Routemap to Success

Now is the time to look forward

The value of a strong manufacturing sector contributes to the growth and success of the South West and the economy of the nation. Whilst the road ahead is not entirely clear or without challenges, it is vital that you know where your manufacturing business is going and more importantly how you aim to get there.

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Business as Usual

If your company is focused on preservation, there are measures you can take now to ensure your business is efficient and competitive.

Lean Towards the Future

Cut costs and release cash

Lean manufacturing is proven to cut down on waste, reduce production lead time, improve stock levels to free up vital cash flow and reduce exposure to debts. Now could be the perfect time to ensure your company is competitive. If your company is focused on business as usual, there are measures you can take to ensure your company is doing everything it can to minimise costs and improve efficiency whilst maintaining the quality of your products.

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Are you aware of the true cost of overheads?
Are your people, processes and machines working as efficiently as they can?
Do you know where the value is in your business?

MAS-SW offers a FREE on-site review to manufacturing companies* based within the South West which is delivered by experienced manufacturing specialists with a wealth of knowledge and hands-on experience. This Lean Review will help to identify current challenges, define the key areas for improvement and provide an outline action plan with anticipated bottom line benefits.

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Does your business need to:

Retain customers?

Reduce costs + release cash?
Review your processes?
Be more cost efficient?

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“We are witnessing a much improved flow of work and newfound confidence in our workforce—plus our profit is up. The improvements we’ve already seen will enable us to become more competitive with future contracts.”

Peter Bennet, managing director, Groveley Engineering Precision Ltd, Dorset

Save around 20 per cent of costs without additional capital expenditure.

With a dedicated team of specialists working across the region, MAS-SW will work with you to:

Identify and prioritise opportunities in your business
Develop your staff to implement and influence improvements identified
Monitor and measure outcomes and benefits to your business

Planning to Grow

If your company is in a period of growth or seeking to expand, you
may wish to take advantage of emerging markets and opportunities e.g. environmental goods and / or the low carbon initiatives. You need to ensure that your business plan is both realistic and achievable.

Strategic Management Programme (SMP)

This programme is designed to deliver improved awareness and decision making by engaging with the management team within a manufacturing business. It aims to ensure that the company is best placed to benefit from future technological advances, demand and opportunities.

The SMP, available to manufacturers*, will help a business to read opportunities in terms of risk and exposure. Through a series of what if projections and scenario planning it can help devise a practical business growth strategy together with an achievable action plan.

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Refocus your business

“MAS-SW brings a level of objectivity to our strategy development which is very difficult to achieve within your own business team. The wealth of operational experience from the MAS-SW team, the structure and the process of the strategic review has enabled GWP to formulate and cement a clear strategic plan for the future development of our business.”

GWP Group

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“Prior to the MAS-SW Strategic Management Programme (SMP), we were discouraged and felt completely on our own. The SMP gave us a new vision for the company and was really motivating. What’s more, as we’ve begun implementing the business plan, we have been able to get practical advice from MAS-SW when we’ve had questions or faced new challenges.” Julie Nagle, Director of T M Safety Signs, Taunton

MAS-SW has recently celebrated its seventh anniversary and in the South West it has achieved a huge amount
since its launch:

> Advice, information and support to more than 2,000 organisations bringing over £60 million in process improvements including:

£17m on productivity improvements
£5m increase in overall equipment effectiveness (OEE)
£8m on delivery improvements
£3m on scrap reductions
£8m increased stock turnover
£2m on space utilisation

Contact us today:
Telephone: 0845 608 3838
Email: info@swmas.co.uk

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