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- Moving from Crisis Management to Recovery
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- Chemical Week: Industry Welcomes Rail Reform Products
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- 10/12 Industry Report: The Human Side of Efficiency
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- An Asset Manager’s Guide to Harvest Management Commitment
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- Sustainability: Build a Competitive Advantage
- Optimizing the Future of Work in the Chemicals Industry: Unlocking Value and Retaining Critical Knowledge through Standardized Work Processes
- The Next Level of Value Creation in Private Equity
- Interview with the AFPM: Reciprocal Switching and Efficient Methods in Rail Operations
- Webinar: Seizing Opportunities in Challenging Times
- Leveraging Lean Innovation Principles – Pharma Manufacturing Magazine
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- Improving Competition and Service in the Railroad Industry: Addressing Challenges and Solutions for a Constrained Rail Market
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- Protecting Against the Down Cycle and Preparing for the Upturn
- Chemical Week: Seizing Opportunities in Challenging Times – Strategic Countermeasures for Enhancing Profitability and Positioning for Growth
- Navigating the Path to a Greener Future: Strategies for Sustainable Supply Chains
- Are You Managing Supply Chain Complexity or is it Managing You?
- Revolutionizing R&D in Pharma- Pharma Manufacturing
- WEBINAR: Accelerate ESG Value Now from Existing Chemical & Process Industry Operations
- Chemical Week: ESG Driving Operational Improvements
- Chemical Week: Accelerate ESG Value Now from Existing Chemical Operations
- Rail Logistics Optimization in the Petrochemical Industry
- Utilizing Digitization in the Petrochemical Industry
- The Recovery Track: How Public Transportation Can Survive COVID-19
- Logistics Excellence – Immediate Cash and Profitability Countermeasures in Rail, Ocean, and Trucking
- Excelling in Operational Transformations: Using Digitization for Post Implementation Sustainment
- Realigning the Global Supply Chain and Product Architecture Post Covid-19
- How Continuous Improvement Methods are Having a Positive Impact on Product Reliability and Driving Down Cost
- Refinery Maintenance: Achieving a Zen State by Leveraging “Lean Thinking”
- An Asset Manager’s Guide to Harvest Management Commitment
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- Critical Factors to Achieve World-Class Manufacturing Reliability
- Merger Integration in the Chemical Industry
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- The Hidden Value in Operational Due Diligence
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- EFESO Management Consultants Ranked in Consulting Magazine’s 2024 Best Firms to Work for Survey
- EFESO Welcomes the Aioneers’ Consulting Team
- EFESO opens a new chapter with Eurazeo and Towerbrook Capital Partners
- EFESO Consulting joins forces with Argo Consulting to enhance its position as a top global operations consulting firm
- Argo Makes Top 10 “Best Small Firms to Work For”
- Argo Consulting Named a “Best Small Firm to Work For” for Ninth Consecutive Year
- Argo Consulting Named a “Best Small Firm to Work For” for Eighth Consecutive Year
- Argo Consulting Named a “Best Small Firm to Work For”
- Argo, Inc. Expands Operations in Western Canada
Case Studies
- A Catalyst Manufacturer Improves Project and Plant Engineering via Lean Product Development
- A Chemical Manufacturer Assesses Its Supply Chain To Identify Cost Savings Initiatives Across The Enterprise
- A Developer and Marketer of In-Vitro Diagnostic Kits for Virus Identification and Endocrine Diseases
- A Global Branded Spirits Producer Implements Inventory Control Measures to Improve Working Capital
- A Global Chemical Company Uses Lean, Predictive Analytics, and Capital Best Practices to Accelerate Schedule and Cost Improvement
- A Global Energy Producer Implements Lean Methodology in Rail Operations at Multiple Sites to Improve Asset Utilization, Increase Loading Capacity, and Reduce Rail Transportation Costs
- A Leading European Spice Firm Boosts Service by 14%, Cuts Inventory by 21%, Lowering Cash Flow Needs
