AFOES CONSULTANTS / Why Choose AFOES

AFOES CONSULTANTS
(MANAGEMENT SYSTEM CONSULTANTS & EDUCATORS)

Why Choose AFOES?

ATTRIBUTES	TRADITIONAL CONSULTANTS	AFOES CONSULTANTS
Knowledge Transfer through Training	Generally provide overview only and no other trainings	Extensive training covering the following aspects· Management Over view· Awareness Training· Intensive Training. Internal Auditor's Training · Management By Objectives Workshop Training on Statistical tools & Technique
	No Management By Objectives Training provided for Sr. Managers for developing Organizational Objectives	Full fledged management Workshop conducted for giving perspective of Management By Objectives and developing Organizational Objectives
	No handholding guidelines for developing Quality Policy. Generally no importance given to Quality Policy.	Quality Policy workshop conducted with guided facilitation. It shortens the time required for formulation of Quality Policy
	Intensive Training programme is generally not conducted	Two days of Workshop conducted covering the entire Standard relating to the processes of the Organization
	Internal Auditor's training conducted at very superficial level	Covers IQA (Institute of Quality Assurance) , London requirements covering skills, knowledge and audit psychology
	No hand holding facilitation provided during Internal Audits. Generally, no importance given to Quality Policy.	Hand holding provided including preparation of Non Conformity Reports
	No Training on Statistical Techniques provided	Application of Statistical Techniques provided for monitoring and improving processes.
Documentation	Procedures are generally non graphical which is in MS Word form	Documentation is in Flow chart form which is very user friendly and convenient with a easily navigatable facility
	May not cover all the processes of the Organization	Covers all processes up to nuts & bolts levels of processes
	Documentation prepared in hard copy format without linkages	Documentation can be done in electronic media with a user friendly navigation facility
	Manuals are issued and maintained in hard copy.	Manual can be resided in Central server in electronic media which can be accessed from any terminal in the Organization through intranet
	Manual prepared in language of which is difficult to follow by operating level of people	Documentation is prepared in the language of business processes
Paperwork	Too many paperwork included by the consultants which is very difficult to maintain	AFOES believes in minimum paper work and hence very simple system with electronic record is set up.
Expertise	May not have adequate service and manufacturing industry exposure	AFOES has helped achieve certifications in service industry and in Manufacturing sector. Hence the improvements and best practices are available and hence the value addition
Standing Of The Company	May be a lone consultant with very few man power resources	Is a Local Company with International Knowledge, professionally managed with highly educated, competent Senior level management staff? No Project delay for want of resources
Coverage	Will have limited exposure only to ISO 9000	AFOES has a wide coverage of International Standards including ISO 9000, ISO 14000, OHSAS 18000, ISO 29001 etc., TQM, Business Excellence and Six Sigma which gives a wider perspective of Management Systems
Consultancy Process	May not have well established Project Management System which results in delay in Certification	AFOES is a well established Project planning and Tracking system with a Weekly review and reporting of progress to the client. AFOES enjoys very high reputation regarding on-time completion of projects. AFOES also has a Hierarchical Structure for project monitoring
Customer Satisfaction	May not enjoying very high reputation with reference to Customer Satisfaction	Enjoying very high level of Customer Satisfaction
Value Additions	Very limited or no improvement in existing processes Improvement in customer focus in operating level people is generally not addressed	Every process is put under microscope reviewed by experts in respective field and best practices are compared & new process suggested for improvement. Process wise performance measures are identified and suggested including Management Information Systems (MIS)
After Sales Service	Traditional consultant generally disappears after Certification. For Certification , maintenance becomes critical, during Six Monthly Surveillance audit by Certification agency	AFOES offers life cycle maintenance of the system through a separate contract. Up gradation of the system can be done through AFOES at very nominal charges
Cost	Offers a very low price commensurate to quality of services	Marginally higher for the above Unique Selling Propositions