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Engage Your Team

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Why should you care

Worldwide, only 13% of employees consider themselves fully engaged, according to the main surveys in the sector. Not only that, but replacing an employee costs, on average, more than R $ 30,000.

These are worrisome statistics: lack of engagement can affect, among other things, productivity, profitability, employee and customer retention, absenteeism, among other issues.

Increasing your team's involvement is one of the best ways to help you meet your business challenges.

13%

(%) of employees, in general, consider themselves engaged

How this teamwork solution can support you

We create committed organizations, based on each employee. By making engagement part of everyone's conversation, and by learning practical activities, the level of engagement will begin to change quickly - one conversation, one person, one team at a time.

This solution does not propose the application of a survey to measure engagement, it works individually, each employee and creates a highly engaged team, making your survey have even better results.

We work with you to truly understand what lies at the heart of your most pressing challenges and create a journey for your team's engagement, which explores what is happening to them and creates a way to overcome challenges, with the involvement of each one.

How it works

We support your organization to recognize and value the uniqueness of each person within a group, encouraging them to be themselves, to reach their full potential.

By applying internationally recognized methodologies, we can help you create an environment that builds trust and generates commitment to your organization.

Together, we help you improve team engagement, facilitating the understanding and appreciation of diversity and relationships between the parties.

We believe in the commitment to shared results model, creating conditions that inspire everyone to do their best.

Diagnosis Financial Performance

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Why should you care

At all times of a business, it is essential to have support to guide the needs for financial and cost improvements, develop the appropriate action plans and apply the methods to obtain effective results.

Keeping a financial and strategic view of your business up-to-date allows you to align the interests of all parties and facilitates the relationship with investors, credit banks and asset managers and allows you to demonstrate how you have created strategies to improve efficiency and return on investment.

As strange as it may seem, believe me, many entrepreneurs focus exclusively on day to day and completely forget the importance of having a vision of the whole. And most of the time, when they stop to make a business financial diagnosis, the situation is already critical.

93%

(%) of the companies that used our Financial Diagnosis increased their profitability by more than 7.5% or reduced unnecessary costs and expenses by more than 9%.

How our financial diagnosis methodology can help you

A Financial Diagnosis aims to measure the financial performance and business model practiced by the company, covering a period prior to the current one (retrospective analysis) and projection of values for a period after the current one (prospective analysis). This is done through analysis of accounting information, records in spreadsheets provided by the company, information on strategic planning and interviews with managers.

There are several applications in which a Financial Diagnosis is required:

Definition of the company's value;
Verification of the need for funding;
Knowledge of the current situation of the company by partners and investors;
Evaluation of the volume of investments to be made by partners and investors;
Development of investment plan and schedule;
Verification of the results to be obtained with the new operational strategies;
Verification of the company's situation with the implementation of strategic planning decisions
Elaboration of a financial results simulator.

How it works

Our Financial Diagnostic model was designed to offer the client a thorough analysis of the Administration and Finance function, and allows us to know the economic and financial situation of the business.

Through the analysis of the data collected "in loco" during a visit to the client, we elaborated an economic financial analysis and an action plan with recommendations pointing out the items subject to improvements, proposing a map with concrete actions for the optimization of performance, which involve all the business.

The suggested actions are abundant and allow you to:

Better understand the processes and possible points of misuse of its resources to reduce costs and eliminate waste;
Develop improvements, based on analysis, to increase profits;
Build team behavioral change to improve results;
Use the tools provided to simulate scenarios and evaluate performance, applicable in the short, medium and long term, aimed at increasing your profitability and profitability.

Implement Cash Flow

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Why should you care

What breaks a company is not a lack of profit; is the lack of cash. The management of the company's cash is so important that there is a department exclusively to manage it - the treasury; and a report just to manage it - cash flow.

With technological advances and the oscillations of the economy, companies in all segments are going through a time of difficulties and uncertainties, and financial stability depends on a high degree, on good financial management.

Cash flow is nothing more than the instrument that allows continuous monitoring of the financial movements of your business for good financial management.

65%

(%) of the companies with financial difficulties or that close their operations claim that the main reason was the insufficient cash to honor the commitments.

