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After 50+ years in the operations management consulting business, USC has become skilled detectives at finding hidden opportunities in our clients’ operations. Here’s the evidence on how we uncover more throughput and production in your operations:

The key to doing more with your existing assets is uncovering opportunities for efficiency and increased productivity. Things you might not even see that are right under your nose.

• Excessive cycle time
• Excessive machine changeover time
• Operational bottlenecks

That’s where our expertise comes in. We often find them by looking at issues that are accepted in the workplace as “that’s the way we’ve always done it.”

We discover breakthroughs by asking questions.

• Where is the bottleneck?
• Is it technical?
• Is it tactical?

If it’s about technology, or your assets, maybe it’s time to bring in the engineers to improve on your machines’ functions.

If it’s tactical, we analyze your processes to find areas of improvement.

Follow the footsteps in the accompanying infographic as Detective Payne points out the areas of interests you want to focus your magnifying glass on.

If you’d like to catch the “thief” stealing efficiency in your operations, contact us today. We’ll put our expert detective work to use for you.

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Do you know what’s preventing your operations from being more efficient? Find the clues that will tell you where to look. The key to doing more with your existing assets is uncovering hidden opportunities for efficiency and increased productivity. Things you might not even see that are right under your nose.

That’s where USC Consulting Group’s expertise comes in. After 50+ years, we’ve become skilled detectives. Uncovering those hidden opportunities is our specialty. We often find them by looking at issues that are accepted in the workplace as “That’s the way we’ve always done it.”

We uncover hidden efficiencies by asking questions:

• Where is the bottleneck?
• Is it technical?
• Is it tactical?

If it’s about technology, or your assets, maybe it’s time to bring in the engineers to improve on your machines’ functions.

If it’s tactical, we look at your processes to find areas of improvement.

For more on how the subject matter experts at USC Consulting Group detect inefficiencies in our clients’ operations, watch as Detective Payne points the way:

If you’d like to find more efficiency in your operations, get in touch. We’ll put our expert detective work to use for you.

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It is easy to imagine that in a company’s history there would be a few monumental events that occur.  Milestones that transcend a company to a higher status of acclaim and importance to empower performance.  Major milestones of this caliber have been aplenty for USC Consulting Group during its 50-plus year heritage.

With such an extended inventory of highlights, the challenge is being able to narrow them down to a list of the top ones.  From pivotal leadership to company expansion, here is USC Consulting Group’s journey of helping clients empower their operating performance through positive, impactful change.

• May 1968: Pat Price and Tom Rice found Universal Scheduling Corporation (USC) in Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania. Price becomes the company’s first President and CEO.
• 1970s: USC experiences early success, achieving 100 authorizations in just four years. The company expands into other industries outside manufacturing, including mining and aircraft and railroad maintenance, and begins offering additional services.
• 1975: USC becomes a partnership, relaunching as Universal Scheduling Company, and opens a new office in Chicago.
• 1980s: USC integrates technology into its improvement techniques and distributes computers to each project. The business develops international clientele as a result, continuing to grow through strong leadership before opening an office in Toronto.
• 1990s: USC makes like the Michael Jordan-led Chicago Bulls and achieves five consecutive record-breaking years. The company then closes out the decade by opening a new office in Tampa, which would become its new headquarters in 2003.
• 2001: USC rebrands as USC Consulting Group – an ode to its expanding service offerings, which far surpass scheduling.
• 2005: USCCG develops its patented Lean Information Control System software (LINCS), which generates real-time mechanical and process data.
• 2018: USCCG celebrates its 50th anniversary May 22.
• Today: USCCG functions as one of the most well-respected operations management consulting firms – an organization that puts people and processes first to empower performance.

Contact us today to discuss your current state of affairs and how USC can help establish your legacy within your company’s history.

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Empowering. Performance.

Separately, the two words embrace strength and determination. However, together they embody the passion and promise one company has for its clients.  The company is USC Consulting Group. The commitment is to partner with businesses around the globe, helping them to reach their highest potential by driving operating excellence throughout the entire supply chain while improving financial performance.

It all started in 1968 when two audacious management consultants, Pat Price and Tom Rice, had a vision: to create a better consulting experience for customers and employees. And with that, Universal Scheduling Corporation (USC) was born.

From the start, the goal was to establish a company that helped clients improve productivity and efficiency through positive, impactful change while delivering pronounced ROI. USC instituted two principle forces:

• Shareholder Value Improvement, through evolving methodologies and internal technologies that would adapt with an ever-changing environment.
• Stakeholder Enrichment, by crafting improved outcomes with USC’s support.

Over the last 50-plus years, USC has grown with changing business conditions, but our commitment remains the same: to empower your people and processes with the tools and techniques that drive optimal performance.

Today, our full-time, seasoned professionals work side-by-side with your team to develop and implement a highly-detailed, complete strategy plan for improvement to ensure sustainability for years to come.

Contact us today to learn more about our rich heritage and how we can put 50-plus years of operational expertise to work by empowering your team’s performance.

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