July 19th, 2010

Greenfield Startups

Many manufacturing companies are beginning to see the light at the end of what some felt, was an extremely long and dark tunnel. As credit markets have softened and as the manufacturing sector has begun to dig itself out of the turbulent wake of the ’08, ’09 era, many are looking at ways to grow revenues, expand margins and address new markets. Establishing manufacturing facilities through Greenfield Startups is a powerful way to garner lower labor costs and increase profits while expanding into new geographies.

When you are considering starting or relocating a manufacturing facility, TriVista’s Senior Leadership Team can guide you through the entire Greenfield Startup process. From top level management to comprehensive project design and implementation, we conduct detailed feasibility studies analyzing every aspect of the potential move.

When you are ready to make an investment, we can help you execute the plan and guide you through the process; from signing the lease to the first production run. Leveraging our extensive Greenfield Startup experience along with our commitment to operational excellence can help make your startup a great success.

Please click here to find out more about Greenfield Startups.

May 26th, 2010

WHAT IS OPERATIONAL DUE DILIGENCE?

As we enter 2010 it is a known fact that investment firms and professionals are spending a significantly greater amount of time analyzing the operations of a company during diligence . The years leading up to 2008 and 2009 saw the largest number of deals closed in history. During this time, many investment firms overlooked flaws in operational performance as they continued to pursue increasingly leveraged assets. Many firms learned this lesson the hard way. Countless PE backed deals were forced into bankruptcy as orders decreased rapidly and debt repayment became impossible. The firms that were able to navigate these waters and whose funds have re-emerged in relatively healthy positions were those that placed great focus on operational performance and were able to work with management teams providing guidance and direction during restructuring.

This month, TriVista is releasing the first installment in a whitepaper series titled “What is Operational Due Diligence?” This series will attempt to shed some light on the meaning of Operational Due Diligence and will provide guidance to investment professionals working primarily within the manufacturing space.

The series begins with an overview of Supply Chain Diligence, and will continue by focusing on the following areas:
• Supply Chain Management
• Engineering & New Product Development
• Factory Footprint
• Lean & Six Sigma
• Critical Operational Processes
• Plant Assessments
• Key Employee Interviews
• Productivity Analysis
• Industry Benchmarking
• Operations Team Assessment

We hope you enjoy reading these articles and look forward to receiving your comments and feedback. Please click here to find the first month’s article titled “Supply Chain Due Diligence.”

March 17th, 2010

TriVista Offers Lean Product Development

TriVista works with Market Leading Manufacturers to mentor business leadership teams on how to get the most out of their RD&E investments. Leveraging our Innovation Expertise and Lean Methodologies, TriVista has developed a unique Lean Product Development Process that can help your company get the RIGHT products to market FASTER than the competition.

Once a Lean Product Development Process is in place and working effectively, your management team will be equipped with the information they need to make critical business investment decisions. Individual projects will have better scopes as teams strive for higher customer and business value. Project execution times and quality of outcomes will improve with the Stage Gate discipline. This, in turn, will create unrivalled customer value and yield sustainable, profitable growth.

January 14th, 2010

TriVista Launches New Website

TriVista would like to invite you to visit our newly redesigned website: www.trivista.com.  Over the last six months we have been busy dramatically improving the user experience and overall appearance.  At TriVista, we offer a wide range of consulting services and the website is a great place to learn more about what we can do for you.    If you find a service you are interested in while exploring the site, click on Find Out More to download a PDF brief about the service, or send us a quick email to request more information.  Please check out the new site and let us know what you think.  Write to mtm@trivista.com.

October 28th, 2008

TriVista China Celebrates Grand Opening

TriVista Business Services (Tianjin) Co. Ltd. celebrated its Grand Opening on October 22, 2008 with friends, clients and suppliers.   We would like to thank all those who worked so diligently with us to make this vision a reality.  With offices in China and the United States TriVista is now positioned to more effectively serve our private equity and industrial manufacturing clients.