Operations Design

S.E.E.C.G. leverages its strengths in research, benchmarking, modeling, and analysis to help companies evaluate their operations and implement changes that drive efficiency and increase shareholder value. Clients gain the insight they need to make operational decisions confidently, maximize returns on capital investments, and optimize manufacturing and service operations to improve customer service, reduce costs, and grow profits. We provide:

a. Value-Based Performance Improvement
Evaluation of manufacturing processes, service operations, capital investments, and outsourcing decisions based on rigorous analysis and modeling of how various process changes affect profitability.

b. Competitive Benchmarking
Research on competitors’ operations, and analysis of clients’ internal data and procedures to align their processes with best practices, identify potential areas for outsourcing, and make more profitable pricing and positioning decisions.

c. Network Optimization
Examination and quantitative modeling of a company’s operations network to reveal strengths and weaknesses, determine the optimal scale and distribution of plants, and identify opportunities to drive efficiencies and cost savings.

d. Process Redesign
Fact-based studies – incorporating market research, benchmarking, and modeling – that provide clients with insights that help them streamline and optimize their operations.

e. Strategic Outsourcing
Research, analysis, and quantitative modeling to help clients understand the costs and benefits associated with outsourcing, and ensure that outsourcing initiatives yield maximum cost reductions.

f. Capability Development
Development of training programs to help clients acquire vital in-house operations capabilities, combined with clearly defined metrics for both employee performance and customer satisfaction to support the company’s strategic vision.