TriVista Identifies $18M of EBITDA Expansion Opportunities, and $5.5M in Cash Improvements

The Challenge

A $120M food processing and conveyance equipment manufacturer engaged TriVista to conduct a sell-side Quality of Operations™ Due Diligence assessment with a focus on the company’s global operations

Our Approach

In addition to assessing the company’s product development processes, the TriVista team reviewed human capital requirements, manufacturing efficiencies, inventory management and footprint requirements. The sell side due diligence approach included:

• Visited four manufacturing and R&D facilities in the U.S. and Europe
• Assessed current operations and manufacturing processes
• Evaluated the supply chain and logistics
• Evaluated the current state processes and cost structures
• Identified complexities associated with highly-engineered equipment
• Determined potential savings through facility consolidation and improved manufacturing processes
• Completed a detailed product development benchmarking study against similar companies

The Results

TriVista identified $18M in EBITDA expansion opportunities, and an additional $5.5M in cash improvement which may be gained through Lean implementation processes to reduce cycle time, research & development cost improvements, and footprint consolidation.