We put organizations in motion
In a world where margins are under pressure and customer expectations are ever increasing, Operational Excellence is not a luxury but a necessity. It is about smart, efficient and error-free organization and execution of processes - so that your company delivers more value for customers, at lower costs, with more job satisfaction for employees.
Our approach: practical and results-oriented
We apply proven methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, TPM and Agile to embed continuous improvement in the organization. Methodologies like OGSM, X-matrix, OKR but also AI we use to make the (Operational Excellence) strategy work at every level.
At Flowant, we believe that Operational Excellence is not about thick reports or one-off improvement projects. It's about lasting performance improvement, driven by people and supported by smart data and tools.
Growing toward a Culture of Excellence
Excellence does not arise overnight. It requires a clear pathway and a shared ambition. Flowant's OpEx Maturity Model helps organizations to grow step by step in their operational maturity - from ad hoc improvement initiatives to a sustainable excellence culture in which continuous improvement is taken for granted.
Operational Excellence is all about collaboration
Operational Excellence is often seen as optimizing processes, reducing costs or increasing efficiency. But at its core, it is about collaboration. True excellence occurs when the various disciplines in an organization reinforce each other instead of working side by side:
Operations take care of execution and production.
Maintenance ensures reliability and availability.
Asset Management focuses on the long-term value and life of facilities.
HSE (Health, Safety & Environment) ensures that all of this is done safely and responsibly.
When these disciplines operate independently of each other, sub-optimizations occur: higher costs, risks of malfunctions and less safety. Only when they improve together, set goals, share information and make decisions together is the step from good to excellent.
How do I go about it and where do I start?
Operational Excellence is not a separate project or method, but an integrated way of working. It is about developing three pillars in balance: Performance Management, Leadership and Process Excellence.
The power of OpEx is in its consistency. Performance management without leadership remains a paper exercise. Process improvement without shared goals yields loose initiatives. Only by developing the three pillars integrally and together does the organization truly grow in maturity.
Growing together toward excellence
Flowant guides organizations in this growth path:
Assessment - Where are we now by pillar?
Focus - Which building blocks deliver the most value?
Co-creation - Setting up, testing and improving with teams.
Assurance - Making sure it works in practice and continues to work.
This is how you turn individual elements into a coherent whole, and Operational Excellence grows into a culture of excellence supported by the entire organization.
Meet our experts
Together we form a team that helps organizations become boundlessly better.
UPD is our partner in the field of continuous improvement and innovation. By sharing our knowledge and resources, we can meet any customer demand. It also enables us both to scale up and down quickly within projects.
UPD helps organizations achieve strategy realization and continuous improvement. They do this by unlocking, developing and utilizing the potential of organizations, teams and individuals. More information about UPD and the improvement network can be found at www.upd.nl
KIM Plus Delta is our partner in the field of Asset (Information) Management.
KIM Plus Delta has and builds handy Apps that make operational processes smarter and easier for operators, mechanics and managers. It also helps to demonstrate compliance with laws and regulations, for example in the field of asset integrity and (Process) safety. KIM also builds customized Apps and reports for us, for example in Power BI. For more information visit www.kimplusdelta.nl
In the area of team effectiveness, we work with Belbin.
All flowant partners are Belbin Team Roles accredited. This means that we are allowed to take individual and team assessments and use them in our projects. We use Belbin on behalf of improving team cooperation and effectiveness. For more information, please visit www.belbin.nl
EKB is our partner in the field of industrial automation and system integration.
Together with Flowant, EKB forms a strong partnership that combines process optimization and Operational Excellence (Flowant) with technical system integration and data-driven automation (EKB). In the joint MESIX Quickscan, we analyze the processes, data, and management on the shop floor in a single day and immediately translate this into concrete opportunities for improvement and a clear roadmap toward a data-driven operation.
Ready for the next step in improvement?
Let's explore together how we can help your organization grow. We like to think with you - practical, concrete and always with people at the center.