Manufacturing & Industry

According to the Business Development Bank of Canada, 30% of all small to mid-sized manufacturers do not generate a profit. When our consultants work with these organizations, we are not surprised that they often do not have even the essentials of efficient production in place.

As global competitiveness increases, particularly from the East, it is essential that manufacturers increase their operational efficiencies in order to deliver increased value and to reduce waste. Lean is a way of thinking, a process of continuous improvement.

We can help. Our trusted advisors can help you review and implement lean practices which on average, increase margins by 15%. Even if you already have lean practices in place, our deep expertise can help you find new ways to reduce waste even further and increase customer value.

As markets become increasingly globalized, it is essential that North American industries innovate to increase its competitiveness. In Canada, where there is a strong R&D culture yet dismal commercialization, organizations need to view innovation as more than just the development of new products. Innovation has to align with business strategy and deliver real value to customers.

Initiating your innovation strategy with implementation in mind, our senior advisors are ready to partner with you to develop a commercialization process that works. We can help you review your strategic plan and design an innovation process that increases your bottom line, while reducing product and service “failures”.

Industry and manufacturing in North America has been hit on all fronts within the last few decades. High overheads, combined with increased global competitiveness have forced many organizations to reduce their working staff and close down entire plants. More recently, many companies within the industry now are experiencing a skilled labour shortage – often having to bring in immigrant workers to fill the need.

Whether your organization needs to reduce overhead through human resource re-structuring or needs assistance finding and retaining top talent, we can help. Our top HR consultants can help you review your current situation and develop an HR strategy that addresses your specific needs. Connecting the dots from the business strategy through to organizational transformation, our professional project managers use the right balance of “art” & “science” to help you implement the necessary changes within this sensitive function.