# Competitive Business Solutions: Top Business Consulting Firm

> Management consulting firm for Aerospace, Defense, Private Equity, Medical and Industrial sectors\. CBS delivers rapid, measurable results\.

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## Pages
- [Operational Excellence Consulting](https://cbsteam.com/lean-consulting-services/operational-excellence-consulting-services/)
- [Lean Manufacturing Consulting](https://cbsteam.com/lean-consulting-services/lean-manufacturing-consulting/)
- [Continuous Improvement Consulting](https://cbsteam.com/lean-consulting-services/continuous-improvement-consulting/)
- [Aerospace \& Defense Consulting](https://cbsteam.com/lean-consulting-services/aerospace-defense-consulting/)
- [Private Equity Consulting](https://cbsteam.com/lean-consulting-services/private-equity-consulting/)

## Posts
- [Why Execution Readiness Drives EBITDA Expansion in Private Equity](https://cbsteam.com/why-execution-readiness-drives-ebitda-expansion-in-private-equity/): Learn why execution readiness determines EBITDA expansion in private equity portfolio companies, and the sequence that converts growth into value\. 
- [Why Lean Transformations Plateau](https://cbsteam.com/why-lean-transformations-plateau/): Early lean gains are real, and so is the plateau that follows\. Tim Christlieb explains why the constraint shifts from individual processes to the operating system, and what the second wave of improvement requires: deliberate work release, priority governance, constraint protection, and leadership review of system behavior\. Fourth in the Execution Physics series\.
- [Operational Excellence Is a Leadership Behavior](https://cbsteam.com/operational-excellence-leadership-behavior/): Operational systems perform to the standard leadership allows\. Tim Christlieb examines the tolerated behaviors that make congestion structural, the floor signals that reveal a governance vacuum, and the questions high\-performing operational leaders ask instead of reviewing program activity\. Third in the Execution Physics series\.
- [Operational Excellence Programs Are Not Enough\. It’s Execution Physics That Determines EBITDA](https://cbsteam.com/operational-excellence-programs-execution-physics/): Operational excellence programs build skills and structure, but they cannot govern a production system\. Tim Christlieb introduces execution physics: the three structural forces of flow, variability, and constraints that determine lead times, working capital, and EBITDA\. First in a series for industrial leaders\.
- [Execution Physics: How Excessive Work In Process Quietly Destroys Margins](https://cbsteam.com/work-in-process-management-margins/): Excessive work\-in\-process taxes nearly every line on the P\&L without appearing on any of them\. Tim Christlieb walks through the WIP chain reaction, the ownership gap that lets it accumulate, and the work\-release discipline that reverses it, often within a quarter\. Second in the Execution Physics series\.

## Articles
- [5 Ways to Keep Your CI Steering Committee Alive, Well and on Track](https://cbsteam.com/article/5-ways-to-keep-your-ci-steering-committee-alive-well-and-on-track/): 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\.
- [The Top 3 Barriers to Maximizing Acquisition Value](https://cbsteam.com/article/the-first-100-days-top-3-barriers-to-maximizing-acquisition-value/): 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\.
- [Is Your Organization Lean—or Lagging?](https://cbsteam.com/article/lean-or-lagging-take-the-lean-assessment-test/): Is your manufacturing operation using space efficiently? Are you leveraging data to gauge month\-over\-month improvements? Take a few moments to answer five key questions to best determine if your organization is lean or lagging\.
- [The Art of the Possible: Using Capability Modeling to Drive Business Change](https://cbsteam.com/article/the-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\.

## Case Studies
- [From Job Shop to Flow Line: How a Lean Manufacturing Transformation Doubled Output and Cut Build Time in Half](https://cbsteam.com/case-study/lean-manufacturing-flow-assembly-line-transformation/)
- [Accelerating AS9100 Implementation Using Lean](https://cbsteam.com/case-study/accelerating-as9100-implementation-using-lean/)
- [Training the Workforce for Improved Performance](https://cbsteam.com/case-study/case-study-employee-turnover/): 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\.
- [Contract Demand ≠ Work Cell Capability](https://cbsteam.com/case-study/contract-demand-≠-work-cell-capability/): An electronics/defense organization located in Camden, NJ, was struggling to meet increasing customer demand\. The client was the sole source for a critical classified component, and pressure to increase production throughput caused leaders to contact Competitive Business Solutions \(CBS\) to help solve the issue\.
- [7\-minute Huddle Improves Patient Care and Employee Satisfaction](https://cbsteam.com/case-study/7-minute-huddle-improves-patient-care-and-employee-satisfaction/): The ICU at Salina Regional Health Center was experiencing low employee morale and significant daily overtime due to the extensive monitoring needs of the patients along with the way the mandatory shift transfer meetings were occurring at the end of each shift\. For the ICU to run effectively, hospital leadership decided that a Lean Six Sigma project was warranted to improve both areas\.

## Team Members
- [Aaron Stresemann](https://cbsteam.com/team-member/aaron-stresemann/)
- [John Stancin](https://cbsteam.com/team-member/john-stancin/)
- [Bob Morin](https://cbsteam.com/team-member/bob-morin/)
- [Shannon Gabriel](https://cbsteam.com/team-member/shannon-gabriel/)
- [Todd Hanlin](https://cbsteam.com/team-member/todd-hanlin/)

## Videos
- [What a Great S\&OP Process Looks Like…](https://cbsteam.com/video/what-a-great-sop-process-looks-like/)
- [The CBS Difference According to Bryan Ward](https://cbsteam.com/video/real-business-change/)
- [About CBS: A Company Founded on a Strong Value System](https://cbsteam.com/video/about-cbs/)
- [Innovation for Game Changing Results](https://cbsteam.com/video/innovation-for-game-changing-results/)
- [Serving Our Clients With a Dedicated Team of Trusted Advisors Throughout Every Engagement](https://cbsteam.com/video/dedicated-teams/)

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