Providing you with Professional Business Consulting, Helping you Reduce Costs & Advising you with Business Growth Strategies in Geelong.

Axcel Consulting specialises in business ‘turn-around’ and improvement in high-volume, fast-moving, low-margin environments with complex systems / processes.

We focus on streamlining critical operating processes by eliminating unnecessary waste; variation; constraints and complexity across the business, thereby enabling sustainable profit margins; improved productivity; compressed supply chain; improved lead-time; and increased “top-line” revenue growth. In addition to process improvement, we also look for opportunities to leverage emerging technology solutions to further drive productivity.

We use specialists in process improvement and change management, and we are committed to involving, motivating, and developing the internal skills / capabilities of each client.

We have successfully applied improvement methodologies to the following sectors – manufacturing; distribution; finance; superannuation; utilities and other niche service industries.

Projects range from short assignments to improve a stand-alone issue, through to “enterprise-wide” projects.

Client needs have often included:

• Streamlining critical operating processes before making a large investment in Equipment or Technology

• Shortening the supply chain; reducing costs; fending off competitors who are squeezing margins

• Redesigning the business model due to non-performing assets and to improve “top-line” growth

• Layout design to increase productivity / flexibility or to move quickly on new products / markets

• Integrating third-party outsource providers to reduce unit-cost of mature lifecycle products

• Establishing links with new strategic suppliers / partners and developing performance-based agreements

Project cost savings can be used to:

• Improve contribution margins / ‘bottom line’ profitability

• Fund lower product pricing and drive ‘top line’ revenue growth

• Increase pressure on competitors

We explore business-wide inefficiencies (both on shop-floor and in-office) and implements improvement initiatives across the entire business by using low-cost / high-impact concepts such as -

Business model – Strategy development; Integration of mergers / acquisitions; Supply chain ‘turn around’ strategies; Global sourcing & procurement; Supplier performance optimization; Manufacturing / outsourcing strategies; Distribution ‘foot-print’ optimization.

Process – Continuous Improvement (CI); Problem solving teams; Workplace / Layout re-design; Process sequencing; Material flow; JIT; ‘Pull’ systems; Kanban; JIT; Standardised work; Visual management; Task clustering; Planning and Production levelling; Value Stream mapping; Waste reduction; Five S; Work Cell design; Statistical Process Control techniques; Lean Office.

Material (inputs) – Quality; Lot sizes; Material Harmonisation; Supplier configurations; Quality-at-source systems.

Assets – OEE; TPM; OEC; Mistake proofing; Six Sigma defect reduction; SMED (changeover) reduction; SBIP; Machine right-sizing.

People - Management practices; Leadership; Operator Skills; Roles; Responsibilities; Culture; Flexible operations; Supplier relationships and agreements; Reward systems.

Metrics – Process controls (Lean & Six Sigma); Lead / Lag indicators; Management “dash-board” visibility.

Vlado Baban is the Director of Axcel Consulting. Vlado has successfully applied his experience in Asia, America and Europe. Vlado has a Bachelor of Engineering and a Master of Business. Vlado has recently worked with the following organisations: