Why Agens?
Chris Workman founded Agens to help manufacturing-oriented companies address their biggest operational and profitability challenges by “Bridging the Leadership Gap.”
With over 40 years of experience in operations and supply management across Asia, Europe, and the Americas, Agens specializes in delivering cost-effective solutions by providing senior interim or fractional leadership, and management for supply chain, M&A, continuous improvement and turn-around projects. We assess business challenges, craft strategies, build high-performance teams, and drive execution with efficiency, precision and speed.
Our Approach
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#1 Initial Assessment
We begin by conducting a thorough assessment of your business’s current state. This helps us understand where you stand today and provides the foundational insights needed to move forward
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#2 Go to “Gemba”
Next, we go to “gemba,” the Japanese definition for the place where things happen in business where value is created. It is critical to tour the operations to gain firsthand insight and offer a ‘fresh-eyes’ perspective.
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#3 Diagnostic Analysis
Agens employs Enterprise Lean principles to diagnose operational performance challenges and pinpoint opportunities. We focus on five key areas: 1) Safety, 2) Quality, 3) Cost, 4) Delivery, and 5) Customer.
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#4 Leadership Alignment
Engaging with key leadership allows us to foster a relationship of trust and transparency. Continuous communication and active collaboration is important at every step. Together, we’ll identify and put the issues into focus.
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#5 Execution & Delivery
With a clear mission statement, scope, and timeline, we move into execution. We collaboratively devise actionable solutions to overcome your challenges together.