A manufacturer of wings and supporting aerostructures was experiencing high rates of employee attrition, which impacted delivery deadlines and revenue goals while compromising important customer relationships. An intensive CBS engagement helped the supplier implement a robust workforce training program, significantly reduce product defects and rapidly improve on-time delivery rates.
CBS Consulting worked with a private equity client to greatly improve their operational performance for a recently acquired company. The company was previously family-owned and a quality leader in their industrial equipment market. After our initial assessment, we targeted production costs, production lead time, and capacity/throughput. Additionally, the company lacked several basic business disciplines, like:…
SOLUTION AREA: Leadership and Change Management
In 2018, workplace turnover reached an all-time high. According to a published report by Compdata, turnover hit 19.3%, with a 22.9% increase since 2014. The report indicated a variety of reasons why employees had left their workplaces, with some of the most common issues being “unsupportive managers,” “a lack of training and development” and “decreased opportunities for advancement.”
Steering Committees are the primary decision-making bodies for large-scale change management programs. This summary reveals the five ways to ensure the effectiveness of your Continuous Improvement Steering Committee as well as the success of your CI efforts.
A slow, “soft” approach to value creation can fail to secure buy-in, gain alignment and capitalize on synergies early in the acquisition process. This report offers important guidance for optimizing your due diligence efforts.
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