- A Major Chemical Manufacturer for Cyanide Seeks to Further Increase Global Market Share Supported by Add-On Acquisition and Brownfield Capital Projects
- A Major Fresh Protein Processor Increases Warehouse Storage and Throughput Capacity
- A Medical Device Manufacturer Uses Value Engineering to Simplify New Product Development
- A Medical Device Producer Optimizes Supply Chain and Diversifies Supplier Base to Reduce Cost and Minimize Disruption
- A Rail Company Re-engineers Its Operating Plan and Improves OTP
- A Rare Earth Metals Mining and Magnet Production Startup Uses Lean Principles to Build a Realistic Timeline, Control Cash Flow and Safely Deliver a Quality Product
- A Shelf-Stable Juice Manufacturer Needed a Plant Turnaround to Improve OEE and High Associate Turnover
- A Successful MRO Distributor Restructuring & Turnaround Program
- A Vitamins and Supplements Company Transforms Development Process to Achieve 40% Growth
- An Oil & Gas Refinery Implements Lean Methodology In Rail Operations To Improve Asset Utilization, Increase Loading Capacity, And Meet Customer Demands In Asphalt Shipments
- An Optics Manufacturer Optimizes Production In a Challenging Environment
- BOOST Throughput and BUILD Capabilities for a Leading Producer of a Private Label Packaged Foods and Beverages
- Building a Cross-Site Continuous Improvement Culture at a Pharmaceutical Contract Developer and Manufacturer
- Capital Equipment Manufacturer Uses Procurement Improvement Process to Leverage Growth and Reduce Costs 5%
- Change Management and Lean Training Generated over $50M Savings in 3 Years for North American Railroad
- Chemical Manufacturer Harmonizes Processes, Implements Enterprise-Wide Standard Work and Organizational Design to Reduce Costs, Increase Capacity and Manage Knowledge
- Chemical Manufacturer Implements Value Pricing to Reduce Margin Erosion
- Chemical Manufacturer Optimizes Transportation and Logistics
- Commercial Vehicle Manufacturer Uses Command Center Approach to Drive Rapid Recovery
- Complexity Optimization in the Dairy Industry
- Continuous Improvement Kaizen Events Lead to Production Increase
- Cutting Costs of Custom Engineered Products by Three Times the Target
- De-bottlenecking Product and People Processes to Boost Volume at a Coatings & Pigments Manufacturer
- Ensuring Compliance at a Nutritional Health Manufacturer
- Hidden Value in Logistics – Rail Optimization in Refinery and Petrochemical Operations
- How The ARGO-EFESO Transformation System Was Applied to Achieve Sustainable Change at a Major Railroad Operation
- Idea-to-Value Approach Improves a Client’s Competitive Position
- Implementing a New Maintenance and Reliability Strategy across multiple Global Chemical Plants to improve Asset Availability and Maintenance Productivity
- Implementing an Operational Excellence Program in the Beer Sector
- Improving the Operational Aspects of a Multi-Site Turnaround in Europe
- Integrating Lean Thinking into Maintenance for a Petrochemical Company
- Learnings from a 5-year Partnership with one of the World’s Largest Products and Services Providers to the Energy Industry
- Life Science Manufacturer Performance Management & Post Merger
- Oil Equipment Manufacturer Adapts to Major Market Changes
- Operational Excellence: Driving Out Cost and Improving Reliability at a Chemical Plant
- Operational Excellence: Taking Productivity, Reliability and Asset Utilization to the Next Level at a Large Multi-Site Chemical Operation
- Optimizing Transportation and Fleet Management to Lower Freight Costs and Improve Customer Service at a Chemical Producer
- Post-Acquisition Integration & Rapid Operational Improvement for a Bio-Tech Diagnostic Device Manufacturer
- Product Design De-Complexity in a Pet Nutrition Company to drive Breakthrough Savings and Simplification
- Re-Engineering the Global Engineering Process
- Safety, Health, Environmental and Sustainability (SHES)
- TMS Transformation Drives Supply Chain Optimization
- Transforming Productivity and Efficiency in Grain Milling Operations
- Upstream Value Generation – Applying Kaizen and Lean Methodology to Drive Results and Engage the Workforce
- Value Chain Progression for a Leading Global Confectionery Manufacturer
- World-Class Performance Management System Uncovers the Hidden Factory and Unleashes Growth
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- Freight Railway – $42 Million Saved
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