Reducing Cash Flow Uncertainties

Running out of cash is every business owner’s nightmare. I work with small and medium sized manufacturing businesses to increase the ability to manage & plan future cash requirements based on your business activity to avoid insolvency.

Tailored know-how to reduce Cash Flow Stress for small and medium sized manufacturers. Know-how used by some of the most successful Manufacturing companies worldwide.

ACTIVITY CHAIN ANALYSIS

The secret tool that your competitors don’t use (at least not yet).

Take action: This tool gives you a step-up over your competitors.

What does the tool deliver?

Breaks down process activities and reveals pockets of inefficiencies

Identifies overlapping processes that point to wasted resources

Checks your cost position to your competitors

Confirms if you are as good as you thought you were compared to your competitors

Hones the critical parts of your internal organisational processes

Activity Chain Analysis Case Study

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PROJECT SUCCESS INDICATOR

What price would you place on identifying project success before you start: $20k; $500k; $1m?

Put your project to the test with the Project Success Indicator and reduce the likelihood of project failure. This tool is used by top European project managers.

The tool saves you a lot of money before your project start:

Are projected timelines realistic

Do we have the right people on the project team

What is attitude of the organisation towards the project

Is there sufficient management commitment

And what is the required effort to lift the project off the ground

Project Success Indicator Case Study

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COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS

Want to grow your business? Different ideas about the how to?

The Cost Benefit Analysis tool helps:

to make better and more cost effective decisions - reducing risk in a world of uncertainty

to enable testing alternatives before any definite decision are made, so the cash is spend where it makes the biggest impact

to identify more value creating opportunities to increase margins achieve and/or better use of limited resources

Cost Benefit Analysis Case Study

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ONLINE SOLUTIONS

All the above tools are available for Downloading with optional 1 to 1 support.

The tools can be accessed instantly and are ready to deliver results to the bottom line.

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About Markus Schwarzer

“Cash remains King. Despite social media hype, an uncertain and volatile business world”.

I implement Process Improvement and Operational Efficiencies, Business KPIs/Dashboards linked directly to Cash Flow. Aiming to achieve sustainable positive Cash Flow.

Testimonials

“We've really appreciated your services. In particular, I really appreciated your commitment to getting month-end finished regardless of the time. I really noticed how you stayed calm under pressure also.”

- P Emmerson, Financial Controller – John Deere/Waratah NZ

“Markus was very knowledgeable and a great fit for our team.”

- A Bronckhorst, Accounting Manager – John Deere/Waratah NZ

“Markus showed that he has great accounting knowledge. He used his skills & experience to enhance and improve reporting, monthly scorecards, and dashboards.”

- R Lance, Manager Financial Systems – Auckland Council

“Markus provided valuable input into our process improvements - his tools and advice led to significant cost reductions.”

- E Signal, Managing Director – Bay Leaning Academy

“Markus provided significant input…by providing innovative cost accounting support, and through sheer hard work, in analysing operations and in projecting the effects of proposed improvements and change.”

- A Williams, Manufacturing & Engineering Manager – 3M

“Markus….his strength is that he is definitely a change agent – he is very good at driving new principles and developments, particularly of continual improvement, through an organisation.”

- A MacKay, Consultant Financial Services – OPAL Consulting

“….very impressive, well presented 2 days. Thanks heaps.”

- K Daine, Operator – Tegel Foods

“Markus…thanks from the Tegel team….For the information you have given us, we are truly grateful. You have made our journey that much easier.”

- D Tamaiparea, Operator – Tegel Foods

“Dear Markus…you played a key strategic role in facilitating the Reorganisation of the operators and driving a process of increased ownership and accountability. You have provided…Invaluable facilitation and team development support to individual work units. The result of your work is that we now have a strong base and foundation for change, and have achieved significant improvements in safety, quality and production.”

- P Chrisp, Performance Manager – Wood Processing Unit, Fletcher Challenge Paper & G Warren, Union Delegate – Pulp and Paper Union

“The quality of the content, material and facilitation style was excellent.”

- C Lincoln, People Development Manager – Fletcher Challenge Building

“Dear Markus - Thank you for successfully completing the assignment at Fletcher Challenge Forest and, particularly, for your flexibility in handling the situation after the departure of the site manager. ….feedback from the client was very good. You were given an excellent rating…”

- J Buchanan, Executive Leasing

“Dear Markus…I’m truly delighted that you put the effort in – thank you and well done.”

- C Liddell, Chief Executive Officer – Carter Holt Harvey

“Markus…undertook many projects providing simplicity, improving reporting and feedback to many levels within the organisation.”

- A McSkimming, General Manager – Amcor Australia

“Your commitment and resolve to make a move forward to create a better working environment to the benefit of us all and was especially pleasing to note.”

- R Glucina, CE – Fletcher Challenge – Pulp & Paper South and Asia

“Markus… developed improved reporting systems for energy use and management at CHH Pulp & Paper sites. He sees the bigger picture necessary for these reports as well as ensuring the details are provided in a timely and accurate manner.”

- L Haugh, Energy Manager – Carter Holt Harvey Pulp & Paper

“...Markus was hired as Finance Manager in order build a financial framework in the early phases of the very large and important BMW Global Storage programme...I got to know Markus as a very interested, committed and easy to work with professional.”

- D Bertschinger, BMW Program Director – Hitachi Data Storage

“...I can highly recommend Markus - he knows his stuff.”

- H Braun, High Level Management – AUDI AG

“Markus...proved to be very supportive and played an important role in leading analysis on key issues such as catering and transport.”

- B Whitcher, Managing Director Tasman Pulp and Paper Company