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Will the company be manufacturing
in-house? |
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Or, will the company outsource
the manufacturing? |
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What is the company's information needs? |
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What are the suppliers'
information needs? |
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How will the selling strategies
influence the information needs and need for tools? |
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Is the company expected to be a
mega-company or a niche player? |
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How might the company's product
offerings evolve over time? |
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Are acquisitions part of the
company's growth strategy? |
Start-Up Companies
We have extensive operations
consulting experience
helping start-up companies create their operations infrastructure from
scratch. Our Silicon Valley roots gave us many opportunities in this area.
Established Companies
As operations consultants, we
also help established
companies who have "hit the wall" due to missing or inadequate systems
and/or processes.
In many instances, these clients
have experienced such explosive growth or product line diversification
that they quickly outgrew established processes and systems.
Usually, there simply wasn't
sufficient organizational capacity to consider "what is needed to run
the business" as the company achieves higher and higher levels of growth
and success.
The resulting gaps and breakdowns
have a negative impact on Customers, Dealers and personnel at a time
when a company can ill afford to experience such operating difficulties.
The folks who need to address these
issues are usually overwhelmed with the day-to-day demands of a rapidly
growing business and can never quite provide the focused attention
necessary to correct the deficiencies.
We provide the focused energy and
attention to help you correct your challenges consistent with
your operating needs.
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