Besides the classical Industrial Engineering (IE) fields of activities of investment and capacity planning and the procurement of production equipment, IE increasingly involves activities relevant to its function as a link between development and production.
Whether conducting new and application business, or optimizing a current series, it is advisable to provide developers with an experienced industrial engineer or, even better, an inter-disciplinary team, to ensure that the individual purchasing, target costing, production and IE needs and perspectives are properly considered. In the end it is not only essential that the product functions but that it can be produced in series and at a profit. 'Time to Market' aspects combined with the goal of 'Perfect Launch' justify a simultaneous working model rather than one in which work is done serial.
New products represent a higher risk in which market success is not guaranteed. In such cases, the question often arises whether to manufacture in-house or to outsource production. Industrial Engineering can assist in Make or Buy decisions and in the choice of production location, two important strategic considerations, by applying appropriate evaluation methods to weigh up the opportunities and risks.
In the end it is the responsibility of IE to provide the plant with new production equipment, and their requirements - (information) technical, organisational and personnel - at the shopfloor level.
For these varied and demanding facets of daily business, we offer experience and assistance that will enable you to manage your projects.
Let's arrange to talk about how external assistance can ease your team's efforts to deal with the above mentioned issues, and how your profitability can be improved.