"This whole build event wouldn’t be possible without QR_!"
Program Manager, large OEM
Case study:
Improving part availably on MRD for a 480-vehicle prototype fleet to avoid costly testing, tooling, supply chain, and manufacturing delays.
QR_ impact
Parts available at MRD then and now
Material cost savings
Average incorrect build BoMs then and now
Average vehicle delivery delay to customers (days)
Engagement cost
QR_ workstreams
Consulting - three QRians
Regular governance established to find complete program bottlenecks and priority areas.
Data visualization for part-level prioritization: built a single a single plan to follow to replace siloed offline data sets.
Part-level Cost Attack: tool and process made to run material cost negotiations based on savings opportunity. Repeated on future programs.
Plant Capacity tool: tool built to optimise build schedule and capacity, find risks, and drive action.
Tactical Support - seven QRians
Lead times: for program prioritisation & immediate at risk part ordering.
Supplier event to share information and processes - in person for 250 suppliers to share information and processes, confirm all parts orders individually, issue resolution and escalation on the day.
BoM Validation: “at elbow” to engineering teams, authored on their behalf. BoM correction, issue resolution.
Change Management: prioritised and accelerated, all change mapped to the fleet and supplier support plans confirmed. Was 15 days average per change, reduced to 3 days.
Ongoing supplier engagement: “Hope is not a strategy”: constant lines of communication. Openness and transparency of Program and any upcoming changes. “Green” rather than “Red” flags for continual engagement with entire supply base.
At-build launch support: build prioritisation, issue resolution, rapid change management.
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