Secora's strength is unleashing the potential your company has always had.
Secora is a boutique consulting company that specializes in strategy_development, operational effectiveness, process optimization and market growth.

Secora utilises cutting edge technology, tools and techniques, derived originally from Six Sigma, Lean Thinking, Design for Six Sigma, Restructuring best practice and Technology Management. We help businesses increase efficiency, drive innovation and improve quality.

Secora’s holistic approach to improving operational effectiveness can assist businesses at any stage of their development. We believe that Secora is the only consulting company in the world to have combined these capabilities in such a manner.

As a result of engaging Secora, our clients typically experience business growth, increased profit, staff retention, customer satisfaction and reduced risk.

Secora, has its roots in the automotive and defence industries in both Europe and the United States. Secora has since branched into other industries with diverse and prestigious clients in Europe, Australasia and the United States. Stemming from a multi-lingual background, cultural awareness and diversity is an important differentiator.

Essential Elements of a Good Project Charter

Sean Rast writes for iSixSigma magazine about the project charter. This article breaks the project charter into it's key components and offers tips for documenting project parameters effectively.
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Case Study - Laser Welding (Automotive)

A Tier 1 European automotive supplier had major issues on a newly launched product: Failure to meet customer volume requirements; Failure to meet customer quality requirements; Massive cost overrun. Using the SLIM (Lean) Methodology Secora helped the client to solve its most prominent operational effectiveness issues and reduce internal manufacturing cost to below the original target costing, without capital investment or design change.
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Case Study - Automotive Industry

The project’s purpose was to reduce rail car demurrage for the client’s company. Rail cars are used to move material (parts) from suppliers to the automotive assembly plant and supporting facilities. Demurrages are tariff charges assessed for detaining freight cars beyond their specified time limit. Demurrage charges are billed to the assembly plant from the railroad when rail cars are held at the assembly plant or supporting facilities beyond the contracted amount of time.
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