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Manufacturing

Driving Efficiency in
Manufacturing
Operations

We help private equity firms with investments in manufacturing enterprises to develop improved, sustainable solutions for
critical operations.

Manufacturing

Manufacturing

Our team of operations and consulting professionals specializes in improving manufacturing efficiencies for private equity (PE) portfolios. We partner with PE firms who are facing challenges in EBITDA growth, and implements identified improvements from gaps in leadership, changes in manufacturing strategy and operations, to inefficient manufacturing and distribution footprints.

We Routinely Address the Following Performance
Drivers Within the Manufacturing Industry:

  • There is a need for particular
    expertise and market experience
    with one of their companies
  • Transformation and transition
    outcomes are needed before
    permanent implementation of
    a solution
  • Manufacturing merger support is
    needed to manage a post-
    acquisition integration
  • A leadership gap exists that
    can impact the performance of
    the company
  • Objectivity is required in an
    organization with disparate views
    of how to drive improvement

  • Automation and Technology (IIoT)
  • Make vs. Buy Analysis and
    Strategy
  • Workforce Rightsizing
  • Maintenance and Growth
    CAPEX
  • Sales, Inventory and Operations
    Planning (SI&OP)

  • On-shoring and Off-shoring
  • Asset Utilization and OEE
  • Transfer of Work
  • Green Field/Brown Field
  • Capacity Modeling

Case Study

Client

Aerosol Contract Manufacturer
A PE owned leader in specialty chemical manufacturing
faced numerous issues with a new acquisition

Role

Interim Management and Manufacturing Strategy

  • Led PMO for product transfer out of main plant into four
    other facilities
  • Interim Management: General Manager of business unit,
    Plant Manager
  • Turnaround of plant, consolidation of the main plant, and
    transfer of products throughout the network

Case Study Impact

19%

Increase in
EBITDA

79%

Reduction in
backlog

43%

Reduction
in WIP

16%

Reduction in
SG&A and indirect
headcount

12.5%

Increase in units
per labor hour

Wind-down and closed compounding and aerosol filling plant and transfer of 655 SKU’s to four other plants

Meet Our
Practice Leader

Tim Keneally Managing Director

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