Business Case
Supplier to automotive OEM's in era of price deflation > eroding margins
Low cost overseas sourcing threat to market share

Actions
Connect processes, reduce changeover time, reduce batch
Shrink lead time to increase operational flexibility

Results

Before 40% 12 weeks 100%

Metric Labor efficiency average Manufacturing lead-time Capital cost

After 74% 4 weeks 82%

Summary
Sales have doubled during this 5-year engagement with:

- Limited headcount growth
- Reduced capital requirements