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Crisis Management – Downtime

Customer – Tier 1 Supplier

Results

Stopped OEM Downtime and Penalties that were due to:

  • Materials within the first week
  • Eliminated the weekly materials premium freight
  • Reduced weekly downtime by over 5 hours
  • Increased inventory accuracy by 22% in 3 weeks and achieved 98% within 5 weeks
  • Recruited and placed successful Plant Manager
  • Helped restore confidence with OEM

Problem

  • Stopping Production at OEM
  • In OEM Escalation
  • >$800K in weekly materials premium freight
  • Surprised out-of-stock situations causing line downtime

Solution Approach

  • Implemented an Architect and 10 seasoned Materials crisis experts to identify and drive improvements
  • Took responsibility for Materials Management until new direct hire could be successfully transitioned

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