This document describes a senior management development program offered by FBMC that aims to enhance management performance and help deliver substantial bottom line results. The program involves training individuals to become business analysts, providing tools and techniques used by management consultants, and using the client's business model to identify opportunities. FBMC will help set up strategic projects, provide ongoing coaching and reviews, and train teams in tools like lean manufacturing, six sigma, and reliability centered maintenance. The program consists of three stages: understanding the client's business, training the management team in analyst tools and techniques, and applying tools to specific projects within the business. FBMC expects the program to typically deliver £1-2 million to the bottom line annually through quick wins and long-term
3. We enhance management
performance by:
Training individuals to become business
analyst
Providing insight to world class tools and
techniques used by management consulting
organisations
Using your business model and
management information to identify
opportunities with your teams
4. We will help you deliver
substantial bottom line results
Set up of strategic projects for each member
of the team
On going coaching and project reviews
In depth training of specialist tools
Reliability centered maintenance
Six Sigma
Lean manufacturing
5. Where do you go to deliver bottom
line results?
Lean Manufacturing
Train your teams in tools and techniques
Management Consultants
Analyse your business and manage
improvement projects
6. Often misunderstood and used in the
wrong context.
Requires a cultural shift which makes it
slow to realise the benefits.
Often not linked to clear cash benefits.
Complex cross functional issues not
always addressed.
Does not take into consideration the
unique issues associated with companies
business model.
Can cause major conflict with the
management team.
Projects paid on results can force
short term deliverables that can lead to
longer term issues.
Often not owned by the management
team so benefits not sustainable after
the project is complete.
The risks of using
Consultants
Why you shouldn’t just
go for lean programs
7. Firstly we spend time with you understanding
your business model and your issues.
At FBMC we take time to
understand your business
Your teams learn how to identify cross
functional issues, the impact on the bottom
line, and how to develop meaningful projects
that deliver results.
We then train your
management team to be
analysts and consultants
We will teach lean manufacturing principles and
provide guidance and support during the project
life cycle.
We will make sure you deliver the quick wins as
well as delivering long term sustainability.
Then we help your teams to
pick the relevant tools to
deliver the benefits
9. Customised training program
for your business
We don’t provide you with off the shelf
training packages
Firstly we carry out a desk top analysis
Financial information
Sales profiles
Margins by SKU
Material and labour costs
Variances
KPI data
Then we attend site to understand your
business
Production process
Management structure
Planning process
People issues
Operational performance
Finally we remodel our training programs to suit
your business
To be meaningful we have to understand your
business model and your issues
10. Training program
Firstly we review your business model with your
teams
Your sales and planning model
Daily and weekly sales profiles
Stocking policy
Order delivery profile
Planning constraints
Your manufacturing model
The supply chain and constraints by department
Identification of Pinch points
Understanding of your financial model
P and L structure
BOMS, Materials and labour structure
Margin analysis, theoretical v actual
Contribution effect by product
Over head structure and budgets
Management controls and reporting systems
Management roles and responsibilities
KPIs and hierarchy
Meeting structures ,daily weekly, monthly
Action planning, short medium and long term
Secondly we train your team in analysts tools and
techniques
Analysts tool box
How consultants identify the opportunities
Tools and techniques used
How the story board is developed
Develop hypothesis of your business issues
Design the studies
Use management information available
On site observations
Review of information and Identify the core issues
Gap analysis and identify the opportunity
Thirdly we apply practical use of the tools within
your business
11. We help your teams prepare detailed
project plans that are linked to cash
and the bottom line.
We then help set up reviews to keep
you on track.
Project planning is key
to delivering results
We train your teams on lean
thinking, then we offer training on
relevant lean tools and
techniques.
Lean thinking brings
together solutions
We offer follow up coaching and
mentoring support to keep the
project on track.
Follow up coaching
keeps you on track
Projects training program
12. What you can expect
Typically £1M to £2 M on the bottom line per
annum
Quick wins along with long term continuous
improvements
A management team that can deliver
change management programs
A cultural shift that will move you from a
reactive to proactive organisation