. Significant engagement was generated on radio, through over 570 tweets with the UAE Saves Week hashtag and over 300 Facebook likes and shares from sponsor pages. UAE Saves Week 2013 plans to bring more awareness to savings through various mediums like art to help create a culture of savings in the UAE.
The document describes how Lean and the EFQM Excellence Model are complementary tools for continuous improvement. It explains that Lean is used to structure improvements identified through EFQM assessments, which provide strategic direction and assess performance gaps. Both approaches are people-centric and focus on long-term, customer-oriented continuous improvement. The EFQM Model addresses leadership, strategy, partnerships and results, while Lean structures how improvements are delivered.
The document outlines Apricot Global's vision, mission, and core values which focus on inspiring creativity, achieving excellence, building trust, acting with an entrepreneurial spirit, stretching people to develop a "can do" attitude, creating long-term relationships with a focus on execution excellence, mobilizing skilled teams to deliver exceptional results, valuing diversity and ensuring an inclusive environment, and inspiring trust through responsible and ethical actions. It also discusses Apricot Global's commitment to corporate governance and involvement in local communities.
Fleming Consulting specializes in developing lean production systems using Toyota Production System principles and methodologies. They offer customized training, implementation, and coaching services to help small and mid-sized organizations define value through the customer's eyes, identify wasteful processes, reduce costs, and sustain improvements. Fleming uses a structured methodology and tools to analyze operations and prioritize opportunities. Their hands-on, interactive approach is designed to both understand a company's value stream and create motivation to implement changes. Clients see sustainable 400% returns on investment by integrating lean principles into strategies and structures to eliminate waste and boost profits.
This company helps private and public sector organizations innovate, implement strategy, drive performance improvement, and transform through strategy implementation, performance improvement, project management, innovation management, and consulting services. They help clients implement and assess strategy, improve key performance metrics, successfully deliver projects, stimulate new ideas from employees and customers, and provide strategic consulting. Their goal is to have a positive impact on clients' top and bottom lines.
This organization provides consulting services to help private and public sector clients with innovation, strategy implementation, performance improvement, and transformation. Their services include strategy implementation, performance measurement and improvement, project management, innovation management, and general consulting. They help clients focus efforts on strategy, strengthen alignment, improve performance metrics, realize strategic goals, and identify new product and process ideas. Their approach involves situational analysis, strategy development, performance tracking, and project management.
This 3-day Lean management course aims to teach participants how to implement Lean to achieve continuous improvement, waste elimination, and increased customer value. The course will cover Lean principles and tools including visual controls, process mapping, 5S, standard work, and kaizen. Participants will learn how to identify waste in processes, drive out waste, and create a Lean culture. They will also learn to measure the impact and ROI of Lean projects. The course involves interactive lectures, exercises and discussions to illustrate Lean concepts and their application in manufacturing, services and healthcare. The target audience is supervisors, managers, executives and CEOs.
Procurement and Cost Reduction Specialists provides procurement consulting services to help organizations reduce costs and improve efficiencies. Their services include procurement outsourcing, cost reduction programs, pre- and post-merger integration support, procure-to-pay solutions, e-auction solutions, and strategic sourcing consulting. They aim to transform procurement capabilities and deliver significant cost savings without impacting quality or service.
The story of inspiring, catalyzing and delivering major digital innovation for a major insurance organisation. The work delivered epic improvements in Net Promoter Score and significant cost savings.
Venture Path is Deloitte's approach to helping large enterprises adopt lean startup principles and embed disruptive innovation. It includes the Venture Path Method (lean startup methodology), Venture Path Structure (blueprint for roles, processes, and governance), and Venture Path Platform (software to track and measure innovation initiatives). The platform guides users through three phases - concept, validation, and scale. It provides venture builders guidance and collects metrics to help portfolio managers make informed investment decisions. The goal is to help organizations test ideas quickly, reduce risk, and consistently innovate in a digital world.
What Is Operational Excellence?
Operational excellence is a framework for businesses to focus on growth and execute their strategy better than their competitors .
Drawing from continuous improvement and other tools, companies pursuing operational excellence adopt a mindset of problem solving, teamwork, and top-line growth, allowing them to create more value for customers.