How our cash flow implementation methodology can help you

Our cash flow implementation methodology aims to give you peace of mind and control the financial health of your business, so that you can continue your expansion strategies in an efficient, sustainable and long-lasting manner.

At each stage of the project, the main idea is to help take care of the money of your business by implementing a correct system for monitoring, interpreting the projection of the cash flow that will serve as the basis for the financial planning of the treasury.

By analyzing the forecasts and comparing the predicted vs. realized reports, you will have a clear and precise view of what is affecting the present and future performance of your business and will be able to make commitments to customers and suppliers much more easily.

How it works

Our cash flow implementation methodology is divided into 4 stages:

Preliminary Diagnosis
We carry out a complete check up of the systems and routines for controlling and reconciling the company's current accounts, controlling applications and financial operations;
We conducted an analysis of the company's structure, including affiliates and subsidiaries;
We performed an analysis of the company's billing characteristics: customer profile, concentrated, dispersed and mixed sales, considering the receiving channels: cash, debit and credit cards, checks, invoices, etc.
We carry out an analysis of the treasury's internal routines: existence of purchases without order, relationship with the supply sector, unscheduled payments, purchases of raw materials or resale materials, contracting of freight, etc.
Implementation of the cash flow monitoring system
We built the cash flow modeling, setting up the treasury chart of accounts, which includes: determining the opening balance, adjusting the daily bank reconciliation system; and elaboration of auxiliary control frameworks and the establishment of internal routines;
We format the cash flow reports and graphs.
Implementation of the cash flow analysis system
We built the cash generation capacity analysis model, including the analysis of the degree of dependence on short-term loans, the reconciliation of the business cash flow with the company's cash flow and the determination of the factors that prevent the cash flow cash flow from the business reaches the company.
Implementation of the short-term cash flow projection system
We defined the projection horizon, including: the projection of commitments and forecasts, the projection of billing and daily inflows, the projection of exits, the analysis of the possibility of establishing a concentration system and the comparison and analysis of the projected flow with the accomplished.

(re)Design Finance Management

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Why should you care

One of the biggest challenges in the financial area is to visualize the aspects that prevent the area from being more strategic and achieving more efficiency.

As the accelerated dynamics of the current market demands companies that are increasingly agile and attuned to the needs of their customers, a problem with means of payment, title settlement or even an undue charge can mean the loss of an important customer.

With the availability of new technological means, many processes in the financial area can be redesigned, automated, reducing bottlenecks, processing costs and avoiding manual errors, which affect the time and quality of information.

If you identify bottlenecks of the kind or perceive opportunities for improvement, it is time to improve (re) design the financial management of your business.

25%

(%) only from national companies, report having (re) designed their financial area in the last 5 years and make appropriate use of new technologies for process automation.

How our financial area (re) design methodology can help you

Understanding the set of activities and financial processes of your business, allows us to help you map, define and implement financial policies and computerize the control of routine management processes to guide your decision-making process.

Our methodology of (re) design of the financial area is directed towards the implementation and restructuring of financial processes in the organization, adopting not only new technologies, but redesigning the current processes, compared to the best market practices, in order to propose new processes and monitor its use by the people involved until they are part of the team's daily life.

Among the main advantages of our operations, it is worth mentioning: the reduction of transaction costs, the increase in the productivity of the team and the improvement of the relationship with internal customers.

How it works

Through techniques and tools for business process management, we perform a review of all processes and procedures in the financial area of your business.

With the adoption of interactive and easy-to-use tools, we were able to put new ideas into practice in a short time.

This solution is ideal for introducing improvements and automations in the processes of:

Treasury;
Accounts receivable and Accounts payable;
Billing, Credit and Collection;
Inventory control;
Calculation of results;
Cash Flow Management;
Managerial Asset Management;

Turnaround

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Why should you care

The symptoms of financial difficulties appear long before a crisis sets in. It is not uncommon for companies to go through crises and therefore need to experience a recovery process. Usually, this crisis sets in progressively and the more attentive to the signs you are, the better the chances of recovery.

If your company is in a situation of crisis or serious financial difficulties, it is necessary to adopt emergency actions and total attention. It takes an arduous and precise intervention.

