Manufacturing Consultant
Steve has been working in the manufacturing environment for over 20 years. He spent 15 years with Marconi (GEC Telecommunications) where he was the senior business improvement analyst.
· Integrated planning and forecasting module
· Delivery of stock direct to line-side via EDI
During his time there, Marconi doubled their sales, year on year, starting at £100M and reaching £1.4Bn, whilst downsizing the company by 40%. This could only be achieved in a growing company by streamlining the business process and supporting that process with systems.
Key drivers in manufacturing
Visibility and control
Controlling manufacturing using Production Orders and assembly with Production Boms gives a structure to support the business process of managing the shop floor on a day to day basis
Costing
The ability to cost individual production orders is the cornerstone of managing manufacturing costs.
Capacity planning
Managing the planned work schedule on the shop floor from a capacity point of view provides reality and statility to the plan. “Plan the Work : Work the Plan” is still a good working ethos.
Flexibility
Subcontracting
Subcontract /outsourcing is key to many manufacturing processes. The setup and management of the subcontracts is key to a streamlined supply chain
The majority of manufacturing implementations utilise standard code with no bespoke work required.
Typical manufacturing examples:
Solutions Group – Electronic circuit board assembly
Pharmaceutical business making drug filled syringes
Manufacturer of agricultural machinery
Pharmaceutical business making Stents
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