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Cosmetic Products Packaging Company EBITDA Assessment (And Why It Matters)
Due Diligence
Business Issue: Owners of a cosmetic products packaging company acted on a client clause where each owner had to make an offer to own 100% of the company. One of the owners contacted Flow Consulting to conduct a one-week study to determine the true EBITDA potential if the company were to implement Lean Operations. Action Taken Flow Consulting gathered data in advance … [Read more...]Lean In Value Added Distribution (With Examples)
Lean Operations
Business Issue Metals processing and distribution company needed to improve its order turn-around in an extremely price sensitive and competitive market. Approach Taken Flow Consulting worked with the leadership team to organize the plant into 5 work cells. To affect substantial changes in the business unit’s standard work practices — without disrupting their high … [Read more...]Interim Plant Manager Drives Turnaround (Another Success Story)
Interim Management
Business Issue Client was running outside of its business system as their local management had not bought into the corporate process. Its business practices were unconventional. EBITDA was in the red due to low sales, swelled headcount, poor buying practices, and non-existent shop control. Approach Taken A Flow Consulting Interim Plant Manager was put in place and … [Read more...]Service Provider Turnaround (Leadership Case Study)
Interim Management
Business Issue A service provider engaged Flow Consulting to provide interim operations leadership to address the following challenges:-
Family-owned business acquired by private equity — struggling to operate in the new environment with loss of local autonomy, shift to focus on EBITDA vs. “checkbook finances” and other changes in control. … [Read more...]
Lengthy Closing Process Thwarts Proactive Management
Business Issue Closing the books each month was taking 14+ days preventing proactive management by a Finance Organization. Approach Flow consultants prepared for and facilitated a 4-day Kaizen with a cross-functional team from the Finance Organization. The team addressed the following areas: •Conducted a baseline of the existing process. •Identified wastes — poor quality of … [Read more...]
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