Supplier Development Consulting Services

The following outline is an example of a typical Supplier Development project:

Supplier Operational Assessment

• 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

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
• Phased Plan Roll-out
• Pilot Project or Model Area Selection for Deployment

Base Line Metrics Established

• 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

Train/Coach/Transition

• 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