A professional organization of business consultants with expertise in operational efficiency improvement, cost reductions and  re-engineering business processes.       

• Street Smart hands-on advisors with Fortune 500 executive experience.  Most business owners need a confidant from time to time to serve as a sounding board who can actively brainstorm topics, typically too sensitive for employees or too important for other advisors.  LGI professional advisors with directly related senior level experiences and/or educational background will be assigned this all important task.

• Power consultants un-lock the value in client companies.  Business owners know their company would run smoother and be more profitable if they could fix existing problems and / or exploit opportunities.  However, they are typically too busy or don't have enough time or employed talent to identify all the problems or to analyze the root causes of cost drivers.  Initially our professional team will begin with a company wide vitality evaluation and using our toolbox of cost reduction assets, we can provide a comprehensive roadmap of steps and actions to improve and grow the business.

• Financial Advisors for Starting, Buying, Selling or Growing your business.  The secret to safely starting a business is having a proven plan and knowing how to implement it.  Rely on our executive team members to boost your company's capacity to earn substantial profit.  Mergers, licensing, franchise, IPO, acquisitions are other ways to grow your business.  All require major re-organizations, re-engineering of business processes, training and technology transfer tasks implemented professionally to ensure success. 

• Vietnam Strategic Outsourcing  In some cases, the best alternative might be strategic out-sourcing of your labor intensive or low cost high volume aspects of operations.  Our team of professionals have established networks of highly qualified suppliers with proven track records with over a decade of successful experience to draw upon.

Professional expertise and experience offered in the identification, verification and qualification of high quality, low cost manufacturing sources in Vietnam to support your company's needs. 

Like "adding wings to a tiger", LjTech converts strategy and action into economic performance.

LjTech has established and maintains effective relationships and contacts with various governmental agencies, public institutions , and private industries in Vietnam at both national and provincial levels; such as the Ministry of Foreign Trade and Economic Cooperation, State Development Planning Commission, Ministry of Construction, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Science and Technology, Academy of Agricultural Sciences, State Drug Administration, National Federation of Textile Industries and the National Center for Technology Development.

LjTech can assist companies in any of the following ways:

Sourcing & development of business alliances, joint ventures and partnerships between and within the U.S. and Vietnam for a variety of purposes, including:
Sourcing and establishing manufacturing facilities in Vietnam
Extending sales and distribution channels
Assist in finding products for distribution in the U.S.
Import/Export
Technology transfer & licensing
Legal, financial and planning assistance for U.S. and Vietnam companies wishing to enter the U.S. public markets.
Legal, financial and planning assistance for U.S. companies wishing to effectively enter the rapidly expanding Vietnamese market.
Sourcing complementary U.S. and Vietnamese companies for Mergers & Acquisitions.
Outsourcing technology solutions via a network of designers and manufacturers in Vietnam.

LjTech President & CEO James L. Jacobs said: “Management spent 2005 reorganizing both our business model and operations in Vietnam. Our expectations are to continue to exceed EBITDA profitability this year and we also expect to continue to increase positive cash flow thereafter. The shift of corporate emphasis to Vietnam as a core model was a key goal recognized by management for several compelling reasons. We are confident that this model will prove to be a wise and beneficial decision. ”

Mr. Jacobs commented: “We have spent the past several months reviewing in great detail every aspect of our business, and we are extremely excited with the opportunities. We are firm in our commitment to accelerate revenue, while closely managing our cost structure towards maintaining profitability. We are confident in our ability to meet or exceed these financial goals. ”

About the Lamarjean Group, Inc.
The Lamarjean Group, Inc. (dba "LjTech") is a business development firm that fosters bilateral commerce between USA and Vietnamese companies. LjTech has created successful profit centers in product development, manufacturing, distribution, joint ventures and operational services. LjTech supports the complete life cycle for Vietnam companies entering the public market through its various subsidiaries. LjTech has established effective working relationships with various governmental agencies, public institutions, and private industries in Vietnam. In addition, the company acquires and invests in innovative technology companies in Vietnam or forms joint ventures with both US and Asian companies, focusing on emerging technology and natural resource industries.

LjTech professionals will provide invaluable services for US investors seeking to gain access to the Vietnamese high-tech rapidly expanding economy. In addition, LjTech functions as an incubator of high-tech companies in Vietnam, offering support in the critical functions of general business consulting, formation of joint ventures, access to capital, merger & acquisition, business valuation, and revenue growth strategies.

LjTech can optionally provide turn-key products to your specifications and manage the import and delivery to support your company's needs.  The requirement of adequate volume of products ordered must be considered to make this a viable venture.  The total costs of freight and importation are easily offset with sufficient volume.

Competitive Advantages

Large corporations in the US and Europe have been doing business in Asia for many years.  Why??  Because they know labor intensive manufacturing is Asia's largest export service.  They have found out that after moving their labor heavy operations to SE Asia, they can significantly reduce operational costs and thus directly enhance the bottom line!  Typical realized savings are in the 40-60% PBIT range, even when compared to the lowest labor areas of the US or even Mexico!

