making a difference

A clear direction is essential for the long-term survival and growth of a company. From understanding what it takes to win, to ensuring that your organization is positioned for success, we can help you strengthen the foundation on which your company can grow.

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• Growth Strategy Development

• Strategic Planning Facilitation

• Strategy Audit

• Go-To-Market Strategy

• Market Assessment & Segmentation

• New Product Development

• Make vs. Buy Strategy

• Key Account Management Strategy

• Organizational Design

• Sales Force Compensation

• Voice of the Customer

• Culture Assessment

• Customer Service Improvement

• Manufacturing Strategy

Even successful companies have opportunities for improvement. From planning and sourcing to production and delivery, we can help identify and address gaps in excellence.

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• Footprint Optimization / Consolidation

• Rapid Plant Assessment (RPA)

• Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP/SIOP)

• Inventory Management

• Product / SKU Profitability & Rationalization

• Plant Layout

• Capacity Planning

• Warehousing & Logistics Optimization

• Overhead Cost Reduction

• Throughput Improvement

• Quality & Yield Improvement

• Shop Floor Efficiency

• Sourcing Savings

Whether it has been a tough year as a result of external conditions or there is a more systemic issue, we can help.  We work closely with management to quickly assess the situation and options, identify sources of cash, improve short-term financial performance, and structure the company for sustained growth and profitability. ​

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• Business Plan Assessment

• 13-Week Cash Flow Forecasting

• Liquidity Management

• Working Capital Improvement

• Operational Improvement

• Revenue Improvement

• Lender Negotiation

• Supplier Negotiation

• Refinancing / Debt Restructuring

• Interim Management (CRO, CEO, CFO, COO)

• Sell-side Advisory / Asset Sale

• Restructuring (Chapter 11, 363 Sale)

The success or failure of a deal is often a function of the ability to mitigate risk and accelerate integration. We provide Operational Due Diligence, Integration Planning and Integration Execution services that help you identify and overcome challenges like channel conflict, culture integration, footprint rationalization, procurement and back office integration, as well as other issues that can make or break a deal.  Meanwhile, your business never stops running.

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• Due Diligence (pre-close)​​

  • Project Mgmt Office (PMO)

  • Operational DD

  • Commercial DD

  • Management Assessment

  • Deal Killers (Go/No Go)

  • Synergies & Cost-To-Achieve

  • Risks / Dis-synergies

  • Purchase Model / Valuation Review

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• Integration Planning (pre-close)​

  • Integration Mgmt Office (IMO)

  • Day One Readiness

  • Business Continuity

  • 100 Day Plans

  • Synergy Realization Plans

  • Risk Mitigation

  • Organization Structure

  • Culture & Communications

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• Integration Execution (post-close)

  • Day One, Day 30, Day 90

  • Core Business Integration

  • Customer-Facing &

  • Go-To-Market Model

  • Process Alignment / Best Practices

  • Organization & Culture

  • Accelerated Synergy Capture

  • 100 Day Issue Mgmt / Resolution