Business Improvement

Find the real constraint and focus improvement where it matters.

Structured analysis and practical improvement that helps teams identify what is holding performance back then take focused action on the right priorities.

If we are not improving, we are in fact going backwards.  Inflation alone eats into our finances and if our industry peers are maintaining momentum whilst we back off the accelerator, there is a very short period of time that we would remain competitive.

We need a free flow of ideas to make micro improvements at the shop floor as well as macro improvements aligned to the strategic plan.  We also need to understand the priority we should place on these ideas and the type of problem solving activity that we need to undertake to capitalise on them.

A sensible Business Improvement program aims to lock in initiatives to keep ahead of inflation and to support the game changers that evolve through formalised studies, options analysis, risk management and financial endorsement.  

It does not happen by chance, we need a structured program or series of projects aimed at unlocking value.  This is typically achieved through utilising a suite of improvement methodology tools identified, honed and practised across decades.

Empowering & effecting CHANGE requires the team to be Capable, the Operating System(s) to be in place and the Project Pipeline to undergo deliberate prioritisation.

Growth Improvements invites you to self assess your approach to Empowering Change with the organisation and have a discussion about where a targeted lift might be required.

The BI Continuous Triangle

The BI Continous Triangle

Damian Grow commenced his journey in the mid 90’s with Total Quality Management as an ADF member stationed within a logistics facility.  Some three decades later, he is a qualified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt with a comprehensive BI history over seven industries, two dozen plus organisations and hundreds of projects.  He would like to offer his support to you too.     

Success Snippets

Manufacturing
Mining
Distribution
FMCG
40% Reduction in machine Change Over time between product types reducing the need for batch overstocking
1200 additional truck loads per annum in a haulage constrained underground mining operation
8% Reduction in fleet requirements for national retailer to service metro area stores, twice daily

Recovery of $250k per annum on one product line, through resolution of upstream supplier defects

Core Tools:
5S & Kanban Standardised equipment Offline changeover preparation Team designed timber jigs, colour coded per product
Core Tools:
KPI’s correlated to success measures Team idea generation Value Stream Mapping & Takt Time Visual Management Transport planning
Core Tools:
Commitment to a unit of measure Visual aids and transparent data Statistical hypothesis testing Celebrating success
Core Tools:
Root Cause Analysis Quality investigation Statistical analysis Supplier Customer negotiations Contractual quality monitoring