Consulting Engineers - Rockford Consulting

<BODY aLink=#ffcc00 bgColor=#ffffff link=#990000 vLink=#666666> <TABLE align=left border=0 cellPadding=0 cellSpacing=0 width=490> <TBODY> <TR> <TD vAlign=top width=10></TD> <TD vAlign=top width=122><IMG alt="Strategy and operations management consulting firm" border=0 src="images/hurdle.gif" width="122" height="219"><BR><IMG alt="Developing World Class Performance In Manufacturing and Distribution" border=0 src="images/notation.gif" width="127" height="541"> <BR><BR><FONT color=#000000 face=arial size=2><FONT color=gray face=arial size=3><B>Consulting Services Directory</B></FONT> <BR><BR> <A href="agilcons.htm"><img src="images/agile.gif" alt="Agile Manufacturing Consulting" border=0 height=38 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="manucons.htm"><img src="images/manuf.gif" alt="Manufacturing Consulting" border=0 height=38 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="leancons.htm"><img src="images/lean.gif" alt="Lean Manufacturing Consulting" border=0 height=38 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="cellcons.htm"><img src="images/cell.gif" alt="Consulting Engineers" border=0 height=38 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="distcons.htm"><img src="images/distrib.gif" border=0 height=38 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="purcons.htm"><img src="images/purch.gif" border=0 height=38 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="stracons.htm"><img src="images/strategy.gif" border=0 height=38 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="itcons.htm"><img src="images/infotech.gif" border=0 height=38 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="supcons.htm"><img src="images/supply.gif" border=0 height=38 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="outcons.htm"><img src="images/outsour.gif" border=0 height=38 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <BR><BR><FONT color=#000000 face=arial size=2><FONT color=gray face=arial size=3><B>General Information</B></FONT> <BR><BR><A href="about.htm"><img src="images/aboutus.gif" border=0 height=29 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="ia.htm"><img src="images/intlalli.gif" alt="International Alliance" border=0 height=38 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="qualify.htm"><img src="images/qualif.gif" alt="Qualifications" border=0 height=29 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="articles.htm"><img src="images/articles.gif" alt="Articles" border=0 height=29 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="succes.htm"><img src="images/success.gif" alt="Success Stories" border=0 height=29 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="speaking.htm"><img src="images/speak.gif" alt="Speaking Engagements" border=0 height=29 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="seminars.htm"><img src="images/seminar.gif" alt="Seminars" border=0 height=29 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="news.htm"><img src="images/news.gif" alt="News Releases" border=0 height=29 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="employop.htm"><img src="images/employ.gif" alt="Employment" border=0 height=29 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> <A href="contact.htm"><img src="images/contact.gif" alt="Contact us" border=0 height=29 width=153 hspace=0 vspace=0></a> </TD> <TD vAlign=top width=10></TD> <H3><TD vAlign=top width=348> <FONT color=gray face=arial size=3><B>Consulting Engineers</B></H3><BR><BR> <B>Consulting Services</B></FONT><BR><BR> <FONT color=#000000 face=arial size=2> <CENTER><B>Consulting Engineers Services Offered: </B></CENTER> <p align="justify">Whether you are a discrete product or process manufacturer, make-to-order or repetitive, <b>Rockford Consulting Group can help you increase your competitiveness by reducing throughput time, reducing lead times, increasing capacity, increasing flexibility, reducing inventory, through selection and implementation of the right manufacturing strategy for your company.</b>  We are a boutique consulting firm that specializes in manufacturing, distribution and supply chain management.  We serve companies wishing to become world-class performers.  <b>We get results!!!</b> </p> <p align="justify">Our base consultants were part of an organization that introduced Japanese manufacturing techniques to the U.S. in the late 1970's-early 80's, when it was called "Just-in-Time". The techniques deployed included the design and development of product, process, and flexible workcells, to be later known as cellular manufacturing. This provided them with early, hands-on experience with cellular manufacturing applications. <br> <br> Since then Rockford Consulting Group has supported companies who wish to achieve world class performance and become market leaders with cellular manufacturing strategies. Today, we assist clients in developing and implementing cellular manufacturing with demonstrated, substantial results. <b>Contact us <a href="contact.htm">(click here) </a>for more information on how we can improve your operations.</b> <br><br> These are the various services and applications we offer, as part of our Supply Chain Management consulting portfolio, for cellular manufacturing efforts:</font> </p> <UL> <font color="#000000" face="arial" size="2"> <li>Value Stream Mapping</li> <li>Cycle-time Reductions</li> <li>Inventory Reductions</li> <li>Throughput Time Reductions</li> <li>Order-to-Ship Lead Time Reductions</li> <li>Operating Cost Reductions</li> <li>Cycle-time Reductions</li> <li>Fixed Overhead Cost Reductions</li> <li>Variable Overhead Cost Reductions</li> <li>Substantial Increases in Capacity/Throughput</li> <li>Physical Flow Improvements</li> <li>Increases in Revenue Generating Floor Space</li> <li>Cellular Needs Assessment</li> <li>Cell Analysis, Design and Implementation</li> <li>Quick Changeover Applications</li> <li>Factory Design/Simulations</li> <li>Lean Manufacturing Applications</li> <li>Operational Audits</li> <li>Feasibility