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Take
the frustration out of managing your operations while
improving the morale of your employees
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Business Architecture
Analysis |
Process
and/or ERP Software
Audit Results
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A low-cost,
non-invasive analysis of your core business processes that is proven to drastically improve
your operations by: enhancing
communication, reducing costs; shortening lead-times; right-sizing
inventory; increasing capacity; eliminating waste; and optimizing
cash flow.
Typical processes
include: Quote-to-Cash; Order-to-Cash; Procure-to-Pay; Product Life-cycle Management;
and Cash-to-Cash. |
- $2M in annual, non-value-added cost
savings
Six-week analysis of the quote-to-cash process for $300M division of
a new $3B in annual revenue public company.
- $700K in
annual, non-value-added cost savings
Two-week analysis of the order-to-cash process for $400M division of
a $2.5B in annual revenue global company.
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Free telephone
consultation
Contact me today to schedule an appointment
(434) 825-5960 |
Designed for Companies
with a Minimum of $50 Million in Annual
Revenue and at least 150 Employees
There are a few things I've learned over twenty-two (22) years of
Management Consulting with more than sixty (60) mid- and large-size
firms:
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All companies
provide services and/or products;
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All companies
buy services, products, and materials;
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All companies
need resources (people, space, machines, and money), capability,
and systems (e.g. conversion processes, management systems,
communication systems, etc.- collectively called 'Operations')
to conduct points 1 and 2 above;
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All companies
desire to keep their operations as efficient (low costs, low
waste, high quality, short cycle-times, low complexity) as
possible;
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The larger the
volume of 1 and 2 above, the more inefficient operations become;
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The larger the
volume of 1 and 2 above, the more essential business
architecture becomes for enabling managers to effectively manage
and improve operations;
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Lastly, my
clients have not been as profitable as they could be due to poor
business architecture.
A holistic, systematic approach to improving your operations
To help resolve operational woes, I developed a solution that I
use to analyze the business architecture of companies with the
following objectives in mind:
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Provide my
clients with an accurate analysis of their business
architecture;
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Identify
operational areas where roles, processes, and systems are not
properly aligned;
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Identify
specific actions the client can take to improve their business
architecture;
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Conduct the
analysis in the most non-invasive means possible - no software
to purchase or implement, nor training required;
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Provide my
services at a fixed, low cost within a fixed timeframe
(typically three months or less).
Information you get from the Business Architecture Analysis
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Available
capacity and cost of resources allocated to a business unit;
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Resource role
definitions and key metrics;
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Core business
process definitions for specific entities and/or the
interaction/communication between entities;
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Key activities
that support the processes;
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Task types of
the activities (i.e. Transactional, Managerial, and
Maintenance);
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Main tasks that
convert "flow units" (a concept used in Lean Manufacturing and
Lean Six Sigma);
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Costs and
capacity consumed by the flow units;
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Systems used to
support the resources in converting the flow units;
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Cost and
capacity consumed in non-value-added, non-value-added essential
and value-added tasks.
Beyond the direct dollar
savings, there are many
Indirect cost savings and
intangible benefits
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Data
Corporatization – A term I coined describing the creation of
central repositories for core data eliminating data replication;
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Better educated
and informed employees about the roles they fill, and the
activities and processes they support;
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Elimination of
ancillary systems and databases that add little to no value;
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More efficient
use of core business systems such as the company’s ERP software;
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Enterprise
control and availability of critical data and information.
7-Step Process for Conducting the Business Architecture Analysis
To learn more, please contact me for a free, no-obligation telephone
consultation. Please see my contact information at
the top of the page.
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CLIENT TESTIMONIALS
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"We were pleasantly surprised with the complete
business approach Collier & Associates brought into the project.
They quickly outlined all of the tasks and functions needed to
support a good process and helped us re-arrange the assignment of
the tasks to existing people. The process changes would not have
been successful without this first step." Collier & Associates
“demonstrates care of the success of our company rather than (the
attitude of) just get the project completed and get out. With the
same person returning, knowledge of our company is retained.”
Ken Shandelson
Chief Information Officer
Volvo Penta of the Americas
(A Global 100 Company)
(Multiple projects - 1996 - 2007)
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“I have worked for Alstom for over twenty years and
have seen many quality initiatives
during my time there. In almost all cases outside
consultants were used to develop and/or
facilitate these changes. Although management
support is critical to the success of such
initiatives, the consultant plays an important role.
In the past, all attempts to drive
organizational change failed or fell short of the
goal. Two years ago (2005) Alstom hired
Andy Collier to perform a complete business redesign
and integrate our systems. This
was a huge undertaking that would require tremendous
commitment to achieve. I am
please to say that with Andy’s dedication and
knowledge of business systems, Alstom has
a completely new business model, redefined
associates roles and integrated systems. I am
proud to have been part of such a rewarding
experience and would fully recommend
Andy to any company with the need for positive
change.”
Rusty Brannan
Quality Manager
Alstom Power – Power Services Division (A Global 100 Company)
(Multiple Projects - 2005 - Present)
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