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Navigating Growth Through an Inflection Point

We recently worked on a project that required the integration of two $30M companies. Both had grown to this size in a short period of time and had systems that supported their individual sizes relatively well. When the two were combined, they pushed across an inflection point. An inflections point is when a company’s systems, business processes and organization structure are struggling to support the size of the company and are incapable of supporting future growth to the next inflection point. Continue reading Navigating Growth Through an Inflection Point

Supply Chain Risk – Supply Chain Resiliency – Knowing Where You Are Vulnerable and Doing Something About it

Supply Chain Risk and Supply Chain Resiliency are very real threats to companies as they try to recover from the pandemic, or any other disruption. It’s a topic that most companies don’t spend a lot of time on. They expect their Tier 1 suppliers to manage this reliably deliver just in time with high quality and low cost. Over the last 50 years, supply chains have evolved into complex global networks that few companies understand beyond Continue reading Supply Chain Risk – Supply Chain Resiliency – Knowing Where You Are Vulnerable and Doing Something About it

Re-Opening Your Business – Best Practices Series

This article is the first in a series of articles on Re-opening your business. They will be written by Jim Gitney, CEO of Group50 Consulting, manufacturing, distribution and supply chain experts, and Cindy Flynn, Partner at Hackler Flynn, a labor law firm . In this series, we will talk about best practices and tips and techniques that we are learning from our clients who have opened their businesses. A lot of great work is being done and you, as a business owner, should not be faced with re-opening your business in Continue reading Re-Opening Your Business – Best Practices Series

World Class Manufacturing and Distribution – Wrap Technologies – Group50

The Group50 team and I are very proud of working with Wrap Technologies (WRTC) to design and implement a world class manufacturing and supply chain infrastructure for their BolaWrap 100 restraint device which significantly reduces the force required to subdue suspects – taking the brutality out of apprehending suspects and making policing safer. In this project, we worked with the WRAP team to implement their technology backbone, create their supply chain operating and management systems and design their manufacturing facilities and production cells. Made in America from the ground up. Seldom do we get this type of opportunity and we are focused on implementing more manufacturing in America.

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Market Effectiveness in the New Normal

By many accounts, the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic has peaked and is slowing down. And while there is still some time before stay-at-home orders are lifted and non-essential businesses are allowed to reopen nationwide, there is an end in sight. It has been a very difficult time for businesses and individuals; the repercussions of the event will Continue reading Market Effectiveness in the New Normal

Leveraging the Paycheck Protection Act – Team Based Process Re-engineering

In the next few weeks, companies with under 500 employees will start receiving payments from the Paycheck Protection Act and all companies will continue to make important decisions on how to structure themselves to deal with the current downturn and prepare themselves for the future (Here is one view of the future Continue reading Leveraging the Paycheck Protection Act – Team Based Process Re-engineering

Digital Supply Chain Technology …… Are you leveraging it to the fullest?

“The world is a supply chain, every company has one and its backbone is technology.”

We just finished supply chain optimization projects for two middle market CPG companies. In one of the projects, we created programs that will reduce inventory by $15M and annual operating costs by $2.5M (You can read the case study here). Continue reading Digital Supply Chain Technology …… Are you leveraging it to the fullest?

Group50® Recaps 2018, Announces Addition of Lara Abrams to the Group50 Team

February 11, 2019 – (Upland, CA) – Group50, a privately-held, full-service supply chain consultancy founded in 2004 is pleased to recap its 2018 results and announce the addition of Lara Abrams to its team of executives. Continue reading Group50® Recaps 2018, Announces Addition of Lara Abrams to the Group50 Team

Business going increasingly Digital? – Rethinking Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

An earlier blog talked about the building blocks for aligning and integrating IT with the business. As IT becomes increasingly intertwined with the core operations of the company it’s time to take a fresh look at traditional middle market approaches to IT related Business Continuity (BC) and Disaster Recovery (DR). Continue reading Business going increasingly Digital? – Rethinking Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery

Why Hire a Strategic Planning Consultant? – Effective Strategic Execution

Successful enterprises across the globe have leveraged on the vast experience, in-depth knowledge and understanding of a strategic planning consultant that is capable of working with senior leadership on strategic execution: been there, done that. This effort is a cornerstone of gaining competitive advantage and thriving in highly competitive marketplaces. An effective strategic execution program facilitated by an experience strategic planning consultant helps Continue reading Why Hire a Strategic Planning Consultant? – Effective Strategic Execution