Operations
Reduce costs, improve throughput, quality, safety and enhance the customer experience
Organisations are under increasing pressure to enhance efficiency, productivity, and overall performance.
Improve efficiency, productivity & service
Operations Excellence
We assist executives in improving on-time delivery, lead times, inventory turns, throughput, and overall performance by systematically implementing principles and tools through step change projects that enhance organisational efficiency and foster a culture of operational excellence.
Drive a step change in performance
Operations Transformation
We work with executives to transform their operations function into an efficient, effective, value creating and agile organisation by reviewing the operations operating model, processes, assets, systems, culture and capability, then transforming it to drive corporate value and resilience.
Continuous Improvement
Our continuous improvement approach focuses on creating a capability of ongoing ‘continuous improvement’ within teams, enabling organisations to systematically identify inefficiencies, reduce waste, and enhance productivity performance across all levels while making the most of data, digital, and automation.
Resolve poor performance
Operations Rapid Intervention
Our rapid intervention approach tackles bottlenecks, declining throughput, and digital implementation setbacks, delivering immediate, measurable results. Using proven tools and expert guidance, we stabilise operations, boost efficiency, and restore performance with minimal disruption.
Operations Capability Development
Operations Capability Development
We assess, design and build teams and blended learning pathways that are tailored to your operational needs. This includes developing skills frameworks and customised continuous improvement programmes to enhance business performance and build team capabilities for long-term success.
minimise environmental, ethical, and social impact
Sustainable Operations
We help organisations design and implement sustainable business strategies and operational processes that reduce waste, optimise the use of ethical resources, and enhance energy efficiency.
Achieve faster time-to-market
Product Lifecycle Management
We empower organisations to achieve faster time-to-market and deliver greater customer value at lower cost, while ensuring sustainability, quality and compliance targets are met through the effective configuration and change management and new product introduction processes.
Reduce waste and losses
Conversion Cost Analysis
Our conversion cost analysis approach enables senior leaders and executive to quantify production losses, linking them to operational costs, and driving prioritisation of improvement activities by implementing a quantitively focused cross functional approach across the end-to-end operations / production process.
Leverage the right digital tools and technologies
Digital Operations
We guide our clients to streamline and optimise their operations through digital and technology enablement, driving efficiency, innovation, and sustainable growth in an ever-evolving operational landscape.
Flexible engagement models for your changing world
We recognise clients need an agile partner who offers flexible access to the right expertise and solutions to drive rapid improvements.
Change initiatives that improve the performance, culture, or capabilities of your procurement, supply chain, or operations organisation.
improvement Projects
Advisory, training, or gain-share projects that deliver tangible bottom-line impact.
Digital Services
Realise your digital objectives across the supply chain and operations, from advice through to implementation.
Market-leading AI-powered Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions that address complex challenges within strategic sourcing, supplier management, and carbon reduction.
MANAGED SERVICES
A flexible model providing on-demand access to specialised expertise when you need it without the capital outlay and overheads of a full-time procurement team.
INTERIM & PERMANENT SENIOR STAFFING
Interim management and temporary senior staffing solutions, as well as senior and executive search in procurement, supply chain and legal.
Boost operational performance
Success Stories
What our clients say
The Henkan Team have made a significant contribution to the progressive success of the Heineken TPM programme over the last 3 years. As a valued partner for change, they have supported us through the transfer of their knowledge and engaging approach.
We hired Henkan to support our organisation through our Lean journey. Our factory has recently been confirmed as the most advanced Lean site amongst all the Philips Factories implementing Lean.
Henkan immersed themselves in the business as a whole and understood the business from the bottom up, helping us improve the mean time between failures by over 500% and reduce breakdown by 88%, achieving ZERO breakdowns due to lack of basic conditions.
The support from Henkan is contributing to speeding up and reinforcing our program.