INTRODUCTION

Smith Stillion, Inc. (SSI), a research based, Technology, Strategy and Process Optimization consulting firm. SSI specializes in; technology deployments, business process improvements, project origination, employee satisfaction, customer retention, risk reduction, and productivity improvements. An SSI specialty is turning around distressed projects/companies with technology-driven processes, unique research-based solutions, and forward-looking strategies taking advantage of 2nd and 3rd horizon opportunities.

SSI is in the business of providing services to premier companies that have temporarily lost focus, been hit by unanticipated situations, have had the competitive landscape change on them or have encountered a need to morph due to structural changes in its market. SSI has seen almost everything in its over 20 + years of experience in solving difficult problems for Fortune 100 companies and smaller regional organizations caused by the likes of: New usages of old technology, Poor engineering, Quality issues, Unskilled labor, Supply chain risks, Untrained management, Scope overreach, Inappropriate technology, Untargeted marketing, Defective materials, Contractual misunderstandings, Regulatory changes, War, Fraud, Misuse of computer models, Ineffective risk mitigation, Overdependence on CRM’s, Misguided ERP deployments, World sourcing, Over-dependence on subcontractors/vendors, Lack of multidimensional productivity tracking, Siloed thinking and Burdensome corporate structural barriers.

Unlike some of our large competitors, SSI will get to the root cause of an issue quickly and then closely formulate a plan with the client to move them forward, rectify a situation or liquidate as the situation requires. Being nimble and technology-based is the advantage of using SSI, we have no large teams spending precious time doing needless work. Our objective is to find the problem, propose a solution, and if needed help execute the solution. Time is the most precious resource in this instance, the quicker a solution can be implemented the better the outcome. Part of our research at SSI has shown that once a problem reaches a certain critical stage mitigation can become futile.

SSI has built its own comprehensive databases to help clients deploy technology-based solutions faster, cheaper, and more reliably. Today business and process solutions require lots of data and time-proven methods to be effective, the SSI method of integrating a client’s legacy data through our unique disaggregation process, removing banding and then remodeling it, leverages the data that companies have been collecting for decades and makes forward-looking solutions possible. Depending on the geographic location, we incorporate knowledge of differing customs, conditions, productivities, work rules, and methodologies. The information in the databases and our extensive experience helps us develop accurate Strategies, Budgets, Risk Analyses, Life Cycle Costs, Trending Reports, Like Situation Comparisons, Fact-based Schedules, Change Orders, and Claims.

SSI can serve all your strategic, risk mitigation, technology deployment, project setup and distressed situation need, with a particular emphasis on Strategy, Productivity, AI/ML, AR/VR, and legacy technology integration.

David A. Smith
Managing Partner