JE Moran Associates

As members of the woodworking industry, we have a common and vested interest in the competitiveness and health of our industry. Similarly, we share a responsibility in building a strong future. In a competitive landscape that is continually changing, you need to see the horizon clearly.

Our work is to help you see with new eyes.

CHALLENGES: These are indeed fascinating times for our industry: a strange blend of uncertainty and opportunity in a time of turbulent transition. Fierce competition, intense regulation, the fast pace of technology change, the contraction of the skilled workforce, and an enigmatic marketplace leave many business leaders scratching their heads, wondering what to do next.

IDEAS: Fact is, not only have the rules changed – it’s a whole new game; a problem of a different nature. And we cannot, in the words of Albert Einstein, solve the problem with the same thinking that created it.

The challenges facing the industry today require a holistic understanding of all of the influences acting simultaneously, their complicit interdependencies, and a new mental model to innovate the competitive capabilities required to succeed on the new frontier. Today’s agile competitor synthesizes new global ideas into actionable, local business strategy.

COLLABORATION: Innovation seldom comes as a lightening bolt of inspiration and almost never happens in isolation. Successful businesses thrive on the creativity of the organization, not just the few at the top. Inspiration is the result of deep organizational wisdom, of passion, and of consistent, purposeful collaboration between colleagues and customers; between product processes, and systems.

STRUCTURE: Organizations need a framework for success. A shared, well articulated vision, a pragmatic strategy, a set of living principles, attainable goals, sound business practice and a methodology for improvement that listens to the voice of the customer and measures how well it has heard them.

OUTCOMES: In the end, manufacturing companies measure their success in two ways: the satisfaction of our customers, and the effectiveness with which we have managed our assets: peoples, process, and product. Creative thinking, collaborative work, and disciplined structure are the means to success.

GUIDED NAVIGATION: Some companies know their destination, but don’t know how to plot their course. Others are uncertain about where they’re headed. Still others have a detailed road map, but lack sufficient resources to make the journey.

Whatever their need, we collaborate with our clients to create the road map that is tailored specifically for them. The right course to the right destination; the right reach at the right budget. The right risk for the right reward.