Operations consulting from supplier to customer

We take on the entire operations function or target the area with the most pressing need. On site, together with your people.

Where we come in across the vehicle lifecycle

Concept / DevelopmentIndustrialisationLaunchSeries productionAfter Sales

MilestonesDesign FreezeSOPEOPEOS

ProcurementMake-or-BuySupplier selection / SourcingSeries prices / Supplier managementSpare parts procurement

Supply chain managementSupply chain designMaterial supply / Demand planningSpare parts supply

ManufacturingProcess planningIndustrialisation / LaunchSeries manufacturingSpare parts manufacturing

LogisticsLogistics conceptInbound / Outbound logisticsSpare parts logistics

QualityFirst articles / AuditsSeries inspection / Complaint managementField / Warranty quality

Quality planningAPQP · FMEA · Inspection planningPPAPProcess improvement

Project ManagementProgramme / Milestone controlChange managementProject closure

Main focus of the functionAccompanying / SupportingSOP = Start of Production · EOP = End of Production · EOS = End of Service

Starting from the problem

Where is action needed?

Nobody looks for a service. People look for a solution to a problem in the plant.

Concrete building blocks, not headlines

Align company, brand and portfolio before operations has to bear the consequences.

Secure supply and reduce costs, from the commodity group to the acute supply shortage.

SCM Elevation Programme: strategy, structure and processes for efficiency, compliance and agility
Cost optimisation with measurable procurement results
Delivering and safeguarding volume increases
Commodity management and commodity strategies
Assessments and building resilient supply chains
Supplier management and supplier development
Design to Cost / Product cost optimisation
Escalation management and resident programmes
Relocation management
SCM task force for acute supply problems

Anchor quality in the system, at the supplier and in your own plant.

Quality Elevation Programme: strategy, structure and processes for efficiency, compliance and agility
Quality management systems and certifications
Resident programmes, process-oriented
Supplier audits and internal audits to common standards
Supplier management and supplier development
Shopfloor management
Launch management and industrialisation
Relocation management
Quality task force for acute quality problems
Advanced quality planning

Stabilise output, master complexity, keep material flowing.

Operational Excellence Programme: production strategy and layout, set-up and optimisation
Line production and manufactory: processes and standards
Industrialisation and automation
Lean management
Shopfloor management
Culture of Excellence Programme
Production planning and operational complexity management
Volume increases, industrialisation and launch support
Operational task force for acute output problems
Value stream analysis and optimisation: layout, material flow

Keep spare parts available for as long as the product is on the market.

Manage programmes in which procurement, engineering and production have to deliver on the same date.

Structured, goal-oriented project management, agile or classic
Overall project management for vehicle projects
Project planning and feasibility studies with concept evaluation
PMO for digitalisation projects
PMO for company-wide projects
PMO Design to Cost: manufacturing strategy, material selection, tooling concepts, supplier strategy

Align development and technology so that series production and cost are considered from the start.

Engineering Elevation Programme: strategy, structure and processes for efficiency, compliance and agility
Research and development strategy
Product development and innovation
Product and technology strategy