Business division adds dimension to Grand Forks design firm

EAPC Business Excellence focuses on productivity improvement processes

BY DORIS COOPER

What could you do with a 50 percent productivity improvement? A new business division at EAPC Architects and Engineers offers EAPC clients another tool to improve their bottom line by removing waste and improving operational flow.

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There are four components to the division: operational excellence, business strategy and planning, quality management and tools, and assessment and audit.

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“Business Excellence is complimentary to the design and management EAPC does for our customers’ building and industrial projects in the sense that my focus is to look at the people and interactions within a building or process and to see how we can do better,” says Chad Frost, director of Business Excellence for EAPC

Frost may collaborate with building designers and clients to pinpoint areas where a company’s process can be streamlined and the square footage reduced. Business Excellence is also a way for EAPC to add value for its clients after a design project is complete by offering continuous improvement services to customers’ actual operations inside the building.