COMPASS ADVISORY PARTNERS, LLC

Operational Consulting Experience

COMPASS understands that a company not operating to its full potential can be more frustrating to its stakeholders than a company in crisis. COMPASS will work with your management, employees, shareholders, creditors and customers to propose and implement solutions to maximize your bottom line. We collaborate with management to curtail unprofitable ventures and emphasize or develop profitable ones. Operational management is very important because unlike management consulting firms we fulfill the operational aspect in our projects as well. Our professionals offer vast industry experience and in-depth analytical capabilities, when assessing complex business problems. COMPASS' operational capabilities are tailored to meet unique challenges facing manufacturing organizations, service businesses and infrastructure operations. These are partnered with capabilities in finance, performance management and business restructuring.

Strategizing involves recommendations and execution. The approach begins with analysis and assessment, while developing a comprehensive understanding of the situation. We provide a wide range of organizational support and improvement services. Our solutions are tailored to fit the client's exact needs on each specific engagement. This leads to operational effectiveness, a company in a survival mode rather than a company striving to thrive. We help clients make the change, implement it, and assess what impact the change has made and what to do differently.

CLIENT/INDUSTRY	OBJECTIVE	RESULTS
CLIFFSTAR Private Label Juices	Decrease raw material losses.	Re-engineered product production & measurement process, implemented quality control procedures and controls, decreased yield losses by over $800,000 annually.
DUNKIRK/FIELDBROOK FARMS Private Label Ice Cream	Increase FG inventory turns, reduce operating costs and waste.	Developed sales & operations planning process, reduced operating costs by over $1.8 million, reduced product losses and increased FG turns.
DURR INDUSTRIES Automotive Equipment	Increase capacity and reduce product delivery cycle.	Revised project management system, re-engineered production lines and inventory management systems, decreasing project time, increasing capacity and reducing operating costs by 20%.
EDGEWATER STEEL Steel Forging	Developed sales & operations planning process, reduced operating costs by over $1.8 million, reduced product losses and increased FG turns.	Developed & implemented court approved reorganization plan, increasing sales by 15% and reducing operating costs by over 5 million annually.
ERIE FORGE & STEEL Steel Forging	Reduce manufacturing cycle times, operating costs and errors/defects (quality).	Implemented production & shop floor control systems and developed production standards. Reduced operating costs by over $800,000 through productivity and quality improvements.
EURO CARBIDE Processed Meats	Stablize & restructure company, reduce operating costs.	Developed sales order processing and production control systems, consolidated common organizational functions, implemented management controls, stablized losses by reducing operating costs by over $900,000 annually.
FROG SWITCH Foundry	Stabalize & restructure company, negotiate new union contract.	Revised pricing stucture to recapture increases in material & energy costs, increased production output & reduced scrap through implementation of production control and balancing manufacturing processes, negotiated new 4 year labor (union) agreement.
MOBILE TOOL INTERNATIONAL Heavy Equipment	Implement MRP & decrease operating costs.	Re-engineered product development process, decrease product cycle time, reduced operating costs by 18% and reduced overall inventory by $1 million.
NATIONAL RUBBER Automotive Parts - Tier 1 Supplier	Improve customer service and reduce operating costs.	Restructured organization, implemented production, inventory and shop floor control systems, re-engineered production processes. Reduced raw, WIP and finished goods inventory, decreased product cycle time and reduced operating costs by 18%.
NEILSON DAIRY Dairy	Improve customer service and reduce operating costs.	Rationalized product line and implemented operating controls, reducing operating cost by over 12% and product loss by over 5%.
PALACE QUALITY LAUNDRY Commercial Laundry	Implement management controls & reduce operating costs.	Established process standards & controls, developed resource loading program, reduced costs by 12%.
SUPERIOR PRODUCTS Cement Products	Reduce operating costs, improve fiscal control.	Established receivables control, developed resource loading program, established standards and management controls, reducing operating costs by over 15% and receivables by 50%.
SWISS COLONY Bakery	Improve customer service and reduce operating costs.	Reduced catalog development time, finalizing product listing earlier and improving forecasting accuracy. Re-engineered production lines, reducing operating costs and cycle times.
TAV-FORREST CITY Processed Meats	Increase capacity utilization and reduce costs.	Balanced production areas, established standards, implemented management tools, increased capacity 22% and reduced costs by over $600,000.
UR-CORP. Bathing Systems & Vitreous China	Improve customer service and reduce inventory costs.	Established customer service criteria, implemented measurement systems and reduced both order processing cycle time and finished goods inventory levels.
WELDED TUBE OF CANADA Steel Tubing Company	Develop strategic plan to support entry into wholesales markets and reduce finished goods inventory.	Developed build to order/stock product criteria and supporting production and inventory planning system. Decreased product cycle time 20% and reduced total finished goods inventory by over 15%.
WESTON BAKERIES Bakery/Distribution Center	Implement systems to improve customer service and reduce operating costs.	Reorganized floor layout, developed standards and systems to identify product flow issues and manage labor, improving on time deliveries, reducing special shipments and operating costs by over $500,000 annually.

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