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Creating adaptive strategies

We develop distinctive and adaptive strategies that help you succeed in today’s
complex and uncertain world.

Creating adaptive strategies

We develop distinctive and adaptive strategies that help you succeed in today’s complex and uncertain world.

Performance Improvement

Performance improvement in the manufacturing industry is critical to staying competitive in today's fast-paced business environment. ZBT plays a key role in helping manufacturers improve their performance by identifying areas for improvement and developing and implementing tailored solutions.

One of the main ways ZBT helps improve performance in the manufacturing industry is through process optimization. This may involve streamlining production processes, improving supply chain management, and reducing waste to increase efficiency and reduce costs.

Another important area of focus for performance improvement in manufacturing is the implementation of new technologies. This includes the adoption of Industry 4.0 technologies such as automation, artificial intelligence, and the Internet of Things, which can help manufacturers increase efficiency, reduce downtime, and improve quality control.

In addition to process optimization and technology implementation, ZBT also works with manufacturers on organizational design and culture change initiatives. This can include restructuring the organization, developing new leadership strategies, and creating a more agile and flexible work environment to better respond to changing market conditions.

Sales Acceleration

Sales acceleration in the manufacturing industry is a critical goal for many organizations. ZBT plays a key role in helping manufacturers drive sales growth by identifying areas for improvement and developing and implementing tailored strategies.

One effective approach to sales acceleration in the manufacturing industry is to focus on customer experience. ZBT works with manufacturers to understand their target customers, identify opportunities to improve the customer journey, and implement changes that drive customer loyalty and repeat business.

Another key area of focus for sales acceleration is product innovation. ZBT consultants help manufacturers identify opportunities to develop new products, improve existing products, and bring new offerings to market more quickly and effectively.

In addition to customer experience and product innovation, sales acceleration in the manufacturing industry also requires a focus on distribution and go-to-market strategies. Management consultants can work with manufacturers to optimize their distribution channels, develop new sales and marketing strategies, and improve the efficiency and effectiveness of their sales processes.

Market Analysis

Market share analysis and growth opportunities

Customer segmentation

Customer segmentation and share of wallet

Sales register analysis

Customer retention and new customer acquisition

Effectiveness analysis

Sales force efficiency and effectiveness analysis

Sales cost optimization

cost reduction while maximizing business value

Competitive Benchmarking

industry leaders for strategies, practices and services

Cost Optimization

Cost optimization is a critical goal for many organizations and ZBT plays a key role in helping organizations achieve this objective. By conducting comprehensive assessments of business processes and operations, ZBT can identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement, and develop and implement strategies that reduce costs while improving performance.

Effective approach to cost optimization is to focus on operational efficiency. This may involve streamlining processes, improving supply chain management, and reducing waste to increase efficiency and reduce costs. For example, management consultants may recommend the use of automation or other technologies to improve the speed and accuracy of processes, or may work with organizations to identify opportunities to reduce energy usage or consolidate suppliers etc.

Another key area of focus for cost optimization is organizational design. ZBT helps organizations structure their operations more effectively, optimize resource allocation, and create a more efficient and flexible work environment. This can include restructuring the organization, developing new leadership strategies, and creating a more agile and flexible work environment to better respond to changing market conditions.

Eventually cost optimization also requires a focus on strategic sourcing and procurement and ZBT helps organizations identify opportunities to reduce costs by optimizing their procurement processes, improving vendor relationships, and negotiating better deals with suppliers.

Direct Material Cost reduction

Spend analysis, Price variation, Supplier rate contracts, Wastage reduction

Conversion Cost reduction

Blue collar manpower optimization and Power and fuel cost reduction

Indirect Cost reduction

Logistics and other general and admin expenses optimization

Operations Due Diligence

Operation due diligence typically involves a comprehensive review of a manufacturer's business processes and operations, including an assessment of the effectiveness of existing systems and practices, an evaluation of the organization's financial performance, and an analysis of its market position.

Production & Quality

  • Production Maturity Model
  • Demand Planning
  • OTIF%
  • O2D effectiveness
  • FTR% and COPQ Assessment
  • Customer Complaint Analysis

Maintenance

  • Maturity Model
  • Equipment Management
  • Equipment Productivity
  • Spares Management
  • 3rd Party outsourcing
  • Reliability based maintenance

Costs (direct & indirect)

  • Spend Analysis
  • Competitor benchmarking
  • Price variation, vendor consolidation
  • For direct costs – Product bundling, price variation, vendor consolidation, tolerance, waste reduction

Manpower & HR

  • Blue-collar / white-collar productivity
  • Salesforce productivity
  • Contractual labour productivity
  • Organization design and restructuring

Supply Chain

  • Vendor management
  • Logistics assessment
  • Warehouse location assessment
  • Assessment of proximity to Cust. Centres

Inventory

  • BC analysis
  • Min-max, safety stock analysis
  • Order times, automatic reordering
  • Non-moving stock analysis

Our Engagement Approach

"ZBT's 3 Step" engagement process is designed to address the risks of the client in engaging a consultant for a long-term transformation project. It ensures that the client enters an engagement only after having evaluated the solution and the consultant.

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Potential
Validation

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Proposed and finalize New Solutions With The Top Management

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Work Breakdwon Structure for implementation

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Job card and Engagement For Implementation

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Impact Delivered

Financial gain or improved customer service level

We work with clients to address their key business issues and in our approach we link the financial parameters or customer service level with the process primary parameters which can be managed and controlled through accurate and precise outcome based processes. Learn more about our successes through case studies...

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