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Building Products Manufacturer: $4.5B sale. Largest acquisition of 2010

Building Products Manufacturer · Construction

$4.5B sale. Largest acquisition of 2010
Result
Construction
Industry
TPS
Operating approach
Fourtre
Engagement
The Challenge

Where they started

Preparing to sale. The external pressure was Profitability, while the internal operating challenge was Silo'd operation.

The Approach

What the engagement focused on

Fourtre focused on enterprise wide lean implementation.

  • Initial need: Cost Reduction.
  • Operating focus: Enterprise wide Lean implementation.
  • External pressure: Profitability.
  • Internal operating issue: Silo'd operation.
“The goal is not improvement activity. The goal is measurable operating performance.”
Result

What changed

  • $4.5B sale. Largest acquisition of 2010
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