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Presentation of the firm

We are a training organization and consulting firm which specializes in Quality and Operations Management. Our courses are eligible for public subsidy.

Our Ativa Consultants work in the private and public sectors. Our assignments are available in the aeronautical, automotive, rail, and general industry in the private sector. We help local authorities and hospitals to improve their quality of service and their operations in the public sector.

We are in Meaux, in the County 77 (Seine et Marne), 30 minutes from Paris center or Roissy Charles De Gaulle CDG Airport. Besides, our team of consultants can intervene anywhere.

Our mission

In line with our mission “Helping our clients to implement up the best methodologies”, we offer you many consulting and training services.

Our values

Creativity

It is this value that drives us when we try to offer you the best method to solve your problem. Thanks to our creativity, we simplify complexity.

Cooperation

Beyond tense relationships, there is always room for cooperation between people. This space allows the expression of the best from each person.

Rigor

We show the example in the application of the standards we offer you. Taking employees into consideration means providing them with the teaching aids they need.

Consulting activities

Health crisis

We help you with our online resources to ensure a smooth restart. It is also our proposal to co-design your workplace risk analysis with Covid-19 measures. Our firm has defined the main lines for updating the work safety system for this issue.

Digital transformation

Large companies have the structures to initiate their digital transformation. This is not always the case for VSBs and SMBs. This needs a gradual process.

The concept of Lean IT has also appeared recently. One of the aspects of digital transformation is the need for adaptation because of the arrival of COVID-19. There is a logical need to monitor the activity of remote employees. Video monitoring of work processes is urgent too. We analyze all of this and organize your digital transformation.

Operational Performance

It’s not just about Lean Six Sigma. You have to start with a strategic approach. The operational excellence brings together the Strategy, Lean and Six Sigma approaches. We can help you in meeting operational excellence. It is possible to support the deployment of the PSA QIP best practices. Above all, driving or giving support to continuous improvement projects as experts is one of our strong skills. We can also do this with your suppliers.

Lean transformation

One of our areas of expertise is to avoid waste and improve the value chain. With experience in the automotive industry, Ativa consultants are able to run Lean projects. A Lean transformation is primarily about change in the culture of the organizations. Another strategy is to start with Lean VSMs.

Lean Six Sigma projects

Companies must constantly improve processes to maintain profitability. Lean Six Sigma is excellent in this. It reduces waste and process variations. These strategies carried out in parallel are also in the reverse of Six Sigma Lean.

QSE (Quality, Safety, Environment) interventions

We support your quality manager or your QSE manager in QSE projects.

Occupational health & safety in all sectors

It is a subject common to all private and public organizations. Taking care of workers and OH&S is a major issue in times of health crisis.

Transition management

Companies can face surprise resignations and very long recruitment waiting times. Transition managers can take into account the operational aspect of a position while waiting for the final manager.

Aeronautics APQP project management

In order to reduce supply problems, a strong pressure has been put in place in the equipment supply industries. The target of this pressure is to improve industrialization and product design. These requirements are likely to be maintained even if production volumes are lower. For aeronautics, APQP remains a priority for our team.

Industrialization

Despite the use of APQP, it often happens that the industrialization of new products or new machines is difficult. Beyond the technical development, methodological assistance may be helpful to the resolution of operational issues or problematic industrialisations. A risk analysis for critical components is also useful.

Core tools support

Although simple in general terms, the implementation of the 5 core tools is difficult.

Audit

Our team of auditors can take care of your internal certification audits (ISO 9001, ISO 45001, and so on), and your first and second party audits. Supplier, specification or standard audits (such as management system audits) are one of our strengths. We can also audit the achievement of technical, metallurgical or mechanical specifications.

Blank audit of management systems

The integrated management systems integrate one or more standards, so we speak of integrated systems. We carry out audits of your management systems (standards: ISO 9001, IATF 16949, EN 9100, EN 9145, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, ISO 50001, etc.). Our auditors are expert professionals. These audits can be considered as external outsourced audits. They make it possible to obtain an assessment of more objectivity than conventional internal audits. We can also carry out assessment and qualification audits of your component suppliers (FIEV 2, VDA6.3, Special processes, etc.). For the aeronautical sector, priority is given to standards EN 9100 and EN 9145 (which is the APQP standard). Moreover, the ISO 26000 is available for all sectors interested in sustainable development.

