Proudfoot

Proudfoot is an operations consulting firm founded in Chicago in 1946 by Alexander Proudfoot and now headquartered in London. Its single offering, the Proudfoot System, is a phased method for installing a management operating system, measuring frontline performance on short intervals and changing supervisor and worker behaviors. Work covers throughput, workforce productivity, asset utilization, inventory and capital spending, and the firm now pairs the method with AI tools. Proudfoot reports more than 20,000 engagements in 105 countries, with offices in Atlanta, Toronto, Paris and Frankfurt, and focuses on asset-heavy sectors such as mining, metals, energy and manufacturing.