Shur-Co, Inc. (website)

Measurable Outcomes at Shur-Co, Inc.

The first Measurable Management program in the United States was implemented at Shur-Co, a family owned business with 270 employees located in the community of Yankton, SD. The owner, Bill Shorma, put his total management team, 32 members including himself, through the Measurable Management program. At the end of the six month program, Shurco’s management team had implemented 93 ideas for action. These implemented ideas for action generated measurable outcomes that resulted in a $1.4 million improvement to their bottom line during the first year alone. Mr. Shorma feels strongly that Shur-Co will continue to benefit from these improvements for the years to come.

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AmericInn Motel (website)

“I’ve taken many other management courses in the past and this is by far the best. Some of the small ideas have turned into really big gains. One idea alone on the front desk generated an extra $24,000 in room sales. I’m so pleased with my experience of Measurable Management, I now plan to put other managers and team members through the program also.” - Kyle Johnson, Owner, AmericInn Motel

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Chicago Rawhide (website)

“Our company is heavily into Lean Manufacturing principles, and also over the past year introducing Six Sigma. Measurable Management will complement those other initiatives quite nicely and help the overall picture to develop using all three of these tools.” - Steve Suttle, Plant Manager, Chicago Rawhide Industries

“The group meetings are very enjoyable, the benefits I’ve seen so far are improvements to communication and listening skills. We’re currently in the process of going through performance reviews and I believe this will be helpful for us.” - Natalie Vollmer, HR Manager, Chicago Rawhide Industries

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City of South Sioux City (www.southsiouxcity.org)
The first city government in the U.S. has completed the Measurable Management program with outstanding success. During the program the employees came up with process improvements that will generate savings of over $500,000 in just the first year. The City of South Sioux City's City Administrator, Lance Hedquist, stated, "Our City council has always been business like in its approach and the city is known for its efficiencies, but as you can see we can always do better."

The following are a sample of the many companies which have used McQuillan-Byrne Ltd. to develop winning strategies:

Arriva Caterpillar Lloyds British Sanyo Hathaways Prestige Inns Xerox UK Ltd. Norgran Aluminium Glaxo Smithkline Rolls Royce

Kelvin Hughes York Evening Press Mechetronics Pickersgill-Kaye University of South Dakota State of South Dakota Small Business Administration HRS Food Services Prince Hydraulics Stiller Transport

Presentation of Measurable Management Certificates at Kolberg-Pioneer, Inc. (website) Yankton, South Dakota