Analysis
Engineering and business problems need to be approached in a
logical, systematic and holistic manner. Every process can be
divided into components and subcomponents, working together to
perform an overall task or reach a well-defined target. Approaching
the problem this way helps us to identify flaws, whether they are
present and active or incumbent.
A recent client we helped out had inherited problems from a large
number of smaller companies they had acquired. Each of the smaller
companies were achieving much the same thing but, apparently, in
very different ways. Without the careful, painstaking analysis we
undertook, they would have been left with two choices: run each
business the way it always had been run or scrap the lot and start
again from scratch. Unsurprisingly, neither decision appealed to the
management. Fortunately, once we had completed our analysis, we had
managed to identify a substantial number of identical components and
components we could reuse. This lead to a significant cost saving
and relieved management.
Solutions with Stamina
Intelligent analysis can often identify duplicate units within a process. Wherever this happens, there is the potential for cost savings.