AMG International will be providing the following services:
- Detailed Process Performance Assessment, Gap Analysis, & Recommendations
- Process Re-engineering
- Strategy Development
- Operational and Performance Improvement
- Maintenance Work Management Best Practices
- Balancing Maintenance with Operations
- Storeroom Management / Supply Chain
- Change Management
Detailed Process Performance Assessment, Gap Analysis, & Recommendations
It has become necessary for organizations to continuously improve and remain competitive therefore, facilities and operations must provide expectations in terms of operational and maintenance execution and excellence.
The purpose of a holistic operational assessment is to evaluate the as-is operations and maintenance processes and to identify the opportunities which may exist within the facility. The findings will be the basis for the development of activities to close performance gaps, standardization, and improving the overall business processes.
The first step (as-is review) is to determine the adequacy and effectiveness of the existing Management Business Processes. The result shall then be used as the foundation for driving improvement changes towards industry proven and practical best practices for with the emphasis on sustainability and culture change.
Process Re-engineering
Every business process matters. And your organization can only reach its full potential when all your processes are as efficient and effective as they can be. That’s why your approach to process improvement – and achieving process excellence – are vital to gaining the advantage you need. Every improved process is progress.
Business Process Re-Engineering (BPR) seeks to help companies evaluate current state by focusing on the ground-up design of their business processes. Business processes are a series of logically related tasks performed to achieve a defined business outcome. Re-
engineering emphasizes a holistic focus on business objectives and how processes related to them, encouraging full-scale review, modifications, and implementation of processes that best fit the organizations goals and objectives rationally and practically.
Strategy Development
A comprehensive operations strategy is a critical element to driving business success. Strategic planning and development are critical for any organization to be successful. The management of assets of a facility is vital for achieving their organizational and corporate goals and objectives. Strategies are developed based upon scenario analysis that includes measurable objectives and the expected economic, environmental, and social performance of the organization’s asset portfolio using commonsense and practical approaches. AMG International Consulting partners with leadership to develop improvement strategies based on performance gap analysis and utilizing best-in-class processes.
Operational and Performance Improvement
AMG International provides current state assessments to identify areas that are functioning as required and gaps in performance. The assessment clarifies issues that negatively impact the organization due to operational processes and business performance. Streamline inefficiencies within your business model and identify areas causing bottlenecks and restricting performance by implementing a specialized robust implementation framework specifically designed around your company's priorities.
Maintenance Work Management Best Practices
Optimizing maintenance workflows is at the forefront of every maintenance leader’s mind, but achieving that goal isn’t always easy. An average maintenance team spends 24%-26% of their day walking to and from a job site. Another 18% looking for tools and materials. Maintenance Management best practices helps you to understand how to set standards and procedures for your team, how to implement and track these to ensure optimal performance, and how to continuously improve upon these processes.
This includes:
• Identifying & implementing best practices
• Understanding process flow to lean-out the non-value-added tasks
• Defining processes, procedures, & standards
• Establishing the right KPI’s or measures
Coaching/Training Facilitator
AMG International Consulting uses a variety of techniques and applications to help recipients acquire, retain, and apply knowledge and skills. Participants are introduced to content (theory), examples, case studies, that leads to asking questions that fosters discussions which promotes and enhances the experience for the learners and ensures not only teachings but competency. We offer practical techniques that can be immediately applied; Dynamic, high-energy coach/facilitator; and Interactive exercises and practice sessions (application). We apply the most up to date adult learning presentations that ensures retention by utilizing the 40/60 rule. 40% of content is theory whereas 60% is use of real-world examples, exercises, case studies, and sample questions. All training offerings can be customized to meet your needs.
Balancing Maintenance with Operations
When working and executing in harmony, Operations & Maintenance should have a significant impact and benefit across the organization.
These can include:
• Help with budgeting by controlling costs associated with inefficiencies
• A reduction in equipment downtime
• An increase in availability
• Improved quality
• Efficiency improvements by increasing Ops and Maintenance utilization
• Improved customer service levels
• Profitability
• Most importantly, Safety
AMG International has over 40 years’ experience in Operations and Maintenance so we undoubtedly understand the importance of the two organizations working closely to optimize and achieve the organizational goals and objectives. By identifying the gaps in
performance, actions and activities can be developed and implemented to close those performance gaps.
Storeroom Management / Supply Chain
An average MRO Storeroom has 58% of their materials never issued in over three years. Of the remaining 42% of “active” inventory, 60% of that is overstocked. Multiple reasons for this and not all materials over three years are obsolete. With AMG International’s MRO Storeroom assessment, we strategically identify the truly obsolete materials taking up space, establish proper min/max levels, develop processes and procedures that tactically ensure we are managing the company assets, and strategically define what is the right inventory levels to ensure we are managing risk by having the right parts at the right time in the right quantity to the right specifications.
Change Management
Process optimization inevitably causes organizational change, which if not well planned can easily become an organization-wide disaster. With the right plan, process improvement leaders can avoid this potential pitfall and reach their goals and objectives of process adoption and improvement. AMG International is formally trained in Change Management practices. Change management is the systematic approach to dealing with the transition or transformation of an organization's goals. Effective change management is when the structured process results in moving the organization and individuals through transformational phases to achieve the business objectives.
The following training courses are also available:
- Supervision, Leadership & Management Review
- Materials Management / MRO Best Practices
- Criticality & Risk Analysis
- Asset Integrity Management
- Shutdown / Turnaround / Outages
- ISO55000 / ISO31000 Overview (CAMA)
