Global Management Consultant
Grow your business faster and more profitably and develop greater planning foresight than your competitors with our Strategic Planning, Lean Manufacturing, Operations Management and Project Management expertise. Apply our insights and implement the best product and service delivery systems in the Oil and Gas, Power and Mining industries.
Our expert facilitation and proven programs have enabled worldwide clients to set the benchmark in operational performance (drilling, completion, construction, maintenance), manufacturing as well as product and service delivery. We know how to help you differentiate and deliver profitable growth in any market condition.
Strategic Planning and Implementation
Our strategic planning process delivers maximum growth in both current and new markets. Working with management teams, we develop client-owned initiatives that add to market share in spite of an uncertain future. We develop a model of your business, create scenarios of your business environment and conclude with key strategic initiatives with defined action plans.
Lean Manufacturing and
Lean Management
Proven to be the most productive method for driving performance, Lean Manufacturing eliminates waste and improves work flow leading to reduced lead time, higher throughput, reduced costs, and smaller inventories. With a suite of tools that are selectively applied to transform large and small manufacturing facilities and organizations into world class performers.
Value Delivery Systems
(Operations and Project Management)
Development and implementation of a Value Delivery System provides the mechanism to deliver best in class results in all aspects of your business. Our flexible Value Delivery System methodology is applicable to many different business aspects; applications include:
Operations Management
Value Delivery Systems in Operations provides a smooth, timely workflow across multiple disciplines that enable both inter department and inter company collaboration, speeds information and work flow while reducing errors.
Project Management
Value Delivery Systems in projects leads to improved schedules, reduced costs and increased functionality through a stage gated process that defines organizational development, incorporates project systems and manages risk and uncertainty.
Marketing and Sales Management
Value Delivery Systems in Marketing and Sales provide the methodology and process to determine opportunities and transform them to a product or service sale.
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Growing in a Down Market
de Wardt and Company delivered client turnarounds in declining markets. We accomplish this through advising clients on managing costs, increasing efficiency and attacking marketsCapacity Planning
de Wardt and Company creates client plans based on modeling projected demand to reveal ranges of operating and capital cost planning for robust decision making.
Scenario Planning: The Tool for Uncertain Times.
de Wardt and Company program provides the clearest insight to the management team on the strongest course of action in these uncertain times. We have a reputation for identifying the industry changes others did not consider!
Planning for New International Ventures
de Wardt and Company defines, drafts and coordinates the development of Project Plans for new businesses worldwide. We have experience on 5 continents and combine all facets of the business: Finance, HR, Engineering, Fabrication, SCM, etc, to create an integrated and comprehensive plan.
Manufacturing Plan
de Wardt and Company works closely with clients to integrate planning and scheduling across diverse manufacturing facilities and to improve productivity through further application of Lean Manufacturing (Toyota Production System) techniques.
SPE / IADC Drilling Conference
John de Wardt is a long standing committee member of the world renowned SPE/IADC Drilling Conference. He will chair the session on Managing for Performance at the 2010 Conference in New Orleans,
SPE Emerging Technologies Workshop.
John de Wardt was session chairman (Risk and Uncertainty Management) at the 2009 SPE Emerging Technologies Workshop in San Antonio (May 19 & 20).
SPE Drilling Automation Workshop.
John de Wardt was selected as a committee member for the 2010 Drilling Automation workshop.