How to be effective – working remotely

By Bryan Ward | July 9, 2020

SOLUTION AREA: Leadership and Change Management – Innovate

Working remotely is not new and, in fact, it has been around for nearly 40 years ; however, recently, many companies reversed this trend and brought workers back to the office, citing they would be more productive, innovative and agile. This healthy argument of whether employees are more productive working remotely or at the office still takes place today…

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The most dangerous phrase in today’s manufacturing—“We Leaned it out.”

By Ed Hoffman | June 19, 2020

SOLUTION AREA:Operational Excellence

As many of us already know, Lean is a term that depicts broad concepts within world class operations developed by Toyota following WWII. Over the past two decades, I’ve often heard leaders from different industries describe their successes by stating something along the lines of: We’ve Leaned out our factories. It’s a phrase that seems benign, yet it’s one of the most dangerous phrases a leader can use. Why? What’s wrong with this phrase?

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Managing Manufacturing Operations Remotely

By Rob Krall | June 19, 2020

SOLUTION AREA: Change Management and Leadership

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted nearly every facet of our lives, particularly, our work lives. Keeping operations “up and running” is a concern for almost every business across the country. The pandemic has forced most businesses to determine which roles can be done remotely and which need to be done on-site. For manufacturing businesses, this results in tough questions…

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Due Diligence Process Identifies Incremental Costs

CLIENT INDUSTRY: Commercial Manufacturing
SOLUTION: Acquisitions & Integrations

Competitive Business Solutions (CBS) was retained by one of its private equity partners to conduct operational due diligence of a commercial glass processor.  This target was a part of a much larger conglomerate and was being split off or “carved out” to form a separate operating company.  CBS focused its industry expertise on operational and IT diligence and ultimately helped develop the model for the stand-alone organization.

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CBS Visual Management and Control System Enables Client to Manage Real Time

CLIENT INDUSTRY: Industrial Manufacturing
SOLUTION: Operational Excellence

A CBS client manufactures extremely complex and high tolerance product while operating in a very competitive market with high delivery demands from its customers. In this case, the company was under severe cost pressures as profitability and cash flow were not meeting corporate expectations. Additionally, their customers’ volumes were increasing, and they were not able to keep up.

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Finding the ‘Right’ Transformational Leader

By Rob Krall | May 25, 2020

SOLUTION AREA: Change Management and Leadership

Organizational success during significant change is dependent on several factors. Assigning the ‘right’ leader to drive that change is one of the most critical factors. Transformational leaders must have the ideal mix of competencies in leadership and business.

Read on to find out the key components that can help ensure successful change.

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Is the Quality Revolution Dead?

By Todd Hanlin | May 21, 2020

SOLUTION AREA: Transform & Operational Excellence

Strong quality culture leads not only to higher customer satisfaction, but it also drives employee engagement, lowers costs, and improves efficiency throughout an organization. While it’s not as easy as flipping a switch, there are some key steps that can drive sustainable change.

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