The drive to keep improving in order to have the capacity to pursue innovation and growth (also known as execution excellence) rests on four primary pillars --
Customer Satisfaction
Employee Engagement
Commercial Impact
Efficient Resource Usage
Approach Towards OPEX
Approach towards OPEX starts with building efficient processes that make it clear to all employees whether or not an organization’s systems are running smoothly and make it possible for team members to step in with improvements when necessary.
The systematic management of operations and the commitment to a positive culture that focuses on customers’ needs and empowered staff is key requirement to build OPEX culture
Note :- “Operational excellence enables an organization to do more with the same staff through better employee engagement and streamlined processes. It is not about cutting resources, but rather about figuring out together how we can better apply our resources”
Below mentioned key steps towards OPEX Approach :-
Design Lean Value Streams
Make Lean Value Streams Flow
Make the Flow Visual
Create Standard Work for the Flow
Make the Abnormal Flow Visual
Create Standard Work for the Abnormal Flow
Have Employees in the Flow Improve the Flow
Perform Offense Activities
Success Pyramid
Result
Create value
for Customer
Alignment toward common goal
Systematic Thinking
Constancy around Vision
Continuous Improvement
Flow and Pull value
Focus on Process
Seek Perfection
Cultural Enablers
Lead with Humanity & Respect Every Individuals
Benefits of Operational Excellence
Efficiency in processes and use of resources
Cost reduction or containment
Engaged, stable workforce
Cohesive management
Strong shareholder value
High-quality standards
Beneficial partnerships with suppliers
Operational excellence helps you succeed in good times and bad because of the way it impacts key characteristics and behaviors of your organization.
Agile: Operational excellence is oriented around ongoing adaptation, so it is flexible and dynamic. Markets change, customer tastes shift, innovators introduce new technology, and problems arise. When you apply the principles of operational excellence, you naturally have a self-correcting mechanism to ensure you meet customer needs and that your business continues to grow.
Strategic: When you practice operational excellence, your company leadership does not need to get involved in solving low-level problems and managing daily operations. Instead, senior executives are able to work on new products or markets and revenue opportunities. So, rather than fighting fires, leaders focus on
This document outlines Value Driven Solutions' approach to lean transformation for service organizations. It discusses using Lean Six Sigma principles and tools to eliminate waste, improve processes, and create better flow. The 5 step approach includes assessing the organization, developing competency in Lean Six Sigma tools, creating a vision and strategy, piloting improvements, and rolling out changes. Key aspects are aligning metrics with goals, establishing a steering committee, and customizing the transformation based on the specific business model. The overall goal is to provide a roadmap for clients to achieve world-class performance through continuous improvement.
Bridging the Gap (BTG) is a consulting and human capital development firm focused on building organizational capacity. They provide services such as strategy development, change management, leadership development, and enterprise development. BTG uses a four stage process of diagnosis, planning, implementation, and monitoring & evaluation to deliver customized solutions that add value to clients. Their mission is to develop people and organizations through good governance, growth strategies, and empowerment.
The document announces the PEX Asia 2014 conference on process excellence and six sigma optimization taking place from February 24-28 in Singapore. The conference will focus on key themes like increasing productivity and customer satisfaction through strategically aligned processes. It will also provide training to become a Certified Process Professional, which is usually only available in the UK and US. Speakers from companies like Google, Coca-Cola, and Nokia will share how they have blended process methodologies to improve performance and adapt to new business needs in a digital age.
Linea Group provides operations excellence consulting, recruiting, and training services to help clients exceed expectations. Services include consulting, training, and recruiting to provide comprehensive expertise in analysis, solution design, implementation, and ensuring improvements are sustained. The company aims to help clients empower winning teams through an integrated approach that avoids gaps and improves quality, motivation, and satisfaction.
NuStratis is a management consulting firm specializing in improving businesses. This a video testimonial from one of our clients. Visit us at nustratis.com
PeopleWiz partnered with one of the best known companies in India in the area of Events and Exhibitions to create a new Organization design for consolidation and expansion of business
The Investment Accounting team at Lloyds Banking Group had accumulated knowledge documents in various locations without effective management, relying on subject matter experts. This posed risks and inefficiencies. The team implemented a knowledge management framework using Casewise software to centrally organize documents, map end-to-end processes, and standardize procedures. This improved understanding of processes, reduced errors, and helped with audits, training, and process improvements.
This document discusses implementing Lean in service industries and ensuring sustainability. It compares hierarchical and self-governing models of Lean rollout. The self-governing model, which focuses on employee engagement, learning by doing, and building internal capability, leads to the best opportunity for sustainability compared to the hierarchical, top-down approach.
