• Development of one Most Important Goal
• Creation of business strategies to support it
• Full engagement of stakeholders
• Application of Value Stream Mapping to close operating and strategic gaps
• Identification of an increase of $105M in Enterprise Value

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1. Identified $4.9M in process improvement savings, a 17% productivity improvement
2. Increased throughput between 25 and 100%
3. Increased First Pass Yields between 15 and 60%
4. Redesigned multiple workstations and processes …Read More

1. 1. Identified large growth opportunity in a downward market.
   2. Market study on how to differentiate in the market through supply chain.
   3. New business and supply chain strategies.
   4. Defined strategies for leveraging installed base.

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A lot has happened since the creation of blockchain in 2009, including the great hype of 2014-2017, when hundreds of books were written and blockchain was continuously in the news – At that point, more of a fantasy than a practical business reality.  Over the last few years, blockchain systems have matured and are going mainstream with companies now accepting cryptocurrencies for payments, issuing fungible tokens for digital assets, and notable companies such as Maersk, IBM, Walmart, and others having implemented blockchain in their supply chains.  Just as the internet was in its infancy in the late 90’s, …Read More

• $6M in annual savings
• $15M in future cost avoidance
• $2+M working capital reduction
• 900% ROI
• Reduced new product cycle times from weeks to days

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• Reduce working capital by approximately $15M
• Lower yearly costs by nearly $2.5M
• Reduce lead times from forecast to delivery to 70-110 days putting them in the top quartile of their customer’s vendors.

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It was a month ago that I did a Blockchain and IoT workshop with over 65 Aviation executives at the IAFS Planning Summit in Denver.  In that workshop, I discussed Blockchain and IoT applications in the Aviation Industry.  I did an informal pole and found that the average understanding of Blockchain and IoT amongst executives is …Read More

This case study describes how a healthcare consulting team of process improvement experts, utilizing Lean Techniques, were able to help a home healthcare provider improve annual profitability by $900K, reduce overtime by 50%, increase productivity by 10% and increase revenue by 3%. …Read More

This medium sized community healthcare system in the mid-west believes in setting the bar high when it comes to the quality of care it provides for its patients. The system consistently receives high quality marks and was ranked among …Read More

Every leadership team should be asking questions about their social networking strategy. They wonder how Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, Google Plus, CRM, Sales Force, Customer Portals, Websites, Blogs and other platforms can be utilized for business development purposes. We have been developing those thoughts at Group50 for the last 14+ years.  We have spoken with hundreds of companies, and have found a wide disparity between their efforts and the type of business they are in. Although not a formal study, our general findings are as follows: …Read More