Our approach
Start with the operation. Not the technology.
Most automation decisions can be worked through in five stages. The work inside each one changes by engagement. The sequence generally does not.
Understand
Material flow, order profiles, labor patterns, seasonality and the systems already in place. What governs throughput is usually not what the organization assumes.
Output: an agreed picture of the operation.
Define
What success has to mean in business terms, and what the business strategy and goals are over the coming horizon. This is where automation decisions take shape.
Output: requirements you can evaluate against.
Evaluate
Vendors are compared against the needs of your business, while we also consider the impact and cost of not implementing automation. Total cost includes integration, change management, ongoing maintenance, services and support.
Output: a shortlist of vendors that fit your needs, with a recommendation of the best-fit solution aligned to your goals and objectives.
Decide
A recommendation built from an understanding of your operation, positioned for delivery to executive leadership and framed to support ongoing business growth.
Output: a defensible recommendation and a phased roadmap.
Execute
Bringing deep implementation experience to help your team get it right the first time.
Output: delivery on the promise.
A decision not to automate
is sometimes the best decision.
Recommending against an investment is a legitimate outcome. An advisor who cannot reach that conclusion is not independent.