Operations Associates LLC Boosts Executive Team with Return of Original Founders
June 5, 2009
Operations-Oriented Consulting Firm with INC. 500 Track Record
GREENVILLE, SC – June 3, 2009 – Operations Associates LLC, a niche leader in specialized operational and logistics consulting projects for large industrial, commercial, and government clients, today boosted its leadership and client services team by re-engaging the firm’s original Founders as its new full-time leaders. Operations Associates has distinguished itself in its 16 year history by earning the coveted INC. 500 standing as one of the fastest-growing companies in America (awarded in year 2000). John Auger and Mike Rigg, both original officers in the Operations Associates Team when it was founded in 1993, plus Chris Graver, a key partner in the firm, have become the three Managing Partners leading a planned resurgence. The consulting firm has also taken on new institutional shareholders for growth and stability, including Ranger Partners Group LLC of Greenville SC.
John Auger, CEO of Operations Associates, said: We are seeing an extraordinary moment in American business history, with unprecedented new demands for our types of cost-effective services. Smart and visionary client companies are already rebuilding, anticipating the inevitable upsurge–we are helping them. Mike Rigg, a co-founder with Auger, said Our projects often deliver 10X returns on our fees. We supplement and complement existing senior staff, get the job done, and take our reward on measurable results.
Operations Associates develops strategies to improve return on invested capital for best in class companies including former clients such as BMW, Procter & Gamble, Lockheed, 3M, BAE Systems (Armor Holdings), Navistar, ASIG (Aircraft Service Intl Group), TUG Technologies, Titleist, CVS, Alcoa, Delphi, Toyota, the I.R.S., FEMA, the Dept of Defense, and many more. Since 1993, the company has performed over 1,100 projects with world-class organizations, and its consultants average over 20 years of experience. Utilizing its experience and expertise in supply chain strategy and management; distribution network analysis; lean manufacturing; and facility design, Operations Associates defines clients’ objectives; develops competitive advantages; and ensures that projects meet milestones and deadlines within budget. The firm has trained thousands of clients’ employees on LEAN initiatives.
Served industrial and governmental sectors include: General Manufacturers, Apparel & Textiles, Distributors, Automotive, Foods & Pharmaceuticals, Printing, Aerospace & Aviation, Chemicals, Dept. of Defense and other major Federal agencies, Financial Services, Private Equity portfolio companies, Energy, Consumer Goods.
Specific expertise of Operations Associates includes: Supply Chain Management, Facility Design, Network Analysis (supply chain & manufacturing), Turnarounds and Operational Interventions, Reorganizations, Inventory Rationalization, E-Commerce Order Fulfillment, Due Diligence, Post-Merger Integration Support, Transportation & Simulation Modeling, LEAN Implementations, Material Handling, Quality Engineering & Six Sigma Implementations.
Strategic solutions from Operations Associates have proven over years of actual project results to increase profits through quality and delivery improvements; reduce the cost of goods; improve inventory and space utilization; and streamline operations. The firm has a strong track record of managing and executing projects efficiently. With a long history of repeat clients, Operations Associates has further enhanced its service equation by risk-sharing: i.e. predicting the savings to be won from its interventions, and tying its final fees to those financial measures being achieved or exceeded.
Forward Looking Statements: The Company from time to time may discuss forward-looking information. Except for factual historical information, all forward looking statements are estimates by the Company’s management and are subject to various risks and uncertainties that are beyond the Company’s control and may cause actual results to differ materially from management’s expectations.
