Tier 1 Powertrain
Background
- Established Tier 1 Manufacturer
- Global Leader in Driveline and Powertrain Systems
- Client Requested Solutions to mitigate potential 30-day launch delay
Key Business Issues
- Disengaged Management Team
- Late in Validating Equipment for upcoming key platform launch
- Huge risk in delaying customer vehicle launch by 1 month
- Shared assets, without improvement plans
Results
- Engaged immediately with high performance cross-functional team
- Evaluated entire facility for throughput improvement opportunities creating options for increasing throughput
- Decontented several production lines, shifting production, optimizing capacity utilization
- Managed scheduling and logistics, ensuring JIT deliveries
- Re-engaged management team to be part of the solution
- No lost vehicles, mitigating lost profit risk of > $500K
