Business Issue Two industrial supplies distribution companies in France had merged but failed to properly integrate IT systems causing extensive customer service disruptions. Approach Used Flow performed a post mortem on the failed integration and presented management recommendations for an IT support system accessible to all employees, realigning employees and a … [Read more...]
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Control of Spending in Oil Fields
Business Issue Oil and gas exploration and production company needed to gain control of spending in the oil fields for better management and analysis. Approach Used Selected and implemented invoice approval and workflow system that integrated several legacy ERP systems accessible via various remote applications such as telephones, remote laptops and public … [Read more...]
Warehouse Space and Shipping Capacity
Business Issue Rapid growth of manufacturer and distributor of restaurant supplies struggled with warehouse space and shipping capacity. Approach Used Redesigned warehouse flow to reduce operator travel time and installed a carousel storage system integrated with SAP along with SAP Warehouse Management and custom RF transactions. Results Reduced warehouse OT by 80 … [Read more...]
Identify Potential Sourcing Savings of Merger
Business Issue: Two companies were considering merging and both were Equity owned. Identify potential sourcing savings due to leverage. Approach Used Sourcing data collected and organized by Flow. Facilitated leverage and best-price discussion with representatives from both companies. Results Identified six percent in potential savings based on nearly $100M in … [Read more...]
Leveraging Purchasing Strength
Business Issue Different purchasing teams in different business units were not leveraging their volumes across a division. Approach Used Led management through QFD to identify course of action. Set up commodity teams, trained commodity team leaders and supported leaders in their kickoff commodity team meetings. Results 15 percent cost improvements after the first year. … [Read more...]
Pending Carve-Out Acquisition Presents Interesting Twist
Business Issue: A mid-market private equity firm requested due diligence on a pending acquisition with an interesting twist — the company would be a carve-out and the manufacturing and logistics portions of the business would not come with the acquisition. Flow Consulting answered the question: Should the new carve-out spend money on capital and infrastructure to replicate manufacturing and … [Read more...]
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