The correct advice and implementation of plans, quickly and safely, are the necessary remedy for the restructuring and resumption of good performance, aiming at the resumption of healthy growth and protection against bankruptcy.

55%

(%) of the companies that choose an extrajudicial recovery project are able to return to business and have much lower costs than the bureaucratic judicial recovery process.

How our business recovery methodology can help you

The business recovery process, with the support of a consultancy, is easier and less tortuous than other slower and more bureaucratic methods.

Through our support you will be able to maintain the solution of the problem internally, facilitating the process, the dialogue with the parties involved and controlling the damage to the company's image.

Our company recovery methodology meets all legal requirements, accompanying you in every step of the process, from the development of the economic viability plan to its application, which includes the preparation of strategic and operational alternatives and the advice of internal teams.

Our performance is indicated if you:

Has been affected by a market crisis.
You have lost an important contract that puts your business at risk.
Be under pressure from excess debt or lack of liquidity.
Have debt negotiated, with difficult recovery.
Present a bloated corporate structure that is no longer aligned with your goals.
Have units or branches operating in a non-profitable manner or consistent with the group's strategy.

How it works

Our business recovery methodology uses the best turnaround and change management techniques.

As a rule, we prepare the study of the current situation of the company and present the project of economic viability that studies the problems that occurred in the management and suggests steps to be taken in order to make the company competitive and profitable again, in the following steps:

Phase 1
It is the elaboration of a diagnosis that will assess the situation of the company and the reasons for having reached the financial difficulties, the value of the liabilities, the products and the representativeness of each one, etc;
Phase 2
It is the plan itself, which will define the actions required for recovery, the analysis of the cash generation capacity and its projection;
Phase 3
It is of paramount importance, it is the management monitoring, which is the verification, through management reports, if the projected objectives are being achieved, and provision should be made for the correction of any deviations, unforeseen events, changes in economic scenarios, etc.

Implement ISO Standards

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Why should you care

ISO standards (9001, 14001, 45001) are suitable for any organization that seeks to improve the way quality, environment and health and safety issues are managed, regardless of size or sector.

However, the best returns on investment are obtained by companies that are prepared to implement it across the organization, rather than in specific locations, departments or divisions.

Understanding how to implement ISO standards (9001, 14001, 45001), or, Quality Management Systems - QMS, Environmental Management Systems - SGA, Health and Safety Management System (SGS), can collaborate decisively to increase productivity , increased security, reduced costs, agility and accreditation of your organization's management processes.

70%

(%) of companies certified to ISO standards report not only a reduction in quality problems, but effective image gains and an increase in the customer base.

How our ISO standards implementation methodology can help you

How to implement and structure a quality management system, increasing the level of internal organization, management control and productivity?

The Quality Management System has as premises the emphasis on routine planning and management (PDCA), proposing to be a little better today than it was yesterday, to meet the expectations of the interested parties, and to continually improve its organization, and, as a consequence, make the more competitive and organized company.

Our methodology guides the process of implementing ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 in a personalized way, understanding the reality and context of each organization, providing agility and security in implementation.

How it works

We support you and your team to prepare your business for the implementation of ISO 9001, 14001 and 45001 standards, with the use of interactive and easy to use tools, which can be put into practice in a short time.

Our methodology is ideal for those who aim to:

The implementation of ISO 9001, ISO 14001 or ISO 45001 standards;
The simplification of its Quality, Environment or Health and Safety Management System;
Outsourcing of maintenance (control and audit) of the Quality, Environment or Health and Safety Management System;

We structure each project according to the characteristics of the client organization, proposing the best practices in each of the following steps:

Initial Critical Analysis of the existing documentation in the company, evaluating the service;
Preparation and presentation of the Implementation Schedule;
Structuring of the Work Team that will participate in the implementation;
Development of the planning of the QMS, SGA or SGS;
Capacity building (training / lectures);
Structuring of Documentation;
Conducting the Internal Audit;
Choice of the certifying body;
Take corrective and preventive actions aimed at effectiveness;
Preparation for certification pre-audit;

Implement Continuous Improvement Program

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Why should you care

Daily new technologies and trends change the environment and impact the way business is established.

