Manufacturing improvement for owner-led factories

Practical manufacturing consulting to improve flow, capacity, margin, cash and delivery performance.

Practical manufacturing consulting, grounded in real factory experience

ShopFloor Advantage helps owner-led manufacturers improve flow, capacity, margin, cash and delivery performance. It is led by Richard Algar, drawing on 30+ years in manufacturing and supply chain leadership across New Zealand and Australia.

9 pillars
Baseline across 9 pillars with simple ratings and a heatmap.
Top 5
Priorities ranked by impact and ease to focus effort.
90 days
Now / Next / Later plan to guide action over time.

For manufacturers who want to:

Turn Effort into Profit and Cash

Focus your team's work where it delivers real financial results — practical factory profitability improvement instead of daily firefighting.

Improve Delivery Reliability

Replace unreliable delivery dates and last-minute firefighting with dependable, on-time delivery your customers can trust.

Create Calmer Flow

Reduce WIP, tighten planning, and improve production flow — less planning churn, fewer operational surprises, less cash tied up in WIP.

Lift Margins

Minimise rework, downtime, and changeover losses to reduce margin leakage and boost profitability across the factory.

Make Commercial Decisions

Improve factory reporting and job visibility so decisions move the P&L — no more untrusted factory numbers or quote-to-actual surprises.

Maximise Business Value

Reduce operational risk and owner dependency in preparation for growth, succession, or a future sale.

How it works manufacturing business performance improvement in four steps

A simple process that turns feedback into clarity and priorities that drive real results.

1. Complete Pulse Check

Your team completes a short, targeted Pulse Check across the 9 pillars.

2. Assessed against the 9 pillars

We assess your responses across the complete 9-pillar framework.

3. Analysis & Insights

We analyse your data to identify strengths, gaps, and the biggest opportunities to improve throughput and margin.

4. Report & Priorities

You receive a clear, actionable factory assessment report with priorities you can act on right away.

Quick to complete

The Pulse Check takes minutes, not hours.

Clear & objective

A structured assessment gives you a clearer, more objective view.

Results that matter

Practical priorities that drive real, measurable manufacturing performance improvement.