Operational Excellence

Results: Rapid Return on Investment (ROI)

GP's Operational Excellence Practice team focuses on rapid return on your consulting dollars, typically 5- to 33-fold return on consulting dollars invested. We approach every engagement as though your CFO were auditing the cost-benefit ratio. Your organization will quickly realize tangible results and build momentum through our focus on critical value streams and application of the elements of our robust approach.

Typical GP Operational Excellence Practice results

For example, one client realized the following results within 6 months of implementation kick-off:

60% increase in throughput (500/day to 800/day)
75% improvement in scrap rate (8% to <2%)
20% improvement in paid yield (48% to 58%)
60% reduction in defects (5% to <2%)
20% reduction in manpower
Greatly improved team leader management skills due to coaching

Typical Long-Term Results

Typical projects achieve long-term breakthrough results that include:

75% reduction in processing times
50% improvement in productivity
60% reduction in time to market
70% reduction in scrap
50% reduction in work-in-process

A Lasting Effect

We not only achieve hard dollar savings. We have a lasting effect on your culture and your employees.

"Since GP started working with us, I find that I have to walk the floor every day, just to see what the teams have changed from the night before."

—General Manager from an automotive supplier when noting their gains in process improvements

Results from a survey conducted one year after implementation showed that managers believe the system:

"provides formal mechanism for linking our work"

"focuses us on the right things"

"helps us prioritize and keeps our feet to the fire"

—From a management system implementation at PG&E

"I've seen more change in a week than we've done in 20 years!"

—A union member from National Forge

A superintendent said, "I held everything close. My supervisors had to chase me down to ask me to make decisions. Now they are making the decisions. I have to tell you, life has gotten easier for me." In response, his supervisor said, "Yes, and I really like the change too. I used to wear out my boots looking for him!"

—Gerdau Ameristeel employees at a project review

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