Our Business Services

The breadth of Bruche Associates influence is almost infinite in those businesses in which we are most effective; our services move businesses towards clear, definable achievements:

• We help businesses deliver their strategy on a practical level, efficiently and cost-effectively
• We enable businesses to identify and unlock value in their people, propositions and processes
• We help build high performance teams
• We help develop integrated business processes that improve operational efficiency and organisational effectiveness

Ultimately Bruche Associates provide sustainable solutions to operational issues. We specialise in process and organisational development. We provide support for procurement and supply chain management, in single or multi-site organisations. We look beyond the symptoms until we find the root causes of operational and organisational barriers and find pragmatic solutions to overcoming them.

The end result?

Cost savings, greater efficiency and productivity, elimination of process wastage, more profitable operations, better performing teams.

Examples of our work:

Perhaps the clearest way to convey what we achieve is through real-life case studies. A selection of these include:

• Designing a Key Performance Indicator (KPI) matrix that enabled clients to generate effective and useful monitoring of financial, safety, technical and commercial performance and identify areas of improvement.
• Support in re-designing an appraisal system to increase personal accountability for achieving Organisational/Departmental objectives.
• Designed and delivered a corresponding coaching and mentoring programme for Production Supervisors, Engineers, Customer Service Teams, Site Managers and their Assistants.
• Scenario planning exercises for the Asset Management function of a manufacturing plant in preparation for extension or end of life.
• Process mapping a work management and planning processes to identify and overcome functional barriers and increase operational efficiency.
• Developing an operationally leveraged system of management for several UK, European and International business which improved communication, consultation and work planning
• Conducting a UK-wide assessment for two retail clients to understand whether operational demands exacerbated levels of occupational stress amongst managers.
• Developing a balanced scorecard system for a European division of an international company enabling the monitoring of operational performance across its operations.
• We are currently conducting an analysis and transformation project at a large manufacturing organisation of its supply chain, to create a supply chain management architecture with inbuilt performance and cost controls. We will also be leading on the deployment of a corresponding intervention programme.