PRODUCTS & SERVICES
- Probe for Manufacturing
- Probe for Service
- Probe for Micro Business
- Probe for Agriculture
- Including Red Meat, Cereals and Dairy businesses
- Probe for Public and Not for Profit Services
- Including Healthcare and Learning Providers
- Probe for Sustainability
- Probe for Leadership and People Management
- From Benchmarking to Improvement
- Including Action Planning and the Tipping Point Workshop — developing change management capability
- Customisation of Best Practice Benchmarking tools and services
PROBE for Manufacturing....
...including Microscope for Small To Medium Enterprises (SMEs)
Competition between manufacturers continues to intensify as new technologies emerge, and markets and economic realities shift and evolve . Management teams, who often feel battered by the continuously rising tide of competition from home and abroad, want help that provides answers quickly. The PROBE for Manufacturing tools present manufacturers with the opportunity to compare their business operations against a world-class framework that provides a speedy insight into manufacturing and World-class practice and performance.
By using these dynamic management tools you will be able to measure your current performance levels. It will help your company understand whether the practices and culture of your organisation reinforce the values that drive business results. It will help you to measure areas of good practice and spotlight areas for improvement that, when actioned, will improve your competitiveness.
PROBE for Manufacturing was developed in 1993, followed by the small-to-medium enterprise version known as 'Microscope' in 1997. Their development was a powerful collaboration between IBM Consulting, the London Business School, The Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Northumbria University, Comparison International and a wide range of manufacturing and business support specialists across Europe. The tools have been deployed to measure best practice in over 4000 manufacturing organisations internationally, including the USA, Australia and across Europe.
For more information about PROBE for Manufacturing, download "More About PROBE for Manufacturing".