The guiding principles that define who we are
Kocer Consulting and Engineering is in the business of studying, planning, designing, and implementing operational improvements for production, assembly, distribution, administration, and logistics operations. We are a Seattle consulting and engineering firm that has served hundreds of national and international companies.
Our people are highly educated and experienced in operations management and systems consulting, with engineering roots. This combination provides insight into business and best-practice solutions, with a strong scientific and technical approach to problem solving and analysis. We are life-long learners, and continuing education is a cornerstone of our success.
We are unique in our extensive experience with hands-on implementation, which gives us the insight to provide ideas and solutions that are practical and feasible when applied to real-world operations. We are results-oriented with the end goal in mind, and our approach is team-oriented and focused on the customer and their operational performance. These organizational values have proven to be beneficial for our clients and our people.
Our broad knowledge base allows us to analyze operations from many different perspectives. We are adept at identifying problems and solutions that may involve streamlining operations, best practices for operations, facility and equipment layout, staffing and scheduling, ERP selection and implementation, WMS selection and implementation, inventory management, resource planning, lean programs, financial analysis of alternatives, material handling design, employee training and transition, methods analysis, ergonomics, supply chain network analysis, supplier and partner management, capacity analysis, quality assurance, risk management, and project management that keeps implementation on time, within budget and on target for the required performance metrics.
Our systematic, team-oriented approach to problem solving, design, procurement and execution produces solutions that are supported by key owners and provides substantiated results. Our people deliver on the full cycle of the improvement process, from concept through completion.
What our team brings to every project
Our staff is made up of project managers, consultants and engineers on the systems side and the operations side, because you can no longer separate the two in today’s operations. These organizational values have proven to be beneficial for our clients and our firm.
Depth of Experience
We have delivered high-performance production and distribution operations for over 800 companies, large and small. We facilitate progress with the team from the initial strategy, concept and goal-setting through completion and ramp-up. Our management experience enables us to recognize what is necessary to deliver excellent performance: on time, with a lean budget and with a high return on investment. We study hundreds of operations in our business and we learn something from every operation, every team and every project.
Broad Base of Knowledge
Our strength is the ability to look at operational problems from several angles: operations and systems strategy, staffing and scheduling, process flow, work methods, quality and accuracy, management systems, equipment, facilities, economic return on investment, vendor relationships, and customer requirements. This combination of skills increases the avenues for operational improvement, and ensures that all bases are covered for a successful implementation. In addition, we have vast experience managing and directing large production and distribution operations, and we appreciate the tough decisions that our clients face every day.
Continuous education and learning are one of the cornerstones of our success. We attend seminars and professional organizations, read publications from experts around the world, and regularly visit supply chain, manufacturing and distribution operations to see best practices in action.
Reliability
We provide what our customers want and need: experienced, educated, hands-on project managers that provide clear direction, and are very skilled at developing efficient plans and managing them effectively. We take pride in our ability to accomplish high quality work in a very timely manner, and we keep your team informed with regular status reports. We mitigate performance, budget and schedule risks as a basic part of our project management duties.
Long-Term Relationships with Clients
Long-term client relationships have been essential to our success. We guarantee satisfaction with our work, and our clients appreciate our personal and professional integrity.