Supplier qualification audit

Your near and far suppliers may require long trips. If the resources for these audits are not available internally, we will do this on your behalf. We are talking about outsourced second party audits. This can correspond to qualification or evaluation audits. These audits can be complex and may require a great deal of experience.

Co-pilot your certification procedures

We work together with your teams in the QSE (Quality, Safety, Environment) area. We support your quality manager. Our approach is well understood by your collaborators and is also rational. It is best to start with an ISO 9001 version 2015 certification. The other ISO 9000 standards are intended for auditors.

Consulting for the public sector

For the public sector, we can:

– help public offices that have a significant flow of operations such as hospitals or local governments to better manage this flow through Lean methodologies , or even Lean Six Sigma.

– support the deployment of the Lean 5S order and elimination method.

– co-design approaches to improve productivity .

– co-define and support the community in the implementation of “Aging well” policies for the population or integration of minorities.

– analyze the situation and manage digitization of services.

Although this is not very frequent, a public establishment which takes the time to think about its processes and which sets up an ISO 9001 system has very good chances of improving its quality of service. Finally, we offer all organizations (companies or public entities) support for ISO 26000 certification, which is the standard for sustainable development.

Change management

Many companies are trapped in their organizational conflicts. This prevents them from moving forward. Establishing and developing a new culture can be a solution. Our proposal is to co-pilot with your management committee the change management procedures.

Training activities

Pedagogy

Our teaching in face-to-face mode is based on 50% of activities of appropriation for concept practice in sub-groups of participants.

Our approach in assisted asynchronous digital mode, where you learn at your own pace on an E-learning platform but with regular discussion with a trainer, is based on other principles. Online learning is different from face-to-face learning. For example, attention is not as sustained and therefore the durations of each educational slot must be reduced.

Operations Management

This subject includes production, quality, logistics, operational excellence and budget control. Contact us for your training needs in each of these sub-areas. The operations manager generally directs an autonomous production unit or a production or service site. The notion of productivity is essential.

Management systems for all sectors ISO 45001, ISO 9001, ISO 14001, IATF 16949, EN 9100

The AFAQ Iso 9001 brand is one of the Afnor Certification brands. It is not the only certification body. We have no preference in terms of certifiers. We can train your employees and your teams in all major management standards.

We do not provide training for OSH Rescuers at Work because many companies already offer this service. Health and safety at work is essential and we recommend training managers in ISO 45001.

Automotive APQP project management

Originally developed in the automotive sector, the APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning) methodology is now required by top tier manufacturers and equipment manufacturers.

There is a need for training for new project managers and project quality engineers. We meet this need with intercompany or inhouse training in face-to-face mode, as well as synchronous distance training (in real time with a trainer).

PPAP training is included. Activities around the phases and deliverables are organized.

Project management APQP Aeronautics EN 9145

On demand of aircraft manufacturers, the EN 9145 standard was launched and each company must now contractually adopt an aeronautical APQP approach. The PPAP training is part of the aeronautical APQP training module.

Core tools FMEA, monitoring plan, MSA R&R, PPAP, SPC

Our training organization offers training eligible for a Training Account paid by industry funds.

Lean management

Lean management is a more global approach than Lean manufacturing (or Lean applied to manufacturing). A lean production of goods or services is a production or service that has eliminated waste. Visual management is a team facilitation tool. We have already deployed Lean management training in France and Croatia. To successfully complete Lean training, groups must work on practical cases.

Six Sigma

Unlike some Six Sigma training at the end of which trainees are not able to start and succeed on improvement workshops, our training and support allows to put in place real pilots of continuous improvement workshops.

For calculations, we will use Minitab but also alternatives like Excel, R Studio and Python.

Our training catalog includes training in management systems and operational performance methodologies . Our trainers have a lot of experience in their specialty.

Our training modules make room for creativity and reduce the complexity of certain concepts.

Sessions can take place in Paris or in the provinces or on your site, inhouse or at the training center, in room training or digital training. We issue certificates at the end of the test at the end of the training.

Your opinions on our training courses are welcome.

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