Studies</li> <li>Capacity Planning/Simulation</li> <li>Machining/Fabrication/Assembly Analysis/Design</li> <li>Equipment Evaluation/Specification</li> <li>Material Handling Design/Simulation</li> <li>Job Classification Redesign For Cells</li> <li>Inventory Analysis/Planning</li> <li>Synchronous Scheduling Development</li> <li>Cycle-time Reduction Clinics/Implementation</li> <li>Cellular Manufacturing Organization Design</li> <li>Business Process Reengineering</li> <li>Materials Management</li> <li>Acquisition Analysis & Due Diligence</li> <li>Supply Chain Modeling/Simulations</li> <li>Machine/Equipment Analysis/Specifications</li> <li>Materials Logistics Analysis/Simulation</li> <li>Process Planning/Design/Simulation</li> <li>Core Process Identification/Development</li> <li>Global Sourcing</li> <li>Team Building</li> <li>Outsource/Reengineer Assessments</li> <li>Supplier Partnership Negotiations</li> <li>Cellular Organization Design</li> <li>Kaizen Blitzes</li> <li>Cell Development/Implementation</li> <li>Information Technology Evaluations</li> <li>Visual Scheduling Development</li> <li>Concurrent Engineering Applications</li> <li>Manufacturing Strategy Development</li> <li>Lean Manufacturing Applications </li> <li>Synchronous Manufacturing Applications </li> <li>Make-to-Order Applications </li> <li>Mass Customization Applications </li> <li>Flexible Cell Design </li> <li>Cost/Benefits Analysis</li> <li>Agile Manufacturing Applications </li> <li>Work Center Design </li> <li>Assembly Evaluation/Design </li> <li>Production Planning </li> <li>ERP Evaluation/Selection/Implementation </li> <li>Supply Chain Modeling/Simulations </li> <li>Operational Audits </li> <li>Plant Evaluations </li> <li>Plant Consolidation </li> <li>Outsource/Reengineer Assessments </li> <li>Cellular Business Process Reengineering </li> <li>Synchronous Scheduling Development </li> <li>ERP Evaluation </li> <li>Cellular Manufacturing Plant Design </li> <li>Logistics Analysis/Simulation </li> <li>Kan-ban/Visual Scheduling </li> <li>Cellular Operator Classification Design </li> <li>Synchronous Scheduling Development </li> <li>Synchronous Line Pacing </li> <li>Operations Assessments </li> <li>Cellular Education/Training </li> <li>Materials Management </li> <li>Project Management</li> </UL> <BR><CENTER><A HREF="consulting-engineers.htm">Consulting Engineers</A></CENTER><BR> <FONT color=gray face=arial size=3><B>Consulting Engineers Information</B></FONT> <FONT color=#000000 face=arial size=2> <P align=justify>An Consulting Engineers, Rockford Consulting Group, is located in Rockford, IL., a city with a substantial manufacturing and machine tool history. An Illinois corporation, our Engineering Consultants specialize in purchasing, Lean Manufacturing, outsourcing, manufacturing and distribution operations management consulting. As companies search for ways to react to intense competitive pressures in the next decade, our Engineering Consultants offer a unique group of integrated dynamic state-of-the-art services to help clients develop high performance capability.</P> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Through our affiliate offices, we serve North America, Mexico, Central America, South America, Southern Africa, Middle East, China, Indonesia, and Europe, with over 500 specialists world-wide in Lean Manufacturing, Market Research, Strategy Development, Product Development, Purchasing, Procurement, Outsourcing, Information Technology, Manufacturing, and Distribution Operations.</P> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> Rockford Consulting Group has a cadre of the best Engineering Consultants in the world today, providing high quality professionalism through the use of experience and innovation. We subscribe to the Institute of Management Consultants Code of Professional Conduct. We strive to enhance the integrity and image of the consulting profession. All consultants engaged on projects adhere to its principles. Whenever possible we will use consultants certified in their particular specialty area. </P> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> Certification insures that an Engineering Consultant has substantial prior experience in their specialty, and their competencies have been tested by the IMC, and verified by a significant number of clients. This assures our clients that we are assigning the highest qualified consultants in the profession. </P> <P ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> An Engineering Consultant on a client assignment may have up to 30+ years consulting experience. All consultants have direct, hands-on operational experience in early parts of their careers. Many were engineers, machine operators, purchasing agents, and managers. This provides sensitivity and insight to operational issues; i.e., they know how factories and businesses work. <BR><BR> We do not employ consultants inexperienced in Lean Manufacturing, manufacturing, and/or distribution. Most of our consulting staff have international experience, having worked in countries such as Mexico, France, Germany, England, Ireland, Italy or Russia. <BR> <BR><CENTER><A HREF="consulting-engineers.htm">Consulting Engineers</A></CENTER><BR> <CENTER><FONT color=#000000 face=arial size=2> <FONT color=gray face=arial size=3><B>Contact Information</B></FONT> </CENTER><BR> <CENTER>Forward Requests For Proposals To:</CENTER><BR><CENTER>Rockford Consulting Group<BR>Century Plaza<BR>Suite 206<BR>7210 East State Street<BR>Rockford, Illinois 61108<BR> Telephone: 815-229-2900<BR>Telefax: 815-229-2612<BR>Toll-free 800-667-7495 </CENTER><BR><CENTER> <FONT color=gray face=arial size=2><A href="mailto: rligus@RockfordConsulting.com">E-mail Richard G. Ligus CMC CPCM at: rligus@RockfordConsulting.com</A></B></CENTER> <BR><CENTER>©1995 Rockford Consulting Group, Ltd.<BR></FONT></CENTER></B></DIR> <P ALIGN="CENTER"><A HREF="http://RockfordConsulting.com/site.htm"><B>|</B>Site Map<B>|</B></A></p></font> </TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE> </BODY>