Specialization

<body stylesrc="http://agrco11/agrnewweb/special-main.htm" bgcolor="#BBBBBB" text="#000080" link="#FF0000" vlink="#008080" alink="#FFFFFF"> <p align="center"><font face="Arial" color="#000080"><big><big><big><strong>Specialization</strong></big></big></big></font></p> <hr> <div align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="50%"> <tr> <td width="100%"><font face="Arial">If you are viewing this text, your browser lacks the ability to read frames. Don't worry, you can still enjoy our site.  Simply follow the Contents link to navigate our site.</font><p><a href="../../nonframes_content.htm"><font face="Arial">Contents</font></a></p> <p> </td> </tr> </table> </div><div align="left"><table border="0" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="3"> <tr> <td><strong><font face="Arial" color="#000080">Through education and experience A. G. Raymond & Company offers competence in various operations areas:</font></strong><p><font face="Arial" color="#000080"><strong>Manufacturing Strategy </strong>- Assist clients in the development of new businesses or the expansion of an existing one through:</font><ul> <li><font face="Arial" color="#000080">Business Plan Generation</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" color="#000080">Feasibility Analysis</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" color="#000080">Capacity/Demand Assessment</font></li> <li><font face="Arial" color="#000080">Strategic Facilities Planning</font></li> </ul> <p><font face="Arial" color="#000080"><strong>Implementation Strategy</strong> - Assist clients from "green field" to start-up with:</font><ul> <li><font face="Arial">Plant Site Selection</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Permitting</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Wood Technology</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Process </font>Development</li> <li><font face="Arial">Plant Layout & Materials handling</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Equipment Design & Specification</font></li> </ul> <p><font face="Arial"><strong>Industry Evaluation </strong>- Assist lenders and investors with industry-specific due diligence including:</font><ul> <li><font face="Arial">Performance Benchmarking</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Plant & Equipment Evaluation</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Information Systems Evaluation</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Manufacturing Systems Evaluation</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Market & Research</font></li> </ul> <p><font face="Arial"><strong>Interim Management </strong>- Assist clients with temporary manpower for:</font><ul> <li><font face="Arial">Transition Management</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Project Management</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Plant Engineering</font></li> </ul> <p><font face="Arial"><strong>Operations Management Services </strong>- Assist clients in the development and installation of procedures and systems to improve operating results through:</font><ul> <li><font face="Arial">Operations Audit</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Product Costing</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Machine/Labor Standards Development</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Forecasting</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Inventory Control</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Production Scheduling & Control</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Lumber Yield Improvement</font></li> <li><font face="Arial">Performance Measurement</font></li> </ul> </td> </tr> </table> </div><hr> <p align="center"><strong><small><font face="Arial">A. G. Raymond & Company Inc.  302 Jefferson Street Suite 200 Raleigh, N. C. 27605<br> Phone: (919) 831-0070  Fax: (919) 831-0072  Email: <a href="mailto:info@raymondnet.com">info@raymondnet.com </a><br> </font></small></strong></p> </body>