Client situation & approach
One of the leading worldwide helicopters manufacturer, with 5,000 employees, which was not able to respect promised delivery times and avoid high extra-costs due to the request of shorter delivery time, an increase in complexity of configuration and the high costs of late configuration. In this scenario, EFESO was asked to:
- conduct an analysis of actual flows and loss intelligence
- implement a new process-oriented organization (lean “engineering to order”)
- perform a modelling of workload and queues in engineering department
- define effective planning based on configuration
Results
- Stability by the introduction of lean in engineering
- Improved reliability of planning and visibility of losses upfront
- Lead time reduction of 20%
- Working capital reduction by 35%
