Each engagement is led by a partner, runs six to twelve weeks and is priced in writing before it starts.
Where every engagement starts
Two weeks. We interview your managers, read two years of figures and spend a day where the work is done. You get a written plan with what each problem costs and how long the fix takes, and it is yours to use with or without us.
For work that runs longer
For forecasting, change and board work that lasts past twelve weeks. The days included are set in the letter of engagement, and either side can end it with thirty days' notice.
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For companies whose orders take longer to go out than they should, or whose overtime bill keeps rising.
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For companies whose sales grow every year while the margin on them does not.
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For owners who hear about a cash squeeze from their bank before their own reports show it.
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For companies weighing a new market, a new product line or the purchase of a competitor.
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For a reorganization, a new ERP system or a merger that has to happen while the business keeps trading.
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For owners preparing a sale, a handover to the family, or a first board with outside members.
Case study · Pricing
A family-owned maker of frozen baked goods in Wisconsin, 210 people in two plants. Sales had grown by a third in three years while gross margin fell from 31% to 24%.
The diagnostic found discounts outside the price list on six orders in ten, set by eleven different people. In nine weeks we rebuilt the price list, gave discount approval to two people and set up a weekly margin report.
Food, plastics and metal fabrication, in plants of 50 to 400 people.
Multi-site practices and regional hospitals: scheduling, billing and staffing costs.
Stock levels, freight and pricing for distributors carrying thousands of products.
Engineering, law and accounting practices: billable hours, rates and partner pay.
Describe the problem in a few lines. A partner reads every enquiry and replies within one working day.