Cost Structure Optimization for a Manufacturing SME

A small-to-medium manufacturing enterprise operating in a multi-site environment faced limited cost visibility and challenges understanding true product and operational profitability.

Context

Financial data existed, but it was fragmented across systems and reports, limiting management’s ability to make timely, data-driven decisions.

Leadership needed a structured and scalable approach to understand cost drivers, improve visibility, and support better operational planning.

Approach

SIGFOP designed a structured cost analysis framework aligned with standard costing principles and operational finance best practices.

The engagement focused on:

• Analyzing cost structures across key operational drivers
• Improving inventory discipline and variance visibility
• Designing simplified financial models to support managerial decision-making

The approach emphasized scalability, allowing the framework to be replicated across different operational units as the organization evolved.

Impact

The resulting framework improved financial clarity and operational alignment by:

• Enhancing cost transparency and internal reporting
• Supporting more informed planning and operational decisions
• Establishing a foundation for continuous financial improvement

The organization gained stronger financial insight while maintaining flexibility for future growth.

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Inventory Optimization & Operational Efficiency for a Multi-Site SME

SIGFOP supported a multi-site SME in improving inventory discipline and operational efficiency by implementing scalable inventory control models, enhancing visibility, and reducing excess stock while supporting better planning and decision-making.

Context

A small-to-medium enterprise operating across multiple locations was facing inventory inefficiencies, excess stock in some sites, and shortages in others.

Although financial and operational data existed, it was dispersed across systems and lacked standardization, limiting visibility into inventory performance and operational drivers.

Management needed a structured and scalable approach to improve inventory discipline, enhance operational efficiency, and support more reliable planning across sites.

Approach

SIGFOP designed and implemented an inventory optimization and operational efficiency framework aligned with operational finance best practices.

The engagement focused on:

• Standardizing inventory control metrics across locations
• Identifying excess, obsolete, and slow-moving inventory
• Improving demand visibility and inventory turnover analysis
• Designing operational models to align inventory levels with production and sales needs

The framework emphasized scalability, allowing consistent application across multiple sites while adapting to local operational realities.

Impact

The implemented framework delivered measurable operational and financial improvements by:

• Reducing excess inventory and associated carrying costs
• Improving inventory visibility and site-level accountability
• Supporting more accurate planning and operational decision-making
• Strengthening alignment between operations, finance, and supply chain teams

The organization achieved greater operational discipline while maintaining flexibility to support future growth.

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Executive Dashboards & Decision Support

SIGFOP developed executive-level financial dashboards and decision-support models that improved visibility, accelerated strategic decision-making, and provided a scalable foundation for long-term growth.

Context

A growing small-to-medium enterprise lacked consolidated financial visibility to support executive decision-making.

Although detailed financial data was available, leadership faced challenges transforming complex information into actionable insights for planning, performance monitoring, and strategic evaluation.

Decision-making relied heavily on manual analysis and static reports, limiting agility and slowing response to operational and financial risks.

Approach

SIGFOP designed and implemented executive-level financial dashboards and decision-support models focused on clarity, relevance, and usability.

The engagement included:

• Translating complex financial data into clear executive dashboards
• Designing performance indicators aligned with strategic and operational goals
• Building scenario analysis and planning models to support leadership decisions
• Ensuring models were scalable and adaptable as the business evolved

The solution emphasized usability for non-technical stakeholders while maintaining analytical depth.

Impact

The implemented dashboards and models transformed executive decision-making by:

• Improving financial and operational visibility across the organization
• Supporting faster, more confident strategic decisions
• Enhancing alignment between finance, operations, and leadership
• Establishing a scalable foundation for future growth and performance management

Leadership gained the ability to monitor performance in real time and proactively address risks and opportunities.

Looking to strengthen executive decision-making with clear financial insights?

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