Do you need help finding the starting point for your Lean journey?  For the past decade, GDC has been continuously developing and refining our business assessment tools to do exactly that—identify where you are today, where you want to be in the future, and what you need to do to get there!

At GDC, we understand that our client’s needs are different; therefore we offer two types of assessments.  Our assessments are designed to give you the best possible feedback to make improvements within your organization.

• The GAP Analysis
• The Operational Assessment 

Our patented assessment process considers current business state, corporate culture, organizational structure, and competitive environment.  We evaluate the effectiveness of the corporate strategy and the efficiency of operations.  Both assessments have been designed to analyze the key management areas of a business.

Our assessments are designed to not only provide you with an analysis, but to also outline an implementable plan of action based on your specific needs and goals.  After you complete your assessment, you will have a plan to start implementing IMMEDIATELY!  Depending on your resource capacity, you can start implementing with your people or have GDC tailor a project plan to meet your specific needs.

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Do you ever wonder how to get your employees more engaged in fueling the success of your organization?  Do you not understand why your employees are unmotivated—after all you give them fair pay, job stability, and a great work environment? 

The answer is simple…they don’t understand HOW they can help the organization achieve the goals set in place by top management.  Many organization communicate the high level goals, but unfortunately they are often too complex for  non-leadership employees to understand.  And if they do understand, they don’t understand their role in creating the improvement.

At GDC, we deploy the strategy throughout the organization through the implementation of HOSHIN.  During Hoshin, executives start the process by identifying top-level goals.  The next step is to for the executive team to play catchball with the next level of management to select goals that will ensure the executive goals will be achieved.  This keeps happening until the floor-level employees are setting goals to ensure their supervisors are able to achieve their goals.  This process allows all goals, from the top executive team to the floor-level employees, to be in alignment.  It allows involves all member of the organization to be part of the goal setting process—which allows them to understand their specific role in achieving the organizational goals.  By engaging employees in this process the feel part of larger team, which will motivate them to fuel the success of the organization.

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Over the past 10 years, GDC has been perfecting our systematic approach for implementing Lean improvements.  Our approach takes our clients down GDC’s recommended path to implementing and sustaining Lean tools and principles.   GDC’s path teaches organizations how to push forward through both successes and failure without losing focus of the ultimate goal.

Assess the current situation, Train your employees with the knowledge to become a motivated and empowered workforce, Implement improvements, Measure success, Standardize best practices, Analyze opportunities, Adjust accordingly, and Transition for company sustainability.

Although we have recommend path, each individual client has tailored implementation plan that varies based on their initial assessment and resource capacity.  As we are implementing, we work side by side with our clients' employees to ensure that they be engaged and able to keep the momentum moving forward. 

Keeping the momentum moving forward and sustaining the improvements is the most difficult part of the Lean journey for many organizations. Without a systematic approach, organizations struggle to keep pushing forward. When faced with obstacles many organizations change direction and move to the next exciting flavor of the month; but any company who has successfully begun their lean journey knows the road blocks and obstacles must be attacked and overcome.

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Many of our clients have already begun projects, but need assistance with some aspect of deployment or implementation. Our Mentoring program has been designed to provide concentrated, on-site support and coaching to management teams and/or associates needing direction.

Our Mentoring program takes two basic forms:

1. On an as-needed basis to review, observe, or coach performance
2. On a regular, on-going basis (i.e. assessment of the status of the Business Operating System, bi-weekly analysis of team problem-solving efforts, facilitation of Kaizen events, seeing a specific project through to fruition, etc.) 

Whether you need GDC for one day or one year, our mentoring program allows us to focus on individual issues or projects while providing expert guidance that produces results.

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Keeping the momentum moving forward and sustaining the improvements is the most difficult part of the Lean journey for many organizations. Without a systematic approach, organizations struggle to keep pushing forward. When faced with obstacles many organizations change direction and move to the next exciting flavor of the month. But any company who has successfully begun their Lean journey understands the road blocks and obstacles must be attacked and overcome.

We offer clients the ability to choose a tailored approach for developing in-house experts to implement process improvement and business transformations. Most organizations have the talent in place, but not necessarily the skills. With proper development and guidance, your team will take over the program from us in a very short time period.

Because client issues are often unique, implementation plans should be tailored to meet those specific needs. We work closely with you to develop a plan that fits your organization's budget, talent, culture, and knowledge.

Our program is created for organizations needing to rapidly transform from current state to world-class Lean business, our planning team will:

• Assess your current operation
• Develop a transition strategy given real world constraints (cash flow, resources, etc.)
• Implement changes identified
• Transition the business back to your management team

For very specific problems, we can deploy our experts to your site for project based business process improvement. Examples of such assignments are:

• Establishing new or improve existing manufacturing cells, including layout, production system implementation, and technical process improvement.
• Creating detailed asset management and depletion strategies, including establishment of optimum inventory levels by part number.

Contact us today to enquire about starting your Transformation!

The key to crisis management is to immediately identify, structure and weigh a problem to arrive at a feasible solution. In times of crisis our battle-tested crisis management services provide the support needed to quickly make the right decisions. We have a proven track-record of helping companies successfully deal with financial problems.

Our services at a glance:

• Analysis of the current situation and the need for action
• Analysis of process-relevant channels and potential sources of problems
• Developing a restructuring plan with ad hoc measures
• Support in implementing the restructuring and consolidation process

Contact us today to enquire about your Crisis Management Needs!