Operations

Potential Issues

  • You seek to uncover your organisation΄s strengths, weaknesses and potential risks compared against the competition and sound business practices
  • You want to know how your operations could be even more competitive and what the best opportunities for profit improvement are
  • You are considering fundamentally redesigning your organisation΄s processes in order to reduce cost, cycle time and improve quality
  • You would like to discern the benefits and deficiencies when considering outsourcing for your organisation
  • You want to develop and maintain a culture of continuous cost containment, without damaging the business through periodic 'slash and burn' cost-cutting
  • You wish to optimise your supply chain to reduce the cost of procuring goods and services and cost of supply to customers
  • You require an insight into the relationship between the resources you employ and the products or services you offer, through exploring the activities that drive these resources
  • As a retailer you need to understand the extent to which stores and the wider business is delivering the expectations of your customers

How we can support you

    • We can systematically measure your business performance against an outside group, uncover gaps, and identify areas for improvement according to global best practices
    • We can assist you to develop an efficient and sustainable business model that is responsive and competitive, and can be flexed to suit different economic conditions
    • We can help you in enhancing your profitable growth through reducing your operating costs and minimising waste
    • We advise on eliminating or redesigning activities that do not add value to your business
    • Our experts can develop an effective supply chain that supports the efficient flow of goods from suppliers through to customers
    • We can help you to reduce costs and improve services through the use of shared service centres and outsourcing
    • We can help you in implementing improved procurement processes and gaining maximum value and competitive advantage from the procurement and use of external goods and services

    Contacts
    Antonis Hadjiantonas
    Partner
    Tel: +30 210 6874420
    Fax: +30 210 6874446
    George Naoum
    Partner
    Tel: +30 210 6874030
    Fax: +30 210 6874422

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