Consultoría
In the Consulting Area, we help our clients to develop solutions relating to three essential dimensions of the company:
- Definition and implementation of Corporate Strategy
- Optimization of Operations
- Review and optimization of Cost Management
The proven experience and training of our professional teams enable us to offer specialized services in these areas as well as services relating to the company's specific sector.
Corporate Strategy:
In these projects we collaborate with our clients in the definition and implementation of flexible strategies allowing for the transformation or adaptation of business in changing or uncertain times.
The aim of these measures is to create competitive advantages and growth opportunities allowing the company to stay competitive in a sustained manner over time.
Corporate Strategy ranges from the definition and measurement of business value leverage to the implementation of the strategy and measurement and control of the company's results (returns).
Within the Strategic Framework we collaborate with various business associations in projects based on cooperation between associated companies. These actions lead to reciprocal advantages for the companies through the search for and joint implementation of one or several actions enabling a predetermined aim to be reached, optimize resources, reduce risks and thereby increase business profit.
Operations:
We help our clients to develop new operational business and supply chain models. We combine our experience in purchasing, planning, production, maintenance, storage and distribution to achieve sound production and service processes, improve process quality and reduce service time.
The actions consist of the following:
Procurement
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the value of the goods and services purchased and reduce to the full purchasing cost. As a result, gross margins increase, which has a direct impact on the company's bottom line.
Production Efficiency
Actions and solutions aimed at improving the company's ability to develop new products improve product manufacturing processes or services and optimize the planning and scheduling of demand.
Distribution and Logistics
Encompassing solutions focusing on service improvement (service level, coverage, etc.) and the management of transport logistics and material storage.
Cost management:
Cost Management projects and actions are aimed at helping companies to design and implement sustainable cost reduction and expense control programs. Our collaboration is meant to have a twofold purpose, taking measures relating to short-term costs to generate cash flow and at the same time implement sound processes enabling future growth to be managed. Companies need solid improvements which are sustainable over time, with a focus on the short- and medium-term. For this purpose, the different actions are divided into three basic types:
Budget Control
Actions aimed at implementing a culture of Cost Centre Budget Control and Budget Appropriation in the Company, ranging from the creation and definition of annual budgets to the monthly control of variances and compliance.
Analytical Accounting
Actions and solutions aimed at improving knowledge of the costs and returns generated by product, client, and Business Unit. This allows our clients to adjust the returns generated by one or another and adopt pricing policies.
Effective Financial Management
In this area we are implementing actions for the application of best practices in the administrative-financial processes, the creation of new analytical capabilities and the management and use of technology to support processes.