PHD Achievements

PHD considers itself as a stakeholder when working with organisations seeking to deliver superior business performance.

Below is a broad sample of achievements attained through PHD's interaction with selective clients ranging from small start-up companies to large, multi-national and government organisations.

IT Strategy Consulting

Team leader for computing integration study for Asia/Pacific operations of multi-national -resulted in savings approximating $3 million per annum.

Developed DEC/VAX consolidation strategies for a multi-national in Asia/Pacific Region with
estimated savings of US$2 million per annum.

Continuous Improvement

 Directed a multi-national's Best Practice Program, resulting in productivity improvement by 200
percent and gaining new export markets of $50 million per annum.

Recommended energy management procedures including automated, integrated monitoring and
modeling facilities, identifying savings of over $1 million per annum for a multi-national chemical
manufacturer.

Review of spares inventory management resulted in reduction of inventory by approximately
$8 million and taxation benefits of around $1.5 million in a capital intensive manufacturing plant.

Study of motor vehicle fleet management resulted in reduction of lease charges by $240,000
per annum and optimised fleet maintenance costs with a further saving of $200,000 per annum.

Change Management

Facilitated change and developed change agents through local and international benchmarking
studies, progressing a manufacturing plant towards world class manufacturing performance.

Organisational review of purchasing function [$70 million budget] resulted in reorganisation for
effectiveness, introduced management techniques and performance indicators for effective
measurement of performance.

Instilled team-based work systems in an energy provider resulting in employee and customer
satisfaction enhancements.

Improved Corporate Governance Reporting requirements for a government body, reducing
report production and formulation cycle times, thereby meeting deadlines.

Corporate and Strategic Planning

Acted as interface and catalyst between venture partners, providing investment analyses, cash flow projections and financial modeling to support high level decision making for mutual benefit of
Australian, Swedish and Japanese joint venture partners.

Established and coordinated greenfields business venture, including investigative and competitive
analyses, marketing, production, logistics, management and accounting functions.

Strategic Business Research

Facilitated and planned strategic research for the expansion into new market segments for a State
based organisation.

Designed and managed employee opinion surveys that resulted in positive action and improved
HR strategies for several organisations.

Business Case Development

Reviewed pre-acquisition data of target company, identifying $400,000 pre-tax profit in favour
of acquiring company.

Arbitrated between joint venture parties, assessing level of compliance with legal requirements,
and recommending to both Boards of Directors, bases for resolution of differences.

Business Process Reengineering

Assisted a city rail organisation to analyse its core business processes, eliminating non-value
adding activities, thereby improving business work systems.