Our Proprietary Method: The ICRToolbox
The foundation of ICR Group is the ICRToolbox (image above). The acronym in the company name ICR Group and used to name the ICRToolbox is taken from the methodologies employed by our team of Executives: Integrated Cost Reduction.
After taking classes in Six-Sigma, Lean and Value Engineering, Ron Nussle determined that none of these productivity tools alone were effective in meeting a companies most pressing Cost-Reduction challenges. Nussle began employing an integrated approach to Cost-Reduction. Integrated, because the methodologies used integrate the 5 components of COGS to help management locate waste and reduce costs across the organization.
The ICRToolbox is a collection of over 40 proprietary and proven Cost-Reduction tools or methods employed to locate waste and reduce costs. The ICRToolbox has been used in over 500 companies across the globe to generate cost savings of 6-25%.
Book: Integrated Cost Reduction, a Purchasing Magazine Book
Integrated Cost Reduction, by Ron Nussle, Jr.
Early in his career, Ron Nussle learned a simply but profound truth that changed the trajectory of his career: If you want a company to be profitable, you must integrate departments through collaboration and dialogue. The department silos within the company must be removed. 30 years ago, this concept was not-discussed, nor was it practiced. Ron Nussle practiced and perfected his theory of integration and has based his professional career and its summary of successful transformations on the concept of Integrated Cost Reduction.
Purchasing Magazine approached Ron Nussle to share the methodologies used to obtain his successful Supply-Chain transformations. Integrated Cost Reduction was written to share those best practices. Over the last 15 years, the book has been used as a foundation resource for CEO's, Executives and practitioners. Written in an accessible style, the book employs non-technical explanations on how to reduce costs by 6-25%. It also instructs on how to generate cost-reductions required to meet margin objections.
Integrated Cost Reduction fills in the "white space" between Lean, Six-Sigma, Supply-Chain and Value-Engineering best practices. Over the past 15 years, the principles from this book have been proven effective in many industries, including the EPC/Construction industry.
An appendix is included, sharing over 300 success-studies taken from actual implementations. The appendix allows the reader to gain practical understanding of both the process and the results possible.
"An entire cost-reduction program in a box." VP/Plant Manger, Fortune 500 Appliance Manufacturer
Client Profile Summary
Our client results are our calling-card. We are proud of the results ICR Group has achieved with dozens of clients over the last 15 years. Below are a few examples of client profiles:
Integrated Cost Reduction:
- $2.2 Billion European Aerospace Equipment Company
- $650 Million Semiconductor Equipment Company
- $2 Billion Semiconductor Equipment Company
- $20 Billion Defense Systems and Communications Provider
Lean-Supply-Chain Transformation:
- $5.5 Billion Industrial Products Company
- $1.5 Billion High Tech CapEx Company
- $2 Billion Semiconductor Equipment Company
- $10 Billion+ (World's Largest) Appliance Manufacturer
Construction Lean-Supply-Chain and OSM/Modularization:
- $7 Billion Hospital Construction Project- Over an 8 month period, trained project manages, suppliers, sub-contractors
- Silicon Valley Lean Construction-based Start-up
- Fastest growing EPC Design-Builder of Hospitals in MENA region