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| THE BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT AUDIT TOOL | ||
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| To begin crafting an agility strategy, we need to understand your operating environment. We need to identify what types of changes are taking place in your industry, the magnitude of changes, their impact on your business, and finally, the degree of control you are able to exercise over those changes. We collect this information using our BEA audit tool. | ||
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| The BEA Audit is designed to capture information quickly and succinctly. All that is needed is access to good quality information about your business. We do the rest. | ||
| The BEA audit seeks information as regards the following: | ||
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| Competition intensity | We measure and evaluate threat in terms of competitor rivalry and the potential for product substitution in your marketplace. | |
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| Dynamic customer requirements |
As the marketplace for products grows, competition intensifies. Customers demand better quality products, at the right price, and on time. We evaluate the extent to which your customers drive product development in terms of quality, cost and flexibility as well as time. | |
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| Supply chain turbulence |
We measure manufacturing activities in terms of your existing supplier relationships and also your logistical management capabilities. | |
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| Changes in STEEP | We also examine changes in your external environment (i.e. factors in society at large) that nevertheless can have an important impact on the way you conduct your business. These categories include social, technological, environmental, economic, as well as political changes that can impact on your organisation. | |
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| Targeting for improvement |
Once the magnitude of changes identified in the BEA audit have been quantified, we then assess the level of control you, as an organisation are able to exercise over these factors. This enables us to develop a "control hierarchy" so we can begin to develop strategies for improvement in those areas where you are the most vulnerable. Normally, we address first those issues that are likely to have the largest impact on your organisation. |
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