What is TCS

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What is TCS?

• Companies can access knowledge and skills from
  universities.
• Government funded scheme.
• Partnership between a company and a university.
• Takes place over 2 years through a graduate who
  works full-time in the business.

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Companies Participating in TCS

• Micro Businesses (1-9) 133 15
• Small Businesses (10-49 ) 391 43
• Medium Businesses (50-249) 380 33
• Large Businesses (gt250) 82 9
• Food and Drink 61 7
• TCS Programme Portfolio by Size of Company 31st
  March 2002

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Reasons for Increased Profitability

• New Markets 52
• Increased Sales 57
• Improved Quality 37
• Improved Operations 49
• TCS Annual Report 2001/2002

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How are the Benefits Achieved?

• Qualified graduate full-time in business.
• 52 days of advice from university.
• Telephone, fax and email support daily.
• On-site advice fortnightly.
• Staff management trained on programme.
• Graduate becomes permanently employed by business
  after two years.

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The Companys Involvement

• Integrate the graduate into the business.
• Motivate, supervise monitor the graduate.
• Take decisions on recommendations made.
• Invest the time of your staff management to
  implement all agreements reached.

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Fudges Bakery

• Production doubled using 50 less staff.
• Wastage reduced from 10 to 3 per batch, saving
  80,000 per annum.
• 16 increase in shelf-life.
• Lead times reduced from 10 to 5 days and orders
  full and on time from 64 to 95.
• 100,000 p.a. increase in profit due to TCS.

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Treats Snax Ltd

• GMP, quality and traceability systems implemented
  covering 200 products.
• Documented safety, cleaning and NPD systems
  implemented to BRC standards.
• All training conducted in-house and on-site.
• Chilled and frozen ready meals for restaurant,
  food service and airline sectors.
• 60,000 p.a. increase in profit due to TCS.

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Forest Products Ltd

• NPD system created 29 products of which 18
  launched with sales of 275,000 p.a.
• Batch sizes doubled, wastage reduced by 20.
  Shelf-life stable mould-free products.
• Companys improved technical abilities enabled it
  to invest 200,000 in potato chip production.
  Jack Ollies Brand.
• 100,000 p.a. increase in profit due to TCS.

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East End Foods plc

• Chilled and frozen ready meals plant.
• Waste management system for recycling card, paper
  plastic.
• On-line statistical process control to reduce
  give-away and comply with legislation.
• Legal labels, QUID, nutritional information for
  900 products.
• Own label supply to multiples due to TCS.

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TCS Programme Standard Budget

• Programme Costs Budget Company
• Employment 54,000 21,600
• Academic 24,000 9,600
• Training 3,500 1,400
• Travel 4,500 1,800
• Equipment 3,000 1,200
• Total 89,000 35,600
• TCS September 5th 2002