Automotive Remanufacturing - From suppliers to consumers
Background
A Private equity owned, American leading manufacturer and distributor of aftermarket replacement parts, with sales of over $1b. Having experienced significant growth through acquisitions, management identified the need to improve its management processes and implement a new ERP system. We were asked by the Chairman to provide the support required.
What We Did
Discovery Phase
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Assessment of existing management processes and performance.
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Gap analysis and dentification of opportunities for quick hit improvements and inventory reduction
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Review proposed plans for new ERP, using our ERP Fitness tool.
Implementation Phase – main facility
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Detailed design and implementation of planning and control business processes
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Specification for ERP solution – including planning parameter and an evaluation of ERP options
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Inventory Management and optimisation to improve service levels - including use of families based on ABC / RRS.
Roll Out of the above to the other facilities in the group
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Standardisation of management processes and KPIs
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Training of practitioners
Results
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Improved capability for planning and control their operations, at site and group level, executing the following processes
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SIOP
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Demand Management
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MPS
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Inventory Policy, classification and Management
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Supplier Ordering
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Cell Scheduling.
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Inventory Reduction
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Implementation of quick hit opportunities
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Detailed implementation plan
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Monitoring and reporting system
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Significant improvement in services levels