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Our Purpose

The purpose of an operations assessment is to determine the effectiveness of operations systems and management. Depending on the type of business this can include evaluating:

  • Materials management and planning
  • Purchasing and inventory systems
  • Shop floor controls
  • Profile of management skills and capabilities
  • Labor costs and skills
  • Quality assurance capabilities

Our major focus is to evaluate operations in planning, organizing and controlling material, labor and the quality of product built or service delivered.

Our Approach

We evaluate operations by examining the principle components in operations:

  • Materials and inventory
  • Management and labor
  • Information systems
  • Facilities and equipment

Materials and Inventory

  • Determine materials costs and the capabilities and performance of inventory management systems.
  • Assess raw material needs and effectiveness of purchasing and materials management.
  • Evaluate yield and price per unit for major components.

Management and Labor

  • Prepare a profile of operations management and skills by work area.
  • Develop a labor cost evaluation.
  • Assess the capacity and capability limitations of managers and labor.

Information Systems

  • Evaluate systems which integrate planning, scheduling, materials, purchasing, inventory, shop floor usage and accounting.
  • Determine capabilities and limitations of operations systems.

Facilities and Equipment

  • Determine throughput limits and capabilities of facilities.
  • Evaluate production capacities, yield performance and quality capabilities of equipment.

Our People

Our consultants have extensive experience in evaluating business operations in a wide range of industries including, manufacturing, service, retail, distribution, utilities and others. Our consultants are experts in quality assurance, cycle time reduction, integrated manufacturing systems and operations processes.

We bring the skills of engineering and business to provide a thorough assessment of business operations.