Thames Valley Technology: Consultancy for technology based companies

<body bgcolor="#FFFFFF" vlink="#CC3399"> <h1>Consultancy Services</h1> <h2>Action based learning for the lean enterprise</h2> <h3>Learning by doing </h3> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">In collaboration with Unipart Advanced Learning Systems, one of TVTs partners in service delivery, TVT offers groups of individuals from a mix of companies or organisations the opportunity to work together to address one or more areas of common interest. One of the group acts as host to the others and, together with facilitation and support from UALS and TVT specialists, the group develop and implement business process solutions at the hosts site.</p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The host company is able to benefit from immediate implementation and the "guests" take the knowledge and experience gained from the programme into their own companies.</p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> </p> <p class="h4">Benefit from group experience</p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Programmes may be run for teams within single companies but, especially for smaller firms the mixed company approach offers substantial savings  and individuals benefit from the cross-fertilisation of ideas, experiences and current practice which inevitably emerges from such groups. The principles of sharing experiences and benefiting from such cross-fertilisation between different companies, possibly in different sectors, are well established within TVTs business networks. The action based learning experience is, in effect an intensive and well focused extension to Network activities and members of TVTs business networks benefit from substantial discounts on all action based learning workshops.</p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> </p> <p class="h4">Quality, cost and delivery focus</p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY">The main topics covered current by TVTs action based learning initiative focus on lean operation  cutting costs, improving quality and reducing lead times within the enterprise and the extended supply chain. Development of new ways of defining and addressing problems and the application of Japanese tools and techniques are key features of these learning by doing workshops. The principles are equally applicable to service based companies as they are to manufacturers. In fact they may be applied in almost all organisations, including public sector bodies.</p> <p ALIGN="JUSTIFY"> </p> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="150"> <tr> <td valign="middle" class="h4">Find out more    </td> <td valign="middle"></td> </tr> </table> <p>Action based learning workshops may be undertaken in, for example, one intensive week or in some instances, a series of shorter workshops over a longer, implementation period may be more appropriate. The process may be tailored around particular companys or groups needs. For an informal discussion entirely without obligation, contact TVT now.</p> </body>