Modifying the standards of products and services, implementing improvement projects is an essential condition to keep up with changes and seek alternatives to continuously improve results.

There are a number of methods, tools and techniques for continuous improvement that you can adopt in your business. The choice must consider the culture, size and ability to absorb the principles and tools of each method.

Regardless of the choice, continuous improvement practices are a powerful force for the success of any business. They act behind the scenes of the most successful companies in the world. Every day, a little better than yesterday. This simple idea promotes innovation, efficiency and quality.

95%

(%) of organizational problems are due to business processes and can be solved through quality tools, through the organized performance of people.

How our methodology of continuous improvement programs can help you

Programs and tools for continuous improvement play a fundamental role in the management of quality and productivity, for a very simple reason: no two products are exactly the same or two services are provided in the same way, with the same characteristics.

With the adoption of Kaizen programs, CCQs and the 7 quality tools you will be able to effectively: analyze the main problems and non-conformities, discover the most probable causes and propose solutions, test proposals and implement corrective and preventive actions and verify the effectiveness of actions implemented in your company, producing continuous improvement of the quality management system, learning, increase in productivity, cost reduction, among other benefits for your company.

Our methodology for developing and implementing continuous improvement programs aims to help you use the Kaizen philosophy, with two main purposes:

disseminate the culture of continuous improvement in all areas, engaging employees in the pursuit of operational excellence and,
help companies to carry out their transformations, their improvement projects, with greater speed and efficiency.

How it works

Our methodology aims to develop employees and promote cultural change.

We apply Kaizen projects of breadth and Kaizen of depth to promote changes, adopting the main techniques and tools of quality in an interactive and easy to use way.

With the adoption of the projects you will be able to

Diagnosis/Amplitude Kaizens
Diagnosis/Amplitude Kaizens are used to understand the current situation of the value flow map of your operation, identifying the needs and opportunities for improvement to design the desired future situation.
Normally, considering a value stream of medium complexity, for a family of products representative of your business, a kaizen of amplitude will be executed around 10 days.
Deep Kaizens
Depth Kaizens are used in result interventions and are applied in events of 3 to 5 days, normally consecutive, with the participation of a team of company employees for the implementation of an improvement project.

Different methods are applied, depending on the improvement objectives, coming from the Lean schools, Theory of Restrictions, TPM, Quality, among others. Examples of methods used are Process Redesign (Standardization, Flowchart), 5S, PDCA, Standardized Work, Layout Redesign, Quick Change (TRF), Kanban, Poka Yokes, Quality Tools (Histogram, Control Cards, Pareto Diagram , Cause-Effect Diagram, Check List, 5W2H Action Plan), among others.

Audit ISO Standard Management Systems

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Why should you care

Internal audit is one of the resources that companies of different sizes and segments use when they intend to implement continuous improvement and seek greater competitiveness, regardless of their size or segment.

Starting tidying up the house is the right way to produce more and better. There is no progress where there is no improvement.

Outsourcing the process of internal audits has become a decision in companies that seek advantages such as impartiality, a high level of experience and technical knowledge in conducting the audit and support to guide and monitor the implementation of improvements and performance management of the processes of the system. quality management.

90%

(%) of the companies that outsource their internal audit process of quality management systems, environment and health and safety report having effective gains in terms of experience, reduction of non-conformities and total annual cost of the process.

How our methodology for auditing ISO standards systems can help you

Internal auditing, also known as “first-party auditing”, is a mandatory requirement of ISO standards and consists of systematic verification, carried out by the organization or team hired by it, of the degree of compliance with the requirements of its quality management system , environment and health and safety.

The outsourcing of internal audit is a solution that will guarantee smoothness in this process, adding the view of outside professionals, who oxygenate the analysis and allow the flaws and opportunities for improvement to be detected with greater precision and impartiality.

Our methodology supports you to implement a guiding internal audit model, idealized to support the continuous improvement of quality, environment and health and safety management systems.

You will add experience, credibility, exemption, commitment and you will also be able to reduce your annual cost with the process and dispense with the training of internal auditors.

