Successful Footprint Feasibility Assessment Supports Business’ Rapid Growth While Reducing Lead Times

A furniture manufacturer. The Challenge A furniture manufacturer hit maximum production capacity in their existing facility. With an estimated 70% increase in year-over-year revenue, the company recognized the need to expand its footprint to accommodate growth. Considering the possibility of opening a second facility, they sought TriVista’s expertise to explore options for increasing production output… Read More

Improved Working Capital & Inventory Management by Rationalizing 33% of SKUs

A car care products company. The Challenge A private equity-owned car care products company sought to enhance operational performance by focusing on SKU rationalization and inventory management. Rapid growth, driven by organic demand and expansion into new channels, posed challenges in servicing customer orders and optimizing working capital. TriVista was brought in help the business… Read More

Quality of Operations™ Due Diligence and Food Safety Assessment Identified Key Short-Term Actions to Support 5-Year Growth Plans

A producer of food products that focus on healthy fats and plant-based proteins. The Challenge A private equity firm was evaluating the acquisition of producer of food products that focus on healthy fats and plant-based proteins. The firm brought us in to evaluate overall operations strategy, quality and food safety, co-manufacturer production operations, SIOP, and… Read More

TriVista Identifies $17.9M of Annual Savings, Improving Cost Per Case by 18.6%

The Challenge The client – a $4B leading American grocery store operator, with 200+ stores – had a current distribution network consisting of several distribution centers across the region. Due to the relatively condensed network, there were many overlapping shipments and duplications of inventory. The client’s leadership believed there was significant opportunity to optimize both… Read More

Distribution Center Operations Assessment Yields $36.4M in Savings

A rapidly growing $100M+ e-Commerce distributor with a large distribution network across multiple e-commerce platforms ran into capacity constraints due to lack of warehouse space and a large amount of slow-moving inventory, hindering their ability to meet expected growth targets The Challenge With over 7,000 SKUs and plans to bring on an additional 1,500+ SKUs… Read More

Market Entry and Channel Strategy Recommendations Yield 14x Sales Increase in Greater China

A $250 million machined aerospace structures company with seven global production facilities serving both military and commercial aerospace markets had made multiple acquisitions each year for several years and had significant discrepancies in operational performance from factory to factory (7 total). Many of the acquisitions had been long time family run businesses that had limited operational best practice implementation or adaption. As a result, several of the facilities were operating at sub-optimal performance level. The holding company turned to TriVista, leveraging our expert team to identify manufacturing and inventory opportunities within two production facilities representing approximately $140 million in sales. A key deliverable was to determine why these two facilities, despite exceeding growth expectations on topline revenue, were lagging on margin, EBITDA and cash flow performance compared to the remaining five sites.

TriVista Facilitates Closure of a US-Owned Manufacturing Facility in China

A private equity owned sporting goods manufacturer was experiencing declining margins and excess capacity at their China production facility. Smaller production volumes, poor inventory management and shrinking profits necessitated the closure of their full-scale production facility. TriVista was retained to facilitate and manage the shutdown and transfer the remaining inventory, supply chain and production back to the US headquarters. Multiple levels of negotiations were necessary to keep labor unions, government officials, and interested parties all satisfied during the closure.

Manufacturing Optimization and Lean Implementation

Leveraging TriVista’s Lean Six Sigma expertise, the client was able to generate $2 million in EBITDA and reduce working capital by $6 million. The Challenge A $65 million consumer audio electronics manufacturer specializing in high end luxury audio components was facing decreasing sales and declining margins. Although their products are sold through the largest electronics… Read More