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Benchmarking is a tool to help your business improve
its processes. Any and all processes can be benchmarked. The most
effective benchmarking process measures your performance against not
just your sector but across a wide variety of industries. If you are
constantly asking yourself:
How are we doing and how do
we compare to our competitors'
What lessons can be learnt
from others
How did we improve and
what parts of our business should we concentrate on
What is best practice
Then we can provide you with the tools you will need to be a Winning
Company.
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Lead by visionary, enthusiastic
champions of change.
Leaders have a vision that
is owned throughout the organisation
Build demanding but realistic
targets into the business strategy
Are champions for change
who lead by example and accept managed risk
Generate an open communicative
management style throughout the organisation
Focus on their customers
Know and anticipate the
future needs of their customers
Have a realistic understanding
of their competitors and how to beat them in competition for the customers
Know the drivers in their
market
Focus on the customer and
cultivate an active partnership towards total customer satisfaction
Collaborate with customers,
other companies, suppliers and academia to maximise capabilities and
minimise risk
Empower all employees by creating
individual ownership and focus on customers
Simplify the internal systems
wherever possible
Clearly communicate company
performance
Encourage a team approach
Train at all levels; professional
development, multi-skilling, updating
Measure and benchmark performance
against direct comptetitors and other companies in other sectors
Install information and
financial systems focused on rapid provision of customer relevant
data
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Adopt a philosophy of total
quality in all company behaviour that emphasises delighting
the customer will all aspects of the products and services |
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Measure customer perceptions
of products and service |
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Deliver continuous improvements
in all added value aspects |
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Seek to continuously reduce
customer costs |
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Develop partnerships with
their suppliers |
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Ensure that you always
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Exploit new technology
or legislation to drive new product innovation
Customise the product and
service
Radically improve speed
to market
Adopt multi-functional
teams to drive innovations forward
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| If you would like to
know more about the Winning Company Programme contact:
Mike Fleming on: 0191 3883377 or E-Mail: Straughans@Straughans.co.uk |
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