1. [ ]
S A Partners is Europe’s longest standing Lean Enterprise consultancy.
We were originally formed in 1993 to transfer the lessons learned
from pioneering research of Professor Peter Hines, through the Lean
Enterprise Research Centre into the market place.
INSPIRING SUCCESS
THROUGH PIONEERING,
PROCESS-BASED SOLUTIONS
We are an innovative consultancy that inspires a wide range
of businesses to raise their game through the application of
Lean Principles. We have three UK offices and forty consultants,
with clients and strategic partners across the globe.
2. OUR CAPABILITIES
Strategic Management Six Sigma Leading and Sustaining Change
We can work with you to develop your strategy. We offer a systematic approach to improving Change is an inevitable part of our work and
As with all our work it follows the same approach, and optimising processes which delivers business we support our clients through the change in
using a set of principles, a delivery process and performance improvement by starting from ways of working that are specific to the context
practical “how to” tools. You provide the industry customer needs and relentlessly pursuing a goal of whether that is making strategic choices, Lean
expertise and you make the discriminating choices. perfection by eliminating sources of variation. implementation or any other aspects of our work.
The actual job can range between a small We can also bring measurement to this topic with
intervention to align the leadership team to in-depth Supply Chain Development distinctive systems of measurement for people
strategy formation or even long range scenario work. engagement, skills and workforce continuity.
By working up and down supply chains it becomes
possible to amplify the benefits of waste elimination
Lean Enterprise and creation because you can not only work on
waste value within more than one organisation but
Our work in Lean is based on two foundations.
also work on the inter-company waste.
The first is Lean Thinking Principles, which are:
Specify value by offering; Integrate the value For us, Supply Chains extend downstream as well
stream; Make the offering flow; At the pull of the as upstream. So our work often involves working
customer; In pursuit of perfection. with your distributors and large retailers as well
as suppliers, both eliminating waste as well as
The second is the Lean Business Model,
identifying customer value. Equally, we can work
which provides a blue print for transforming an
on the supply side both at the strategic level and in
organisation using Lean as the vehicle both for
supply chain development.
continuous improvement and for radical change.
Our Clients:
3. THE BENEFITS TO YOU
Our clients have experienced all of It is these beliefs that have enabled clients to: “ S A Partners has helped us to make our “ We now have a clear vision and a
the conventional results of consultancy • Secure stronger results through Strategic Management and Operational real opportunity to revitalise our sales
support, including: increased sales, better measurement processes more efficient by providing platform. Key benefits going forward:
• Reduce inertia by focusing on the vital insights into process design and process a clear framework to work in; a more
increased margins, reduced cost,
few important matters capability. S A Partners have worked dynamic Order Creation process; clear
improved quality, reduced space • Accelerate change by energising teams with us on business-wide improvement accountability. The Lean Thinking process
and shorter lead times. round shared objectives projects, and with teams of Directors certainly supported us well and the input
Perhaps more relevant are the less obvious • Sustain change by creating capable processes to help create value for Masterfoods from S A Partners was excellent. ”
benefits of how we work. These arise from
our dedication to the importance of people and
• Increase benefits through integrated solutions
• Enhance leadership by demonstrating
Europe and our Customers. ” Suzy Stacey, Senior Project Manager UK, Atradius.
process, the power of ownership and learning, Poul Weihrauch, VP Food, Masterfoods.
effective change
the value of working from sound principles. • Make better decisions faster by using
appropriate tools
• Avoid dependency on consulting support
by learning how to use the methods.
4. OUR APPROACH OUR PEOPLE
Any intervention may be diagnostic, results or learning
led. Sometimes, clients require a combination of two
We always challenge our clients to find fresh
and creative ways of operating, then facilitate,
Led by Professor Peter Hines, our people are
all experienced practitioners.
“ We didn’t
or all three. Each intervention is bespoke to meet
specific objectives.
coach and mentor them through this process.
We don’t do it for them, but support, enable
From a wide range of business functions, and industry use consultants,
we used
sectors, we bring our real life experiences to our
and encourage at every stage from the initial
clients, together with our specialist sector knowledge.
diagnosis to the final implementation.
Every client has a Client Relationship Manager
who is passionate about delivering the best
S A Partners.”
possible outcome from every intervention, Marcel Schabos,
no matter how large or small. Cogent CEO.
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