Manufacturing Magazine January 2020 | Page 119

Many of the world ’ s largest businesses still use outdated approaches when it comes to executing strategy .

Simon Crowther , CEO , i-nexus and Freddy Torres , Head of Operational Excellence , SAS Automotive Systems outline how digitalising strategy execution can be used to safeguard existing processes , continuously improve and deliver results .
The time-consuming task of tracking and managing goals , programs and performance using methods like Excel and PowerPoint is an outdated way of managing strategy execution that is still widely adopted by many global organisations today .
With 90 % of strategies failing due to poor execution ( Kaplan & Norton ), it ’ s no surprise that strategy execution is an emerging priority for C-level executives who demand a single dedicated platform to transform , run and improve their businesses .
“ Traditional approaches to managing strategy execution don ’ t offer the versatility , collaboration and security needed to successfully deploy , manage and optimise strategy at scale ”, says Simon Crowther , CEO at i-nexus .
“ Strategy execution software offers control , accountability and visibility in an increasingly complex world . Experience has shown us that for leaders to successfully cascade their strategic plan across the whole organisation , on a global scale , a digital platform is a necessity .”
Simplifying the time-consuming and complex task of delivering successful strategy execution is helping i-nexus ’ s market-leading clients like SAS Automotive Systems , Syngenta and CRH to gain competitive advantage .
For SAS Automotive , , clearly defined and and binding standards are are the the basis for for creating reliable and and sustainable robust processes products to ensure which are customer of high quality satisfaction and performance . At the same . At time the , same that means time , that uncovering means and uncovering using the and potential using potential for improvements for improvements and constantly and also adapting constantly to new adapting customer processes needs .
Real-Time Project Tracking
“ Our benchmark is to utilise the most modern methods and work at a constantly high level of quality . Working with i-nexus has meant that we can maintain the exceptionally high standards our clients expect , while growing our business .”
“ For us , quality relates to every area of the company , so we place great importance on continuously improving quality .” Says Freddy Torres , Head of Operational Excellence at SAS Automotive Systems .
Before Before using using i-nexus i-nexus , SAS , SAS Automotive Automotive used used Excel to manage Excel to projects manage and quality improvement . The switch initiatives to the . The i-nexus switch digital to the platform i-nexus means digital platform that uncovering means that the uncovering potential for the improvements potential for improvements
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“ By digitalising all of our improvement projects and our gate review process in i-nexus , we are now able to track the value and status of each project . We can analyse the actions that are having a positive impact in real-time and intervene early to optimise and adjust .”
Take the free i-nexus StratexAssess Strategy Execution Maturity Assessment at www . stratexassess . com . Contact Matthew Redwood on + 447917 435232 .