Industry Forum

Manufacturing Strategy Development

There is increasing pressure on manufacturers to improve performance and find new ways of competing to win new business. Many small and medium sized manufacturing companies are struggling to develop and deploy an effective manufacturing strategy, preventing them from realising their full potential.

Formulating and managing a manufacturing strategy demands input and collaboration at the highest levels of management. The issues are often complex and typically, there will be several alternative strategic business paths to choose from.

Executing a manufacturing strategy is equally as challenging, as it requires a certain steadfastness to stay on the chosen course over a number of years, despite distractions of the daily business and economic cycles. Strategy execution requires coordinating and prioritising activities across several different functional areas and a systematic long term monitoring and readjusting against the agreed objectives.

Strategic decisions are by definition far-reaching: you must ensure that they are informed, appropriate and robust. Consulting external expertise and advice will help you make important judgement calls and avoid missed opportunities and costly re-alignment.

Our Unique Approach

Industry Forum uses a collaborative approach which combines proven strategic theory with pragmatic tools and techniques that enable companies to develop, plan and implement successful strategies that deliver increased competitiveness.

Specifically tailored for small and medium sized manufacturers our experts will take you step-by-step through a sequence of workshops that focus heavily on converting strategy into action with underpinning change management practices and solid leadership governance.

Our approach is adaptable and scalable allowing senior leaders to steer their team to successful strategy deployment and ideally aligned to companies in different situational contexts, such as:

  • Validating an existing company strategy or company situation and provide fresh insights
  • Transforming a complete business or function within a business which is under-performing
  • Creating a new company or functional vision and develop, plan and implement an effective supporting strategy
  • When a business is at a critical juncture, facing inevitable change or increasing pressure, but is uncertain how to respond

Specifically tailored for small and medium sized manufacturers, our experts will take you step-by-step through a sequence of workshops that focus heavily on converting strategy into action with underpinning change management practices and solid leadership governance.

Expected Outcomes and Benefit

Our experts will apply their extensive industrial manufacturing experience and broad understanding of strategic planning to deliver a programme that will provide the following:

  • Unbiased and holistic view of the current company situation
  • Leadership team alignment around key business priorities
  • Creates the climate and space for free thinking and creativity
  • Systematic approach to discovering the best possible “game-changers”
  • Engages the team for true ownership and effective deployment cascade
  • Complete package service from idea generation to achievement of results

Defining and managing an effective business strategy sits at the heart of a successful company.

Industry Forum will work with your leadership team to develop a practical, cross-functional map that meets the organisation’s long-term corporate objectives and increases competitive performance.

If you want to improve or safeguard your business, then developing and implementing a well thought through strategy is essential.

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Please contact Industry Forum regarding our Manufacturing Strategy Development
on +44 (0) 121 717 6600 or email [email protected]