Program and Project Management
Surviving the Tsunami of Labor Shortages
Competitive Business Solutions has years of hands-on skills identifying performance issues like labor shortages and other challenges facing companies today. The Key to success in many cases is a lean and sustainable operating system that gives the management team new skills to successfully operate the company.
Read MoreDennis Kelley
Dennis Kelley, Vice President of Consulting Services at Competitive Business Solutions (CBS), is an accomplished leader and strategist with over 30 years of diverse manufacturing experience. Starting his journey as an operations engineer in the aerospace industry after serving his country with the United States Marine Corps., Dennis transitioned to strategic consulting, leveraging his comprehensive…
Read MoreThe Art of the Possible: Using Capability Modeling to Drive Business Change
Based on proven CBS methodology, this valuable summary will help you build a three-phase capability model that clearly demonstrates what Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) can be improved and how to achieve operational excellence.
Read More5 Keys To Successful Business Transformation
Organizational transformation is a continuous journey. The destination is the pursuit of perfection. Transformations require commitment, time and effort from all levels of the organization. Most companies begin the transformation process with the end in mind–improved performance, cost savings and engaged workforce … but, have they built a strong foundation to ensure success?
Read on to find out the key components that can help ensure successful change.
Read MoreThe Fifth “S” and why it should be the first…
“Stick Rate” is a term often used to describe the ability of a change to a process to remain in place over time. There is no more evident and frustrating example of this than when companies attempt to implement a 5S program. Anyone in the manufacturing sector that has experienced a 5S program rollout will…
Read MoreBob Morin
Bob Morin’s operational experience spans over 25 years in the aerospace, consumer products, and medical devices industries. Bob began preparing for his future role as a problem solver while serving in the U.S. Navy for eight years, honing his leadership skills in various locations. His Navy experience instilled in him a drive for simplicity and…
Read MoreUtilization of Business Diagnostic to Help Launch/Accelerate Your Improvement Strategy
Many companies that are looking to start a Continuous Improvement program know that they need to drive improvement but are unsure of where to start.
Read MoreShifting from Firefighting vs. Problem Solving
It is common for organizations to run into the everyday routines with the same problems affecting production, processes, or services, and learn to cope and live with them for months or even years. Ever ask yourself how your organization got there in the first place? Even more important, is there a way out of this…
Read MoreApplying Lean Construction Methodology to Ship Repair Reduces Delays and Overages
Overview An executive, having previous success with Competitive Business Solutions (CBS), once again engaged our team to provide support for a repair shipyard. Before our arrival, a corporate team had conducted a large Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) event in response to the site’s poor performance of contracted repairs. This was evidenced by significant cost…
Read MoreBusinesses Need to Start Benchmarking Sports Teams
Toyota and Danaher are just a couple of companies that are held up as examples of world-class operating systems and best-in-class lean organizations. While there is much to learn from these companies, I contend business can learn as much by benchmarking good sports teams. In fact, most average sports teams have exceeded some of the…
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