Committed to Driving Growth through

Enterprise Excellence

Results matter. For your organization. For your customers. For our state’s economy. Today’s accelerating change is creating plenty of whitewater. Navigating the rapids is critical if you are going to maintain a competitive position. Greater demands are being placed on the quality and cost of your products and services and therefore require a laser focus on positive results and the practices that sustain them.

Along the way you will benefit from an outside eye, objective insights, specialized skills, and trusted support to develop plans, put them into action, and keep you focused on achieving success. That’s where we come in.

We exist to drive growth through enterprise excellence that leads to long-term economic and workforce competitiveness in our state. We are dedicated to providing organizations in Illinois with the tools and techniques required to create their competitive future.

PLAN. IMPLEMENT. EXCEL.

How do you develop and implement your organizational strategy?How do you engage customers by serving their needs and building relationships?How do you build an effective and supportive workforce and workforce environment?How do you ensure effective management of your operations?What are your results telling you?

From manufacturing to healthcare, and education to other small business and service organizations, IMEC is committed to partner with organizations as they execute and succeed in all areas of Leadership, Strategy, Customer Engagement, Operations, and Workforce.

CREATING YOUR COMPETITIVE FUTURE...

Craig Zoberis, Fusion OEM (Burr Ridge)

I love the basic concept of IMEC. They help you discover issues, make it clear to your team where those issues lie, identify solutions and then train your people to put those solutions in place and sustain them.

Every second they were here was beneficial to me and my employees. It was worth every penny we invested.“

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MANUFACTURING EDUCATIONHEALTHCARE SMALL BUSINESS NON-PROFIT GOVERNMENT

LEADERSHIPDevelopment

SuccessionSocietal

Responsibilities

STRATEGYMission, Vision, ValuesStrategy Development and Implementation

CUSTOMERProducts / Services

Voice of the Customer(Current and Potential)

Marketing and SalesCustomer Segments

MEASUREMENT & RESULTSPerformance Management

and ImprovementData

Technology

OPERATIONSProcess Design

Process and Innovation ManagementSupply Chain

Safety and Emergency Preparedness

WORKFORCECapability and

CapacityEngagementLearning and Development

By defining your processes, creating systematic approaches, measuring results, and continuously improving those results, your organization will build a stronger, more successful future.

Consider your critical components of organizational improvement and how they align performance and practice. Where are you focusing improvement to make the biggest impact? How do you define those improvements across the organization? Here is the enterprise excellence framework we use to work with you...

Set your organization apart: A class of distinctionUtilize an internationally recognized model to drive improvement and innovation where you need it most. The process is proven to energize employees, increase the focus on business results, and celebrate your achievements. You will develop in-house expertise, gain clarity and consensus on your performance and practices, and gain external feedback that details your organization’s strengths and opportunities for improvement. This is how you build your competitive future.

...USING A VALIDATED, LEADING EDGE MODEL FOR EXCELLENCE

Recognition Program

With more than 50 full-time staff and partners positioned statewide, IMEC delivers the local expertise to not only plan and strategize, but to implement and evaluate the effectiveness of client improvements. In fact, IMEC assists more than 500 companies each year with successful improvement and innovation projects.

As a result, IMEC has demonstrated a return on investment that exceeds 19:1. This is made possible as organizations become more effective and efficient – and together with IMEC – excel toward enterprise excellence.

IMEC provides great value when you compare cost versus experience and resources. You not only have access to local people, but also to the team across the state and the national network.

Tom WelgeGilster-Mary Lee Corporation (Chester)

Sta� Location

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University Campus

Freeport Rockford

SchaumburgHo�man Estates

DeKalb

Naperville

Chicago

Quad Cities

Peoria

Bloomington

Champaign

Spring�eld

Edwardsville

Carbondale

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...WITH EXPERTS WHERE YOU NEED THEM MOST