How it works

Through our team of senior auditors, we support your business to carry out internal audits and independent assessments to ensure compliance and present an opportunity for improvement for your Management Systems based on ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 22000, among others.

Our guiding audit method allows you to:

Independent and specialized evaluations, conducted by trained professionals and permanently updated in the requirements of the applicable standards.
External and neutral view of the Management System implemented, enabling its rationalization, simplification and continuous improvement.
More objective and comprehensive results, with sustained credibility, making Internal Audit a fundamental element for the company's Senior Management to promote, in fact, the improvement of the implemented Management System.

Implement 5S Methodology

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Why should you care

In order to keep up with the changes in the world economy, it is also essential to seek to increase productivity and reduce costs through lean manufacturing and an adequate work environment.

The implementation of the 5S Program is essential to ensure the effectiveness of any and all quality programs and will result in improvements in behavior, standardization, cleanliness, organization and preparing your business for advanced lean manufacturing projects.

The 5S guides to the good profit and coexistence with the news: how to observe, evaluate and make appropriate decisions for our growth and formation as a person, citizen and professional, allowing the practice of essential values so that there is commitment and participation of people, essential conditions greater competitiveness and productivity.

80%

(%) of the companies that do not have a 5S program in place have critical quality problems and are unable to advance in effective process improvement due to undeveloped skills and attitudes in their work team.

How our 5S Program implementation methodology can help you

The physiology 5S, originated in Japan and was "imported" into Brazil to serve as a basis for creating an environment conducive to the implementation of quality management.

The implementation of the "5S Program" results in the transformation of the environment of the organizations and mainly in the attitude of the people, improving the quality of life of the employees, reducing waste, reducing costs and increasing the productivity of the organizations.

Continuous improvements are a strong ally of fertile environments. It is recommended for companies that wish to implement Quality Management Systems, based on ISO standards and “Lean Manufacturing” (Lean Manufacturing).

How it works

We propose a consultancy for the implementation of the 5S Program using interactive and easy-to-use tools, which can be put into practice in a short period of time.

This proposal is ideal for working:

Awareness of the need for internal improvements and acceptance of change;
The improvement of the work environment;
Accident prevention;
Encouraging creativity;
Cost reduction;
The elimination of waste;
The development of teamwork;
The improvement of human relations;
Improving the quality of products and services.

Layout (re)Design

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Why should you care

The inadequacy of the physical arrangement is one of the most critical points of a company, the disordered use of spaces causes several losses, such as the excessive time spent in the transport of materials in manufacturing processes, the formation of batches of parts next to the machine tools , generating points of risk of accidents, lack of space for storage, and large amount of materials in stock.

Business organizations with well-designed layout studies and clearly defined physical arrangements are more dynamic and have their organizational processes more effective and efficient. In other words, organizations open to analysis of arrangements achieve their goals in less arduous ways.

75%

(%) of the companies that carry out layout redesign projects reduce, on average, between 5 and 15% their internal transportation costs and in-process inventory, in addition to increasing employee safety, morale and communication.

How our production and operations layout (re) design methodology can help you

The adequacy of the industrial layout to the production process is fundamental for every industry, whether it is in operation, in expansion or renovation. Even for physical changes in warehouses, warehouses, and especially if a new operational unit is being designed.

Have you stopped to analyze how the disposition of machines, materials, inputs and the flow of people influences the efficiency of your processes?

Our methodology of analysis and (re) design of the production and operations layout aims to generate gains in efficiency and productivity, so that you can obtain, among other factors:

Improvement of stock quality;
Reduced displacement of materials, products and people;
Rational use of available space;
Enabling supervision and obtaining quality.

How it works

Through studies of the current production arrangement, considering production volumes by product, strategic objectives and opportunities to improve the value flow, we propose scenarios for structuring and restructuring the production layout and product line in order to increase levels of productivity, efficiency and maximizing operational results, with the use of interactive and easy-to-use tools, which can be put into practice in a short time.

This solution is if your challenge is:

Design safe, comfortable and high performance environments;
Optimize spaces and reduce the total cost of physical property;
Reduce installation and civil construction costs;
Reduce operating costs and eliminate waste;
Design or rearrange the layout, optimizing production performance;
Plan future expansions;

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