Profound Consulting

Marketing, Sales & Operational performance Improvement in a metal forming company

Company Overview:

- Industry: Forging with Complete Machining Facility
- Location: Manufacturing plant in India
- Market: India & Overseas

Challenges:

1. Stagnant Sales, Profits
2. Delivery failures
3. High Inventory

Strategic Implementations:

  • Constraint Management: Identified and addressed key operational bottlenecks.
  • ERP System Alignment: Tailored the entire ERP system to the Theory of Constraints (TOC) methodology.
  • Sales Strategy Overhaul: Established a new sales planning and execution process.
  • Operational Excellence: Aligned the entire supply chain to ensure availability to meet the varying demand.

Impactful Outcomes:

  • Throughput and Profitability: Increased throughput by 70% and profitability by 45% over two years.
  • Sales Growth: Achieved a 60% sales growth.
  • Delivery Performance: Improved from 68% to 95% plus.
  • Manufacturing Lead Time: Reduced by 35% in a year.
  • Vendor Lead Time: Reduced by 30% for key vendors in a year
  • Inventory Management: Achieved a 30% reduction in inventory levels.
  • Business Review and Metrics: Established key business metrics and a comprehensive review mechanism involving all stakeholders.
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