S.L.I.A Consultancy Group addresses efficiency, purchasing, and workplace coaching needs of businesses. It is headed by Brian Cooney and aims to identify opportunities to improve operations, negotiate better supplier contracts, and boost employee morale. S.L.I.A offers analysis of organizations and departments to understand performance and present findings to discuss future plans for improvement. Past clients saw increases in output, inventory accuracy, on-time delivery, and forecast accuracy as well as reductions in labor costs.

1. ….enabling you to view your business through a fresh pair of eyes
Brian Cooney
brian.cooney@eircom.net
087 9945545
“Brian has been engaged by our client since the beginning of the year to
improve efficiencies in their production process. As the client Financial
Controller I have been working closely with Brian and can testify that Brian
has brought a new level of professionalism to the Operations process and
this has resulted in significant savings for the client…….The cost of Brian’s
services have been more than compensated by cost savings and I would have
no hesitation in recommending Brian for a similar role in any organization”
Brian Meehan, Vision Plus, 19th May 2009

2. All organizations need a good example to follow and a strong leader figure to look to for
support; Strong Leadership In Action helps you to bring these elements to your business
by enabling you to view your business through a fresh pair of eyes.
S.L.I.A Consultancy Group is headed by Brian Cooney. Brian credits his knowledge and
experience in business to a background in manufacturing, purchasing and HR.
S.L.I.A Consultancy Group addresses 3 main areas in business:
 Efficiency Clinic
S.L.I.A Efficiency Clinic works with companies in order to develop more resourceful
approach to its daily activities. This is done by addressing a number of key areas:
 Manufacturing Operations
 Quality Systems
 Other Operations; e.g. Accident prevention, Logistics Improvements
 Cost Reductions
 Process Improvement
 Productivity Improvement
 Throughout Improvement
 Space Utilization
S.L.I.A Efficiency Clinic can assist in the identification of opportunities and
implementation of solutions to reap the benefits of these opportunities.

3.  Purchasing Professional
It is vital to any business to ensure that the right people are in charge purchasing and that
these people are equipped with the correct knowledge and skills. By depriving your
company of expertise versed in these skills, your company can find itself tied into
contracts with the wrong suppliers, for the wrong material and at the wrong price.
Working with an S.L.I.A Purchasing Professional can be the key to implementing a cost
effective purchasing organization. S.L.I.A does this by looking at 2 key areas:
 Negotiation
 Supplier Measurement
It is the goal of S.L.I.A to assist companies save 1 MILLION EURO in annualized savings
over 12 months; from 1st August 2009 – 1st August 2010. To date, this stands at 121,564.
 Workplace Coach
In a recent study by Gemeni Consulting and Yankelovich Partners which looked at a
number of companies in 13 countries, it was found that:
 In more than 50% of companies surveyed, the employees did not know the
mission statement of the company
 84% did not consider it important for their work
 44% didn’t feel connected to their employers
This can evidently lead to poor morale and in turn an unproductive workplace. S.L.I.A
Workplace Coach can help ensure this does not happen to your business by working with
employees and looking at the following key areas:
 Work Life/ Personal Life Balance
 Security for the future
 Good Pay
 Enjoyable co-workers
 Truly enjoyable work

4. What we do
1. Spend 1 day at our expense completing an analysis of your organization or
specific department
2. Understand the performance of the organization or department being reviewed
3. Observe the business and personnel performance in line with the goals
4. Meet with leaders regularly throughout the day to discuss and agree plans
5. End of free day discussion to present findings and discuss future plan where
appropriate
We are aware that each company is different and therefore our approach must be
tailored to suit individual companies
Facts and Figures
To date our clients have had:
 27% increase in daily output within 10 week period
 99.6% inventory accuracy from 91% in 6 weeks
 100% “on time in full” delivery performance in 5 weeks
 20% improvement in forecast accuracy
 2% reduction in labour as a percentage of sales
 Process layout for new business YSB.ie
 Happy and highly motivated staff
 Motivated teams where individuals previously existed
For more information or to further discuss any of the services offered above, please do
not hesitate to contact Brian at S.L.I.A on 087 9945545 or alternatively you can email
brian.cooney@eircom.net