We help organizations to significantly boost productivity and effectiveness of core processes, through offerings that encompass everything from digital diagnostics to plant transformations, asset productivity, predictive maintenance, resource-production manufacturing, and lean warehousing management.

Energizing Industrial Manufacturing through Active Performance Management. We work with original-equipment manufacturers and parts and service suppliers across all sectors of the automotive industry, from passenger-car and light-truck manufacturers to heavy-truck makers and to agricultural and construction-equipment companies. We focus on operational topics ranging from project management to product launch and from lean manufacturing and production to supplier management and value-chain cost reduction. We supplement our knowledge with input from research partners, creating a network of capable resources available to clients. Regardless of the specific challenge, our overriding goal is to provide clients with improved productivity, enhanced innovation, and better performance. We advise clients on topics such as innovation, portfolio strategy, design to value, manufacturing, and purchasing and operational excellence.

Our operations expertise extends from productivity to product-development processes and research and development efficiency. Our product development excellence program and supply chain analysis can provide breakthroughs in efficiency and investments, no matter the length or complexity of the supply chain. We also help manufacturers design, develop, and produce vehicles, working side-by-side with development teams to arrive at a cost point that meets both budgetary and performance targets. Depending on the nature of different engagements, these and other resources are brought to bear to help solve client problems efficiently and effectively.

Managing the Buyer-Supplier Interface

The demand for technology is growing as companies across industries look for ways to streamline and speed production and manufacturing. This creates a significant opportunity for the makers and service providers of manufacturing control and execution systems, electric motors and drivers, sensors, regulators, and robotics. We help these companies capture market opportunities and address the challenges associated with automation systems, fragmented value chains, and diverse customer requirements.

We help clients design and implement manufacturing processes to increase plant performance and improve supplier coordination. We blend that industry perspective with time-tested business acumen to deliver superior results. This strategic thinking includes in-depth evaluation of network configuration, capital productivity, and plant-level information and communication flow. We have a strong track record of serving assembly specialists and tool manufacturers by leveraging the professional experience of our consultants in automotive and engineering disciplines to help build institutional skills, create growth strategies, and identify and implement cost reductions.

Product Development and Supply-Chain Optimization

We guide clients through the design and implementation of operational strategies that will stand the test of time, while creating agility and a product portfolio that is commercially and operationally optimized. We support manufacturers by bringing best practices in supply chain management and lean manufacturing. Our work extends from performing basic scenario evaluations to complex optimization analysis of entire value chains, including the impact of achieving different economies of scale and employing varied production technologies. We help organizations to significantly boost both productivity and effectiveness of core processes, through offerings that encompass everything from diagnostics to plant transformations, order management, asset productivity, predictive maintenance, resource-production manufacturing, and lean warehousing. Our forward thinking and integrated perspective, industry expertise, proprietary research, and global convening power gives us a unique combination of assets to help clients navigate the mobility revolution.