Achilles Consulting Group

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Achilles Consulting (Singapore)

Welcome To Achilles Consulting Group

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We are now in a new era where the business world is characterized as dynamic and competitive. Although acquisitions, alliances, and other big-picture strategies continue to enjoy the favor of top management in a corporation, operational excellence is increasingly getting more and more management attention and has become one of top priorities in executives' agenda. This comes as no surprise. After the burst of the dot com bubble, executives are adopting down-to-the-earth approach and focusing on fundamental strength and bottom-line results. In order to deliver promises to investors and sustain competitiveness, incumbents must squeeze inefficiency from their systems, often through process optimization, better supply chain management, effective information systems etc., and this is where Achilles Consulting Group comes in.

We offer the full spectrum of services to our clients to help them achieve world-class operational excellence. Through consulting, we will diagnose clients' situation, identify opportunities for improvement, and make customized proposals. A good proposal or idea is never enough, and we want to make sure that solutions are practical and can be implemented. We will see through the fulfillment of the performance improvement initiatives tapping on our expertise in delivering a workable solutions. What's more, we do not see a consulting engagement as a mere business activity but as an education opportunity to transfer our knowledge and prompt awareness of system and lean thinking to a larger audience.

The Achilles culture is deeply rooted in our set of ethos and values that serves as a foundation for all that we do. Achilles provides research based consulting, that involves advice and problem solving based on innovative and rigorous analysis of the client's problem. We link people, process and technology to help them achieve profound sustainable change, culminating in implementation with information technology expertise. Our fact based, analytical and customized approaches combined with a commitment to creating actionable solutions and working with our clients to drive implementation provides our clients with a compelling value proposition for their consulting investment. We work in partnership with our clients to help them design and align their business around changing customer priorities, economics and environments by achieving significant and measurable results. We add value to each client engagement by seamlessly bringing together in depth service skills with industry expertise.

 

Free Diagnostic Consultancy Service Launched!

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Achilles has announced and launched an initiative to offer free diagnostic consultancy service to businesses in Singapore! We understand that identifying the right remedy to a business challenge can be a difficult task. We can help business diagnose, identify and suggest the appropriate solution for your problem and we will unite you with the relevant assistance required, where possible. Our professional consulting team will provide free consultation and guidance. There is no obligation to retain or utilize our services and products from after this free consultation. This service is absolutely free of any charge.

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Getting Value From Management Consultants

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Management consulting refers to both the industry of, and the practice of, helping organizations improve their performance, primarily through the analysis of existing business problems and development of plans for improvement. From as early as the late 1800s, management consulting firms have been expanding their influence over the developing world. Today there are many management consultants at work deep inside many organizations. According to market research, global management consultancy market is forecast to have a value of over $300 billion by 2012.
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Some Thoughts On Business Process Management And Information Technology

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Companies have turned to reengineering as the response to being customer focused, given the rise in the shift from a producer controlled market (supply push) to a customer ruled market (demand pull). Companies are more attuned to the significance of business process and its management. This has evolved from merely seeing process management as the documentation of processes and procedure manuals.
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The Power of Lean Thinking

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The one word of Japanese you should know is muda. This refers to "waste", or simply any activity that requires resources but generates no value. You see this in inventory pile ups, mistakes that require rework, redundant processing steps, movement of employees and transport of materials and goods, workers waiting for their next activity, goods and services that do not meet the needs of the customer; the list goes on. Even for the most casual observer in any organization, muda can be seen everywhere.

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Operations Management Methodologies (such as Six Sigma) for the Broader Business Context

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We have been seeing increasing organizations that have approached us to come from the non-traditional manufacturing based environment. This includes non manufacturing businesses (eg. health care, financial services, government, non profit) and non manufacturing functions in manufacturing firms (eg. accounts, HR, legal). In the shift of the economy from being manufacturing based to being service based, profitability of organization is derived beyond simply in the effective management of operations on the factory floor. A major portion of the processes, people and technology that determines the success of organizations today lie beyond manufacturing. 

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Concepts of Operations Management

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With intense global competition, companies today understand that the best way to boost the bottom line is to cut costs through more efficient operations management (OM). Beyond the intimidating jargons and sophisticated tools that operations management offer, how does it help companies improve operations efficiency. Is it just another cosmetic styling tool that helps companies market their operations? Or does it provides a comprehensive operations strategy that actually work?

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Coping with the Downturn

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With the turmoil in the financial market, rising unemployment rate, and falling consumer confidence, it seems certain that the crisis which originated from Wall Street has spread to Main Street, and the economy, after enjoying a long period of high growth and low inflation, takes a dramatic turn and is now heading toward the deepest recession in decades. But don’t panic just yet. While it is a trying period for companies, those who do survive this often emerge much stronger and are better positioned for future growth. Our consultants share their thought.

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News Flash

The Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA) 10th Anniversary Symposium is held at the Ritz-Carlton Millenia Singapore on 21-22 January 2009. The event is graced by Dr Ng Eng Hen, Minister for Education; Dr Tony Tan, Chairman, National Research Foundation; Dr Susan Hockfield, President, MIT; Prof Tan Chorh Chuan, President Designate, NUS; and Dr Su Guaning, President, NTU.  

Our Managing Consultant, Kek Sei Wee, speaks as a panelist in the Panel Discussion on "Educating Future Leaders" on the opening day.

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We have successfully helped our eligible clients secure the funding for their projects. The Local Enterprise Technical Assistance Scheme (LETAS) is a grant administered by SPRING Singapore in hiring external experts to improve your management and operations.

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Latest Statistical News

Singapore Statistical News
This service brings to you the latest statistical highlights of Singapore
  • Consumer Price Index, Nov 2009
    The CPI for Nov 2009 rose by 0.4% over Oct 2009 due mainly to higher costs of housing, food and “recreation & others”. Excluding accommodation costs, the CPI moved up by 0.5%. Compared with Nov 2008, the CPI in Nov 2009 fell by 0.2% on account of lower cost of housing. Excluding accommodation costs, the CPI fell by 0.3%.
  • Economic Surveys Series 2008: Transport & Storage Services
    In 2008, the transport & storage services industry comprised some 9,700 establishments and employed about 137,700 workers. The industry collected $83.1 billion in operating receipts, 14.7% higher compared with 2007. Operating surplus increased by 0.4% to $15.6 billion in 2008. Total value added generated was $23.2 billion in 2008, 0.6% higher compared with 2007.
  • Monthly Retail Sales and Catering Trade Indices, Oct 2009
    Retail sales, on a seasonally adjusted basis, increased by 6.0% in Oct 2009 compared to Sep 2009, attributable to higher sales of motor vehicles. Excluding motor vehicles, the seasonally adjusted retail sales in Oct 2009 decreased by 1.9% compared to Sep 2009. The seasonally adjusted catering trade rose by 1.1% in Oct 2009 over the previous month.