With our assistance, many small companies, up to and including medium corporations, can take advantage of this opportunity to source their products or out-source their manufacturing operations to Vietnam. We have a experienced a 100% success rate in all attempted out-sourcing projects.  References are available if requested.

Give us a call today or send an e-mail below to begin your journey to competitive excellence tomorrow!

Turn-Key Product Services

Typical results that can be achieved by client companies:

* Pretax profit increases up to 60%
* RONA increased up to 50%
* Major gains in customer satisfaction and market share

the Lamarjean Group professionals can make an almost immediate positive impact on your bottom line with Vietnam outsourcing of your products in a complete turn-key program.  
 

In the initial phase LGI will identify and qualify the appropriate source. We will provide a firm delivered price quotation at the volumes requested plus identify any and all costs to provide samples to the client.  A transfer to manufacturing transition schedule along with product qualification will be provided.  In the product phase, LGI will support the source in country and coordinate all tasks to insure client satisfaction of the delivered products.  In the sustaining phase, LGI will transfer the relationship from the client to LGI to the source to be directly from the client to the source and remove LGI from all involvement in the project. 

(The sustaining phase is an optional phase, it usually results in less direct costs to the client without LGI oversight, however, many customers feel more comfortable with the product phase and LGI oversight and choose to not activate the transfer to the sustaining phase.)

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On-site Management Services

The Lamarjean Group, Inc. (LGI) offers on-site management services in Vietnam unparalleled in the industry.

As a result of our accumulated years of Fortune 500 executive level experience and 10 + years of Vietnam outsourcing experience, we can provide proven, hands-on evaluations, guidance and advice to a complete cross-section of industries. 

Complete programs are offered that commence with the source pre-assessment, continue through a thorough operation procedure's review with the review and/or modification of existing company procedures and QA Manuals to support your specific product needs.  Daily, weekly, monthly, or lot-by-lot on-site surveillance is available by our bi-lingual professionals.  On-site source inspection of your products also available.

Give us a call today or send an e-mail below to begin your journey to competitive excellence tomorrow!

Manufacturing Services in Vietnam

Let LGI identify the perfect fit source as a partner in Vietnam for your products.  We can oversee the transfer of the appropriate knowledge, support your personnel on-site as needed, and provide real-time liaison between your company and your partner source in Vietnam!

Seminar Information

The Lamarjean Group, Inc. project leaders are available to speak pro bono on these or related subjects at client company facilities as well as at association meetings and professional conventions. Please feel free to contact LGI directly with your requests.

How to Contact Us

Lamarjean Group, Inc. (LGI) is a California based corporation

LGI is an active member of the Better Business Bureau and the  Chamber of Commerce.

Whether you are an entrepreneurial start-up or up to a $500 million company, let the Lamarjean Group help you regain or significantly improve your bottom line.

Give us a call today or send an e-mail below to begin your journey to competitive excellence tomorrow!

The principles at LGI represent more than 90 combined years of line experience in industry implementing supply chain management, process improvement and profit enhancement techniques. In addition to this hands-on experience, most hold advanced degrees. They have developed skills in facilitating as well as in coaching thus allowing them to pass these skills along to client employees in their specific areas of expertise.

Jake Jacobs, the Chief Executive Officer and President of LGI, has extensive experience in business, technology, and manufacturing operations, specializing in process improvement, demand flow implementation, supply chain management, strategic planning and business process cycle time improvement.

Jake is an expert with a proven corporate track record of understanding the client company's unique needs and implementing practical solutions. Since the early 1980's, he has acted as a change agent specializing in the functional improvement of manufacturing operations and business processes crucial to each company. He has perfected these skills in senior level operations and executive management positions at ITT, Honeywell, Teledyne and AVX Kyocera. Executive level job assignments have ranged from Director of Quality to Vice-President and General Manager.

In 1976, Jake earned his BS degree in engineering at The United States Military Academy at West Point. In 1989, he earned his MBA from Florida Institute of Technology in Melbourne, Florida.

Jerry Anderson, VP of Programs and Process Improvement at LGI, is a hands-on, self starting professional, with excellent strengths and successes in start-up and turn-around situations particularly those involving functional organization development and performance. His excellent people skills have been a significant asset in his performance at the executive levels within major companies such as ITT, Honeywell and Contraves as well as at smaller start-up medical electronic firms such as SleepNet and Human Factors Corporation.

Jerry is an expert in understanding the client's unique requirements and in guiding the development of practical solutions meeting those needs in an efficient, cost effective manner. Since the late 1970's, Jerry has focused on becoming a corporate change agent well versed in the principles of TQM, CPI, DFT and in process cycle time reduction techniques. As a senior executive, he has implemented successful process improvement programs at each of his job assignments.

From his years of experience in both the DOD contractor and commercial manufacturing sectors, Jerry has developed a keen sense of what people can accomplish when the proper conditions exist. He knows how to help create an environment favorable to those conditions. He believes "most people are capable and willing to contribute so much more to the company's success, and if companies are to survive in today's competitive marketplace, they must adapt and unleash people's potential".


Jerry earned his BS degree in Math at the University of Tampa in Tampa, Florida.