Production & Operations Management
Constantly optimizing products, processes and services in global competition is one of the core tasks of a successful production and operations management.
We at POLARIXPARTNER know that anyone who wants to achieve sustainable success or operational excellence in the areas of production and operations has to work on a strategic, organizational and procedural level. To that end, a comprehensive analysis of the overall situation of the company needs to be carried out in advance.
As a consulting firm with many years of experience in the manufacturing industry, we use our expertise and know-how to help your business optimize costs along the entire value chain. Our consulting services include planning, organization, enforcement and control of industrial added value and performance processes.
Our expertise and in-depth industry knowledge also help us make recommendations that enhance your performance by incorporating Industry 4.0 know-how, and ultimately deliver long-term success along the entire value chain.
Our consulting services
POLARIXPARTNER offers tailor-made solutions for your production and operations management:
Operational Excellence
Plant network optimization
Optimization of direct and indirect areas
Insourcing & Outsourcing
Design for Manufacturing (DfM, EHPV Optimization)
Production relocation
Production start-up
Implementation of Industry 4.0 solutions
Examples of production and operations management projects
Project
Construction of a production planning network to ensure series production and new start-ups for a vehicle manufacturer in the volume segment.
THE CHALLENGE
The clear objective was the significant increase in vehicle and structural projects in the following seven years. A lack of transparency in the available and necessary capacities and know-how requirements, and the absence of a cross-functional and cross-plant cooperation were the cause of more complications.
Global lead engineering was unavailable.
Solution
OUR APPROACH
- Development of a transparent capacity and competence overview
- Matching of available resources with required resources to ensure ongoing projects and target / performance comparison to identify the missing capacities and competences for future projects
- Implementation of measures to close the capacity and competence gap
OUR RESULTS
- Creation of a skills development plan and a detailed concept for the introduction of lead engineering
Project
LEAN project of a generic API manufacturer at about three different production sites of an international pharmaceutical company.
THE CHALLENGE
Competitors from China and India can offer 20-30% below their own price level in the market, which led to a decline in sales of 30%. The most important customer with the highest-margin product was about to change. Overall, there was no integrated management of the operational area across the three production plants. Factory managers only acted locally.
Solution
OUR APPROACH
- Harmonization of targets across all levels of governance and alignment of targets for all production sites
- Implementation of holistic planning and detailed planning systems in all production sites
- Identification and implementation of existing efficiency enhancement potential across all key products
- Redefinition of the operational organization including the design of new job descriptions plus role and responsibility profiles
- Identification of additional savings potential in the procurement area
OUR RESULTS
- Realized savings of 12% of the total cost base
Project
Benchmarking for the manufacturing and assembly of generator shafts.
THE CHALLENGE
POLARIXPARTNER defined best practices in rotor production and assembly. A cost plan was developed to determine transfer prices within the manufacturer’s network. Diverse design solutions were evaluated as part of the cost plan. The duration of the projects was six months.
Solution
OUR APPROACH
- Benchmarking for three plants of the current manufacturing process.
- Best Practices in calculation of the assembly and production of a generator shaft.
- Development of a cost plan to determine the plant's transfer prices.
OUR RESULTS
- Best Practices in production concept of the machining and assembly of a rotor shaft.
- Presentation of a 25-30% savings potential in non-productive time during the cutting process.
- Transparent cost plans for specific manufacturing processes in all three plants.
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