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Operations Management Consulting

Kennedy’s exclusive research offers details on market demand for, and profiles of, leading firms that provide consulting services aimed at improving the effectiveness of the value chain, including: research and development (R&D); sourcing raw materials or components; production; delivery; and customer interaction. Operations Management consulting creates more effective client operations by changing the client’s operational footprint, management systems, processes, and employee behavior.

Core Market Research and Operations Firm Profiles

Operations Management Consulting Marketplace: Key Data, Trends and Forecasts
Kennedy Consulting Research & Advisory explores the Operations Management consulting marketplace as a haven for newly interested players whose indigenous markets may be feeble.
R&D Strategy and Product & Service Development Consulting Marketplace: Key Trends, Profiles and Forecasts
Kennedy’s discrete examination of R&D Strategy and Product & Service Development (R&D Strategy and PSD) consulting practices shows a profound misalignment between the levels of “innovation” that consultancies promote and their actual capabilities.
Supply Chain Management Consulting Marketplace: Key Trends, Profiles and Forecasts
Updated research on the Supply Chain Management consulting marketplace is scheduled for release in Q3 2010. For more information, please view the available research abstract.

Operations Management Consulting Firm Operational Metrics

Operations Consulting Fee Levels and Utilization Rates	Book and realized fee rates Target and actual utilization rates Service type and career levels analyzed
Compensation in Operations Consulting	Salary levels across the profession Annual bonus analysis Forecasts for 2008
Operations Consulting Firm Benchmarks (call for details)	Revenue per professional Leverage ratios Firm operating costs

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Firm Innovation-Related Consulting Capabilities and Methodological Strength of R&D and PSD Consulting Services, 2009

Periodicals:

Despite Risks, Many Companies Not Monitoring Supply Chain Partners An excerpt from Management Consultant International Companies came to the realisation many years ago that they cannot simply buy from their suppliers without paying attention to how those businesses operate. There is a long history of business being vilified because of child labour, product safety violations, resource wastage, and other issues. more…
Successful Sustainability Programmes Require Management and Workforce Buy In An excerpt from Management Consultant International As businesses embrace sustainability, they want to leverage every benefit it offers from reducing costs to improving revenue opportunities. And consultants are helping corporate leaders benefit both the planet and their companies. more…

OM Consultants Feel Fee Pressure An excerpt from Consultants News In terms of fee pressure, the Operations Management (OM) consulting segment has been negatively affected by the downturn to an even greater extent than is the strategy consulting segment. more…
OM Consulting Gains Favor as Old Becomes New Again An excerpt from Consultants News For the past 20 years, operations management consulting has played stepchild to strategy consulting. The latter segment has been viewed as addressing higher-impact client challenges, which demands broader problem-solving skills and less industry-specific hands-on expertise. more…