What We Do
GPS provides a combination of technical expertise and business acumen to support multi-discipline operational transformations on a global scale.
Our proven model, applied thousands of times over 21 years in business, quickly identifies breakthrough improvement opportunities within any and every function of the supply chain and related business processes. Working with our clients’ executive leadership, we develop an implementation roadmap that begins delivering significant financial results within 90 days and a longer-term plan consistent with business strategies that achieve the objectives we establish together.
GPS doesn’t subscribe to the latest management fads and we don’t offer boilerplate solutions. Our consultants roll up their sleeves to apply robust problem-solving tools enabling data-based decisions that achieve breakthrough and sustainable business results.
GPS can provide interim resources to quickly create momentum or deliver specific tool training and certification to enhance organizational capability.
SERVICES INCLUDE
- Assessment to develop operational strategy and implementation roadmap, including a comprehensive top down and bottom up financial analysis
- Manufacturing operations improvement including process design, shop floor efficiency, quality and management operating systems development and implementation, and footprint changes
- Supply chain optimization, including S&OP, planning and scheduling, supply management and strategic sourcing
- Lean/Six Sigma training and adoption enabling clients to drive ongoing improvements
INDUSTRIES AND CLIENTS
CONSUMER GOODS
Key Clients
Abbott Nutrition
Kraft Foods
Marathon Cheese Corporation
Mars-Petcare
Mondelez International
Nestle
Peacock Engineering
Procter & Gamble
SUCCESSES
Fortune 50 food company adds $2.6 billion to the bottom line with GPS Operational Excellence program globally after three years.
Fortune 500 nutrition company achieves 20% average increase in output and $35 million annual savings in 6 months
Fortune 50 consumer products company improved from 2% to 10% growth in 12 months using GPS Operational ExcellenceⓇ approach.
INDUSTRIAL
SUCCESSES
General Electric added $25B to the bottom line over 5 years globally.
Allied Signal added $3.4B to the bottom line through over 5 years globally.
Mid-size chemical company increases operating income by 10% in 12 months.
Key Clients
Accuride Corporation
Allied Signal (Honeywell)
Dover Corporation
General Electric
Gopher Resources
Innophos
SAF Holland
TI Automotive
Mining & Energy
Key Clients
British Petroleum
Florida Power & Light
GE Energy
Mosaic
Shell
SUCCESSES
Global Fortune 100 mining company increases margin to add $40 million annually
in operating income within 180 days.
Public mid-sized mining company increased operating income by more than 30% in 18 months.
Oil and gas company saves $2.6 billion annually.
Life Sciences
SUCCESSES
GPS enables prominent children’s hospital to improve from 65% to 100% on-time delivery of outpatient chemo treatments.
Large mail order pharmacy working with GPS for 180 days eliminates defects and reduces cycle time to increase fulfillment capacity by 25%.
Hospital system improved asset utilization by more than 40%.
Key Clients
CHOC
Franciscan Hospital for Children
Thermo Fisher Scientific
UCSF Medical
Valley Children’s Healthcare
Private Equity
Key Clients
Norwest Equity Partners
HIG Capital Partners
Windpoint Partners
Sun Capital Partners
SUCCESSES
Private Equity portfolio company increased revenue by 30% and results improved
from losing $10 million annually to making $20 million profit in 12 months.
Private Equity chemical portfolio company rescued $50 million investment from perceived insurmountable issues.
Small cap food manufacturer reduces waste and increases output realizing $1.6 million in savings in 90 days.
Government
SUCCESSES
GPS helps largest municipal demolition program increase “knocks” from 30 to 130 per week.
Critical medical goods procurement process within state corrections facilities improves from 19 days average to 100% under 7 days from request to receipt.
GPS enables EMS response time improvement on high priority calls from 18 to less than 8 minutes.
Key Clients
California Department of Corrections (CDCR)
California Correction Health Care System (CCHCS)
City of Baltimore
City of Detroit
State of California - GO-Biz