CS-114

The Situation:

International plastic compounds and resins manufacturer experienced a growing number of SKUs, increased inventory costs, and increased manufacturing, warehousing and transportation costs in their four plants directly related to their efforts to meet customer promise dates.

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CS-155

The Situation:

An internal supplier to the aerospace industry was not able to produce at rate and on budget.  One “ship-set”, (valued at one million dollars), took an average of 27,000 hours and 25-35 calendar weeks to complete.  The existing management system did not include meaningful metrics or key performance indicators.  They were consistently over budget in hours and late for delivery, with little or no visibility of the root causes.  The Highland Group was asked to help the production unit produce within the budgeted hours and deliver on schedule. 

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CS-145

The Situation:

A recognized leading manufacturer of private/business jets had a need to reduce the cost of manufacturing and become profitable for the first time in the company’s history.

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