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San Francisco Operations Consulting

Product Description

Supply Chain Mgt. (incl. Industrial Footprint Analysis) Global Sourcing Manufacturing Management / Planning Industrial Engineering (System Mapping) Quality Assurance / CSR Product Development Consumer products Sales & Marketing


Supply Chain Management (SCM)Supply chain management (SCM) is the management of the flow of goods. It includes the movement and storage of raw material, work-in-process and finished goods from point of origin to point of consumption.

With Globalization, the need for effective SCM has become more vital than ever, given the distances involved as well cultural and linguistic differences.

ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) (SAP, Oracle, IBM) Manufacturing Flow Management Industrial Footprint Analysis Supplier Relationship Management Outsourcing, Procurement, Warehouse Mgt, etc..


Supply Chain Management Supply Chain Modeling /

Simulations Logistics Analysis / Simulation Logistical Consolidation and

Contracts Supply Chain Security (C-TPAT

certification)

Providing a range of operational and analytical services to International Manufacturing and Distribution groups, seeking to improve their Supply Chain operations.

SF Operations Consulting is uniquely positioned to assist customers in the difficult task of evaluationg domestic operations versus migrating to low cost countries while insuring that value added services are quickly rolled out within new markets and regions.

Supply Chain Services

Manufacturing Services Sourcing Services China Specific Services

Project Management Organization Development /

Design Business Process Reengineering ERP / MRP Evaluation / Selection

Implementation Acquisition Analysis & Due

Diligence Plant Evaluations & Consolidations Operational Audits Operational Migration

Outsource & Reengineer Assessments

Factory Evaluations Supplier Partnership Negotiations Total Cost Solutions Cost Modeling and System

Evaluation

Multi-Country Migration Factory Transfers Legal Entity Set-up Intellectual Property Rights

Protection Due Diligence Risk Review and Assessment

Supply Chain Strategy

Increase

RevenueIncrease

Efficiency

Reduce

Risk

Production Manufacturing Strategy Assembly Evaluations / Design Lean Manufacturing Applications Process Planning / Design /

Simulation Production Planning Inventory Planning Capacity Planning / Simulation Increases in Capacity / Throughput Material Handing Design /

Simulation Cycle-time Reductions

Financial Analysis Operating Cost Reductions Fixed & Variable Overhead Cost

Reductions Cost / Benefits Analysis

Global SourcingWith the advent of Globalization, it is necessary to look at the planet and no

longer at a region. Many global and regional trade agreements make it necessary to look at the advantages of Global Sourcing and Outsourcing

Identify needs, study feasibility, Offer solutions Assist and guide through the process of identifying partners Assist and guide through the negotiation and order

placement process Offer solutions to manage the Sourcing process


Manufacturing Mgt. / Planning

Review of Mfg Operations / Offer observations Introduce Basic Standard Mfg. standards and solutions Install standard quality control principals Establish reporting structures for efficiency goals Present benefits of Lean Management techniques How to communicate Mfg. results / challenges Evaluate adequacy and effectiveness of Mfg. installations


Industrial EngineeringIndustrial Engineering is a branch of the engineering, dealing with the optimization of complex processes or systems.

In most companies, this is a function of the Manufacturing Operations.

In most cases, this covers such functions as optimization of Mfg. lines, automation of functions, Control and measurement of efficiency, etc..

This process is a natural continuation of engagements related to the Manufacturing Process Review

In Asia, this process can be offered through affiliation with experts on the ground.


Quality AssuranceUnlike Quality Control, Quality Assurance is the function of insuring that products and processes are inherently built with the ultimate quality expectations of the producer.

This is done through a number of activities, including:

Product evaluation & preliminary testing Set-up of systematic guidelines for all processes (ISO) Set-up of teams capable of identifying weaknesses in the

process and suggest corrections Understanding customer’s expectations


Product Development

Evaluate products and/or ideas for feasibility Guide client through the process of bringing a product to

market Help establish road maps and guidelines for PD Trouble shoot the process and help bring weaknesses to the

forefront Introduce various providers of services such as sampling,

design, 3D drawing / prototyping, branding, marketing


Sales & Marketing CRM (Customer Relationship Management) Systems Identify distribution channels / make introductions Branding. Including retail material such as POS Marketing research
