Business Profile

SJW Associates (UK) Ltd has pan-European expertise gained over many years of working both within World Class blue chip companies and leading consultancy projects for European companies. This expertise can now be applied to your business.

Our aim is to help you achieve significant performance improvement in the Quality, Cost and Delivery aspects of your Operations Chain. Using hands-on Lean Techniques, we can help you step up to the next level of operational performance.

Using a combination of Benchmarking and Diagnostics techniques, we can help you compare any aspect of your business with that of other European manufacturers with similar operations. An international database is used to assist the process, allowing the identification of quantifiable performance and practice gaps. Our co-operation with leading academic institutions means that latest research continually informs and updates our work with clients. This means you can:

• Better appreciate what is possible for your business and set realistic performance targets for future growth;
• Maintain your competitive position, by taking your business from ‘where you are now’ to ‘where you should be’;
• Compare your current performance and business practices with others to identify and implement new ways of working through bespoke training.

The following projects have led to quantified business improvement for our customers:

• Higher Quality - For a plastic sack manufacturer, Benchmarking analysis of a plant’s waste streams identified a significant opportunity. The application of good Lean practice achieved ongoing savings of 40%. Read more...
• Reduced Costs – The identification of the root causes of lost output and facilitation of plant teams practice enabled output to be raised by over 15% enabling significant cost reductions for a building products manufacturer. Read more...
• Improved Delivery - opportunities were identified in the internal supply chain of a batch chemicals manufacturer, which when actioned improved overall customer service levels and at the same time improved stock turns and plant performance. Read more...

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