Process simulation as a key to uncovering true organizational value

ABSTRACT

As organizations struggle to remain competitive in a global sourcing environment, business leaders are challenged to increase overall yield and increase product/process quality, while lowering total costs and cycle time. CGN will describe how we helped a division of a large equipment manufacturer model and simulate their organizational processes that identified key levers critical to maintaining competitive advantage. Traditional process analyses determine inefficiencies and non-value add by conducting a linear pass-through the process. Simulation affords business leaders the capability to build a complex model of their business that simulates reality. In this case study, we will illustrate how CGN's approach: Identified key business parameters and formulated a model that provided a hypothesis-based approach to solution building; Visualized multiple organizational processes simultaneously, resulting in a quantifiable solution set matrixed against KPI value drivers; and Provided guidance regarding initiatives to achieve an optimal organizational / process structure.