Outsourcing and downsizing, the twin business strategies resulting from the creed of competitive advantage, have resulted in a major increase in the reliance organisations place on suppliers.  With lean, fat free businesses, supplier management is one of the last, as yet untouched, areas for improving corporate economic performance.

At the heart of our quick win and cost reduction work is our 20:20 methodology:
20 days to find 20% that can be delivered in 20 weeks.

Our methodology is based on achieving real results through three elements:

• Focus – a ruthless analysis of the opportunities to drive out waste and inappropriate cost from the goods or service provided;

• Practicality – an emphasis on identifying changes to specifications and processes that can be implemented simply without the need to make major changes to the enterprise that might require major investments or long approval or governance timescales; and

• Speed – a short time horizon for the implementation process and for the benefits to be realised on the bottom line

This involves the development of a detailed cost flow model, an objective value analysis of the products and/or services delivered and a cost/benefit review of the specification and operational practices to provide the basis for the benefits target and action plan.

In the last three years our 20:20 focus has delivered cost reductions to household names approaching £20 million for an investment of less than £500,000.