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The FSO team is excited to share our lifelong learnings with you. This page will introduce you to proven tools and processes that we and our clients have found to be effective.
Just like your tool box at home, not every tool is right for the job. As promised earlier, our purpose is to be a force multiplier to your organization’s performance. A tool could be an App for Leadership Development or a Calculator to assist in determining the true cost of turnover in your plant. Then there is a Change management process that is People First centric (Buy-in, Ownership, Advocacy). You will find some information on new tools and processes that could enable you to take your team to the next level.
People First custom fit from planning through communication to metrics
Your Challenge: You’ve attempted implementing change management, but it hasn’t worked! Why not? What is the root cause? Could it be it’s not fit for your company, plant, department? Could it be an ineffective communication strategy and metrics?
Target User: Corporate or Plant Leadership, Organizational Development
An accessible toolbox from best in class (Toyota Way, High Performance Work Systems, Lean, etc.) sized to your plant’s needs. It is not an off the shelf, 1 size fits all or technology solution.
Your Challenge: Meeting the demands of the business is constantly evolving, or for manufacturing a moving target. Controlling COGS in an increasing agile work environment seems insurmountable. Exceeding the customer requirements – quality, service, and cost and making the planned profit requires a better game plan.
Target User: Corporate or Plant Leadership, Operations
Major CapEx projects to First Hour Full Power Your Challenge:
Your Challenge: Operational reliability is a constant challenge. Vertical Startup is more aspirational than reality. We don’t have the resources to make this goal a reality. Daily startups cost us dearly every shift.
Target User: Corporate or Plant Leadership, Engineering, Operations
Your Challenge: Workforce challenges and the urgency for real time data to respond to business needs are two of the main challenges driving automation investments. But when you know that over 66% of automation projects underperform, what should you do?
Target User: Corporate or Plant Leadership, Engineering, Operations, IT, OT
Listen, observe, and assess any of the 12 Dimensions of your Manufacturing Health:
Your Challenge: You’ve got a good plan in place for how you are improving your business performance. But you know you’re not hitting it on all fronts. Should you act only on anecdotal input or should seek the data you need to make better, more informed decisions?
Target User: Corporate or Plant Leadership
A Leadership Network providing thought leadership with diversity of experiences and approaches in a safe harbor environment
Your Challenge: You know that manufacturing and engineering demands a commitment to continuous learning. But that takes time, expense with unknown payback. If only there is a place where I can expand my thinking, learn from others, find unique ways of solving common problems.
Target User: Corporate Leaders in Manufacturing, Engineering, Operations
COMING SOON!
Leadership Development App accelerating the effectiveness of newly appointed leaders in operations
Your Challenge: Why is this new supervisor not nearly as successful as he/she was in the old position? Technicians or operators promoted to supervisory role with little or no training or preparation time for new position often underperform to expectations.
Target User: Plant Operations & Mid-Level Staff
COMING SOON!
Right sizing the investment in Human Capital
Your Challenge: Your HR team is overworked recruiting new talent into your operations, only to find the retention rate has plummeted. Cost and time pressures are limiting your Training efforts. Maybe the Training efforts have been ineffective? What are you missing?
Target User: Corporate or Plant Leadership, HR
The FSO Institute is dedicated to operational execution for Consumer Packaged Goods companies (CPGs). FSO coaches skillfully combine assessment tools, designed and built specifically for CPGs, with industry focused benchmarking data and robust networking opportunities.
Collectively, these tools are designed to help identify your company’s opportunities for improvement, take advantage of evolving best practices, transform your culture, and optimize operations to meet market demand.
Fill out the form below, and one of our team members will reach out to discuss your companies needs.
