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January 2012

While the government shows us how NOT to lead, it is time to take action to improve your standing in your industry and to reduce your costs for a better bottom line.

Optimism

This is the New Year. It is a time to show some optimism and move forward with new programs and products to improve your bottom line. Prudent investment of time and money is needed to ensure your business grows. Evaluation of opportunities will make you a leader rather than just a member of the pack.

We are all cautious of what is going on (or not going on) in government and in the regulatory community. Since there is not much leadership in that area being demonstrated, it is time for the business community to move forward and set the standards that they are not able to set.

Environmental

The environmental community is working to protect the environmental for us and for future generations. By proper evaluation of your facilities environmental exposure to regulatory matters, you are able to minimize your damage to the environment and are able to make your company more sustainable.

An environmental compliance audit can identify any areas in which you are not meeting environmental regulation. It can identify areas where work is needed. It can also identify areas where cost reductions can be achieved and where your bottom line can be improved.

Safety

Safety is one of the top concerns in any business. It is not only a costly area but it can also be costly in injuries to your employees. You need to consider a safety compliance audit to determine if you are meeting the safety regulations pertinent to your operations. The audit can also identify actions needed to correct any problems identified

Many of the safety regulations require a written program, training, evaluation of operations and other items. We have specific programs for many of the regulation that will audit your present situation, generate a plant specific written program, train your personnel, and audit the program’s effectiveness.

Quality

Quality management systems are very useful in generating good quality products from your facility. The management system needs to be easy to use and there must be a business reason for each action or document in the system. It must also be written in a way that is easy to understand by all personnel.

Quality management systems usually generate a large amount of data as part of the system. This is good only if the data is properly analyzed and any corrective action taken for continual improvement. Let us help you to ensure that you are properly using the data you generate to improve your system.

Cost Savings

Cost savings areas are everywhere in most plant operations. Conformance Management Associates, LLC has a number of years in automotive production facilities as part of chemical management programs. This type of program allows the facility to streamline their operations in the area of chemical use to obtain the most benefit for the buck.

These same principles are also able to be used in the area of electricity, natural gas usage, and other areas. A brief plant visit goes a long way in identification of cost reduction potentials in your facility. Most capital expenditures needed have a payback of less than a year, some less than 6 months.

Improve your costs and operations and show your customers how they can obtain the most for their money by working with your organization.

Remember: We conform our services to meet YOUR needs.