Supplier Quality Development Consulting

Supplier Quality Development Consulting Services

The following outline is an example of a typical supplier development project:

Supplier Operational Assessment

Supplier Operational Assessment

  • Manufacturing systems and process analysis

  • Quality management systems review

  • Materials and logistics efficiency analysis

  • Manufacturing systems and process analysis

  • Quality management systems review

  • Materials and logistics efficiency analysis

  • New product development processes

  • Leadership and human infrastructure

  • IT systems and support

  • New product development processes

  • Leadership and human infrastructure

  • IT systems and support

Supplier Improvement Plan Development

  • Detailed review with leadership team

  • Consensus on the gaps and priorities

  • Focused improvement plan with baseline metrics established and goals set

  • Detailed review with leadership team

  • Consensus on the gaps and priorities

  • Focused improvement plan with baseline metrics established and goals set

  • Phased plan roll-out

  • Pilot project or model area selection for deployment

  • Phased plan roll-out

  • Pilot project or model area selection for deployment

Supplier Improvement Plan Development
Base Line Metrics Established

Base Line Metrics Established

  • Zone control plan broken down by zone

  • Drive the pilot project

  • Measure the impact of actions on the data.

  • Zone control plan broken down by zone

  • Drive the pilot project

  • Measure the impact of actions on the data.

  • Work the plan, do, check and act (PDCA) plan and use data to drive the team

  • Use team developed metrics to identify problems and drive sustainable improvements

  • Work the plan, do, check and act (PDCA) plan and use data to drive the team

  • Use team developed metrics to identify problems and drive sustainable improvements

Train/Coach/Transition

  • Pilot project used to teach leadership and front-line team

  • Coach and train

  • Transition model area to plant control

  • Pilot project used to teach leadership and front-line team

  • Coach and train

  • Transition model area to plant control

  • Sustain the gains and expand the project

  • Shift to transition and monitor

  • Sustain the gains and expand the project

  • Shift to transition and monitor

Train/Coach/Transition

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The Productivity Team has been providing supplier development consulting services for a wide range of manufacturing clients including automotive OEMs and Fortune 100 Automotive Tier 1 suppliers. For more information on our supplier quality development consulting services, contact the team at TPT today!