Clear solution

Space Systems/Loral needed a more proactive management culture to help the company increase its market share of the satellite manufacturing industry. This involved providing its front-line management team with new operational processes and training tools to help reduce costs and increase annual satellite production without compromising quality. Partnering with DB&A was the clear solution.
 
1. Challenge
     
  Significant differences between bid estimates and actual project costs
     
  Leaders lacked confidence to effectively address issues
     
2. Findings
  No efficient costing models in place to measure productivity and identify areas where resources were being compromised
     
  A passive management culture was created by both the lack of management training as well as advancement in the company being based on technical expertise, rather than on an aptitude for management.
     
3. Goals
  Shift the management culture from a passive, reactive management style to a proactive one
     
  Develop structured goal and production plans
     
  Help supervisors understand their roles and responsibilities by giving more specific and measureable goals
     
  Streamline the production process
     
4. Recommendations
  Develop parameters for work content, including specific, measurable, achievable, realistic, and time-based goals
     
  Create tactics to achieve goals and then align the organization accordingly
     
  Implement specific tools to assist managers on day-to-day basis
     
5. Results
  Achieved 155% of promised cost saving, with a total value of $15 million
     
  Improved synergy within teams and across units, allowing progress on growth goal
     
  Increased productivity with no adverse impact on quality
     
 
Download .pdf of complete study. (968 Kb)
 
 
 
 
   Legal Statements - Terms of use      l       Site Map