Helping a Private Equity client add value by driving operational and financial improvements at an acquired global wood manufacturing company About the Client Private Equity holding organization (Client), acquired a Canadian-based global wood manufacturer (Company). The Company has an annual production capacity of approximately 2.5 billion square feet of oriented strand board across four locations throughout Canada. Situation After a two-week Analysis, DB&A discovered that frontline supervisors had poorly defined roles and responsibilities and were primarily focused on administrative tasks. They spent only 3% of their time managing employees. Because of a tenured workforce, managers did not believe active supervision was necessary. The Company’s wood products are m

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