LEAN OPERATIONS
IMPROVEMENT
Companies operations need to evolve with the size of the business and change to respond to the environment. Too often, caught into day to day operations and fire fighting, managers don’t have the resources and time to adjust their operations and strategize to better respond to the customer needs. We can accompany you to develop and implement operations improvement strategies. Whether you are in manufacturing, distribution or service, we work with you and your employees to map your value chain and processes, document them and develop improvement technics. Ultimately, we help you boost the quality and reduce defects.
Although not exhaustive, and customized based on customer's needs, here is a list of services and technics we would use to improve your operations. Talk to us to know more.
· Operations Audits
· Value Chain mapping - VSM
· Process reengineering - Wastes removal
· Capacity management
· Continuous improvement - Inventory reduction
· PDCA cycle and problem solving technics
· Application of Lean tools and culture
· Culture and methodology Toyota Kata
Access our Inventory Management System, available for free download.
Simple but powerful tool to optimize your inventory (Excel based system).
Operations audit
We have developed Supply Chain and Operations audits to provide you with clear insights on your African Supply Chain and gives you recommendations on how to get the most of it, at the best costs while de-risking your investments.
A well designed, coherent and efficient Supply Chain is a must for an organization operating in Africa. It comes with a number of clear risks you need to mitigate to remain competitive and thrive. After looking at your company strategy, have a look at your Supply Chain strategy, the supporting tools in place, the outsourcing mechanisms, sourcing and purchasing patterns linked to the forecast of the demand, along with your distribution channels, we will give you broad but concrete recommendations on the areas of change and improvement.
In the same way, efficient and cost effective internal operations can give you a real advantage to your business, cutting costs, developing wastes free procedures, and continuously adapting to a changing context.
We can audit where you are with your operations, where you want to go as per your strategy and how the operations are aligned with your strategy. We will identify the areas of quick improvement and the fundamental long terms changes that need to be planned and executed.
Specifics of the audit
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Two days on site review of the company Operations
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Quantitative and qualitative data collection - Interviews with key members and collection of data
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One day remote review and development of a report with recommendation
$2000
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Subject to terms and conditions
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Anywhere in Africa
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Price not including transport and accommodation costs of the auditor