The International Consulting Alliance LLC (ICA) is a group of management consulting firms strategically allied with Rockford Consulting Group to offer a breadth and depth of consulting specialties that equal those of larger firms, but retain the agility, speed of response, and niche expertise of the consulting boutique. The ICA, an Illinois corporation, was formed in 1999 by Rockford Consulting Group to combine the services and talent to provide world-wide clients with:

A global reach of highly competitive services

A broader array of supply chain management and information technology consulting services than each could achieve independently

A superior value for the investment committed

More agility and responsiveness than large consulting firms

An international expert resource pool exceeding 1000, and

Multi-national/multi-lingual coverage

The ICA offers coverage of North America, Mexico, Central America, South America, Middle East, South Africa, China, and Europe to multi-national firms that have operations in several continents and desire the continuity of having the same consulting firm in multi-locations. The global consulting capacity of specialists exceeds 1000.

Supply Chain Strategy and Operations Management Consulting Services Offered:

"Four Pillars of World Class Performance"

I.STRATEGY		II.DESIGN/PRODUCTIVITY
Market Research		Plant/Process/ Warehouse Design
Competitive Analysis/ Benchmarking		Equipment Spec/ Material Handling
Strategy Development		Productivity Assessment
Product Design Cycle Assessment		Operational Audits
Acquisition Assessment/ Due Diligence		Supply Chain Analysis/Modeling
Supplier Partnership Development		Capacity Planning/ Simulation
Manufacturing/Outsource Rationalization		Finance/Accounting Assessments
Distribution Network Modeling/Design		Materials Management/ Scheduling Assessments

III.INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
IV.MANAGING CHANGE

Business Process Reengineering
Facilitation / Team Building

Cycle Time Analysis
Training & Program Facilitation

ERP/DRP Systems Development
Team-Based Vision Building

IT Audit
Team-Based Reward System

CAD/CAM/CAPP Development
Organization Analysis/ Design

CNC/DNC Development
Project/Change Management

Data Warehousing
Pay-for-Skills Development

e-Commerce
Cellular Job Classifications

International Alliance Members

United States

Rockford Consulting Group

Rockford Consulting Group
Century Plaza
Suite 206
7210 East State Street
Rockford, Illinois 61108
Telephone: 001-815-229-2900
Telefax: 001-815-229-2612
Toll-free 800-667-7495
Contact: Mr. Richard G. Ligus CMC CPCM
President
Email: rligus@rockfordconsulting.com
Website: www.rockfordconsulting.com

Rockford Consulting Group,located in Rockford, IL., is a manufacturing, distribution, and supply chain strategy and operations management consulting firm, specializing in manufacturing and distribution, that offers state-of-the-art technologies and methodologies to companies worldwide. The company consists of a select group of certified senior consultants who have held both executive positions and have hands-on consulting experience. They have performed assignments globally, generally for $100MM+ companies, such as ABB, Seton, I.E. Du Pont de Nemours, SGL Carbon Group, Teledyne-Allegheny, True Temper Hardware, Citibank, and Accuride de Mexico.

Mexico/Central America

AdN Internacional, S.A., a consulting firm located in Monterrey, Mexico, provides management consulting services that span logistics, sales, production, purchasing, inventory, credit & collection, software implementation, and labor. The firm's focus is on helping clients improve productivity of processes including automation alternatives. AdN serves major industries including construction, glass, animal food, textile (carpets, cloth, towel), milk, cosmetics, industrial equipment, electronics and steel. AdN has offices in Monterrey and Mexico City, and provides consulting market coverage for Mexico and Central America.

Colombia

Grant Thornton Ulloa Garzón & Asociados is a national accounting firm founded in 1987, with six partners and more than 50 staff, working from offices in Bogota and Bucaramanga. The firm offers auditing, tax and management advisory services, as well as training in accounting, auditing and taxation and foreign investment advice. It is the exclusive Member firm of Grant Thornton International in Colombia, and provides consulting market coverage for Colombia.

Brazil

TREVISAN is one of the most respected Auditing, Consulting and Education Companies in South America. Having great credibility in the market, it has established itself as a creative and innovative organization, capable of not only meeting the present needs of its national and international clients, but also of anticipating the new demands of the private companies.

TREVISAN has seven offices located in São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Ribeirão Preto, Brasília, Curitiba, Porto Alegre, and Goiânia, and employs over 500 highly specialized professionals in its business units. It is the exclusive Member firm of Grant Thornton International in Brazil. Trevisan provides consulting coverage for Brazil.

Argentina

CE Consultores Empresariales is a national accounting firm working from offices in Buenos Aries. The firm offers accounting, tax, legal, foreign affairs, and economic-financial advisory services. CE provides market coverage for Argentina and Mercosur.

Israel

Mateor Management Technology & Organization

Mateor is a technology-management leading consultancy firm, specializing in Strategic IT Planning, Information Systems Analysis & Design and Management & Control of Business Process Outsourcing. Mateor has offices in Israel.

Belgium/Luxembourg

The VGGroup (VGG) represents an array of coordinated companies, representative offices and individuals working in the engineering, consulting, construction, contracting & trade sectors. It specializes in worldwide business and project development. Worldwide headquarters are located in Brussels, Belgium.

Ukraine

OKO (United Consulting) Inc. offers a full range of business solutions to assist businesses in the Ukraine, including Strategic planning, project financing, engineering and project management.

Bahrain & GCC Countries

Riyada Consulting, with offices located in Bahrain, provides clients with implementable solutions that enable private and public organizations to derive maximum benefit from their resources, by applying the most effective business tools and techniques. Their services identify, apply, and implement proven theories and technology tools that enhance client operations while accounting for organizational capacities and growth objectives.

Mainland China

Beijing Champion Consulting is a manufacturing, inter-control, purchasing and financial management consulting service, established in 1999, with an established customer base of more than 1500. The firm has offices in Beijing, and provides consulting coverage of mainland China.

International Consulting Firm

Contact Information

Forward Requests For Proposals To:

Rockford Consulting Group
Century Plaza
Suite 206
7210 East State Street
Rockford, Illinois 61108
Telephone: 815-229-2900
Telefax: 815-229-2612
Toll-free 800-667-7495

E-mail Richard G. Ligus CMC CPCM at: rligus@RockfordConsulting.com

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