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 Reason For Being

Companies suffer gaps and breakdowns in 3 key areas:

bullet intra- and inter- departmental communication
bullet business processes
bullet integration of business processes with information technology

The gaps and breakdowns jeopardize relationships with customers, dealers, employees and shareholders threatening company health and prosperity and, often, top and bottom line growth. 

Why does this occur? 

Companies focus on getting their products/services to the marketplace and don’t make appropriate investments in the underlying operations infrastructure as the business grows.  So, what works well at one revenue level may be seriously compromising at another. 

Customers experience your company through your products/services as well as your  processes.  The experience you give your customers  greatly influences your future opportunity to work with that same customer.  The experience can be more important than the features and benefits of your products/services.

The people supporting day-to-day operations are overwhelmed with  current business demands and have little capacity to re-architect or adjust the systems and processes required to efficiently run the business as it evolves. 

We help emerging and established companies eliminate the gaps and breakdowns that compromise future growth and profitability. 

 

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Gemba
Gemba is a Japanese term that (loosely translated) means "going to where the work is" (or getting out of your office to get a first-hand experience).

When was the last time you personally tried to use each of the systems and processes your company offers?

Have you tried to place an order, get technical assistance with your product?  How easy is it to order technical literature, get reimbursement for warranty expenses, check the status of order, etc?

Do you have first-hand knowledge of exactly what your customers and employees experience in the course of interacting with your company?



 
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