Rapid, Sustainable Business Performance Improvement
Representative Outcomes
Performance and Value Turnaround; Increased Valuation in Sale
With 5 months work (aerospace/defense contractor), took company from operationally and market challenged to achieving, 9 months after starting work, the highest ratings across the board in a comprehensive US Army Program Audit. Increased valuation by millions of dollars in subsequent sale to Fortune 500 buyer.
Achieved Immediate, Enthusiastic Employee Buy-In
Reliably develop enthusiastic employee buy-in to participation and change. Employees all but tackle us to show “Sand in the Gears” and share ideas to eliminate the “Sand”. Supervisors – instead of going out for a smoke – stop by on their breaks to discuss improvement and implementation. Developed internal capabilities for ongoing innovation in service to customers, products, processes and execution.
Immediate Execution Improvement; in 18 months Doubling of Sales & Tripling Value of Business
In 5 weeks, developed buy-in, raised organization-wide execution and improvement capability and lowered ongoing operating costs which enabled winning new customers. Pursued and achieved first new business with Toyota in less than 1 year. Doubled sales in 18 months – without adding management and support staff. Tripled the value of the business in 18 months.
Achieved Performance-Driven Customer Satisfaction Turnaround and Business Expansion
In 6 weeks, developed buy-in and raised organization-wide execution capability which achieved complete customer satisfaction turnaround. Within 9 months achieved 30% efficiency increase, substantially reduced recurring costs, and within 18 months achieved 99.85% accuracy and 0.06% damage rate for high volume logistics / distribution. Performance attracted new business from marquee customers. A third-party (a unit of Corel Corporation) developed a case study on 4aBetterBusiness and the client.
In 4 months, 6.5% Improvement in Core Operating Productivity - NO risk, NO capital, same people
In 4 months, for a company already performing at the highest quality levels, developed systems that cut across organizational lines to achieve 6.5% reduction in core operating costs / productivity improvement with NO risk, NO capital, and without personnel reductions.
Shortened Product Development Time and Reduced Errors
Streamlined product development process.including product design, proposals, project management, configuration management and release to production. Reduced engineering changes >50%.
Developed Actionable Metrics
Within 30 days analyzed operations and processes and developed organization-wide, actionable metrics for performance monitoring and improvement, tied to increasing the value of the business.
Third Party Recognition / Validation / Awards
- Client Achieved Highest Rating Across-The-Board in Comprehensive US Army Program Review
- Client Achieved a State-Level Baldrige Award, building on Improvements that Won New Business
- Achieved Value-Added ISO/TS 16949 (Automotive) Certification in 4 Months
- Third Parties have written Case Studies on 4aBetterBusiness and Client Results
- Pursued and Achieved (in 1 Year) First New Business with Performance-Demanding Toyota
Other outcome highlights:
- Developed Capabilities that Expanded Markets and Overcame Customer Concentration
- Improved Business Performance without Risk and without Capital
- Developed Employee Motivation & Enthusiastic Employee Participation
- Facilitated System Learning
- Built Capabilities that Achieved Dramatic Company Value Improvement
- Created Actionable Metrics and Systems for Business Analysis
- Established Practices for Ongoing Innovation and Further Achievement of:
- Workflow and Process Improvement
- Quality Improvement
- Productivity Gains
- Rapid, Sustainable Business Performance Improvement
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