As senior executives and particularly as a result of our interim assignments, we have amassed a great deal of knowledge and experience in how to accelerate the financial, operational and cultural performance of a manufacturing business. Having had success leading; growth, transformation, transition and turn around we have identified recurring traits that if left unchallenged, disconnect operations from their obligations to the financial performance of the business. The Operations function is responsible for both converting sales orders into revenue and controlling over 60% of business costs meaning that any disconnection is damaging. Linking operational performance to the financial wellbeing of the business is the foundation of our assessments. They have been designed to help you understand and improve aspects of your operation that have a significant influence on performance but can be difficult to monitor.
Steven Leahey
MBA, BA Engineering Science
Founder and Director at OAG Operations Assessment Group
A manufacturing career with over 45 years’ experience from tool room to boardroom. The last 15 years as a successful Interim Manger. My leadership and commitment to aligning manufacturing activity with the P&L has consistently delivered sustainable operational improvement with quantifiable financial benefits. My knowledge and experience has been applied within the major manufacturing sectors encompassing small, medium and large, single and multi-site organisations
Greg Simpson
MBA, BSc (Hons) in Manufacturing, MIoD, FCIM
Founder and Director at OAG Operations Assessment Group
Working life began as an electronics technician with a passion for manufacturing, then joined
Ford Motor Company as a Manufacturing Management Undergraduate and now after 35 years
in manufacturing industry now a Consultant, Interim MD and Operations Director. Successful
over this period in reducing investment risk through operations due diligence assessment
and by leading improvement via P&L Management and Strategic Lean Deployment. Adept at
restructuring operations to deliver growth and profitability across a spectrum of industries and
a range of organisations.
Awards:- CBI Manufacturing Council commendation, Nissan’s Best Improved Supplier,
Investor in People in 3 plants, CIPD People Management (BMW), QS9001, TS16949, ISO14001,
OHSAS18001, BRC AA, Britain’s Best Engineering Factory award
Originally designed for single-site manufacturers, investors and consultants, it soon became apparent that multi-site manufacturers, recruiters and membership organisations could also benefit from a multi-site, multi-layer version. There are currently 3 types of OAG assessments available, all of which establish current state and aspirations for manufacturing site or sites based on the 7 key components. They produce a report highlighting areas for improvement and detailed actions to enable you to achieve your aspiration
There are 3 main methods assessments designed for single-site and multi-site operations. Each has a reporting package included, a secure online dashboard, analysis, financial benefits and actions for improvement.
Pioneer is a self-assessment for single-site operations where aspiration and current state data is entered consecutively producing a report in under 90 minutes.
Spearhead is a coordinated assessment for a single-site operation where the assessor can establish the current state and aspirations via input from selected individuals.
Vanguard is a coordinated assessment for multi-site operations to establish aspiration and current state for individual and cross-site performance analysis.
Contact us on our contact page for more information.