Manufacturing Excellence & Industrial Performance

The competitive landscape that exists in today’s globalised environment requires every company to become lean and efficient in gaining a competitive advantage. Your company’s success is directly related to your ability to improve efficiency along your value chain and subsequent continuous improvement initiatives. For manufacturing operations, efficiency is measured in terms of the manufacturing and quality lead time, compared to the cost of production, and return on capital employed. Continuous Excellence is an end state which uses continuous improvement techniques on an ongoing basis to improve upon the company’s processes, products, and services.

At Acumen, we employ engineering and business improvement methods such as Integrated Work System (IWS) tools to improve your efficiency, as well as utilise Six Sigma principles and best-in-class frameworks to achieve continuous excellence. Efficiency improvements can span from the manufacturing lines and throughout the supply chain. Our experts have Six Sigma certified belts and possess considerable experience in multinational manufacturing enterprises. We not only build and improve your processes, but we also train your human capital to be autonomous in operations. Our services relate to:

Human Resources, Health, Safety, Security and Environment & Outsourcing

Human capital management is the most valuable resource in any business. Your ability to utilise human capital determines the profitability and sustainability of your business.

At Acumen, we employ Six Sigma principles in managing human capital to optimise business returns whilst enabling a culture of engagement. We utilise established metrics that measure intangibles to focus on real value returns for the organization, such as Human Capital Return on Investment (HCROI) and a suite of other metrics and tools. We specialise in labour outsourcing for every area of the business and allow firms to minimise fixed costs and utilise labour efficiently for peak and off-peak scenarios. Our experts also offer astute Industrial Relations services to ensure good practices are employed within businesses to drive performance.

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Employee & Industrial Relations

Legal

The legal arena is dynamic and volatile, requiring a focused approach to ensure businesses maintain proper governance systems as well as mitigate risks. At Acumen, our legal chamber constitutes a fraternity of experts ready to serve you. We offer:

Quality Management Systems

Quality management plays an integral role in coordinating and guiding an organization's endeavours to achieve customer and regulatory requirements. Your company’s ability to implement a robust and strategic QMS continuously improves your company's efficiency and efficacy in delivering a product or service to ensure customer satisfaction.

At Acumen, we apply global quality standards such as ISO and Food Safety practises that focus not only on product and service quality but also on the systems, processes, and means to achieve it. Our QMS experts possess considerable knowledge and experience in applying these standards and will also foster an environment and culture of quality awareness among your employees, ensuring they are key stakeholders within the QMS. This nurtured quality culture provides a forum to improve communication within your company and supports in enhancing their ability to identify and resolve any obstacles that impede organizational progress. Our services relate to: