As part of a cost reduction program, our customer decided to investigate the intercompany freight costs between their components plant in Mexico and their three US manufacturing and assembly plants. KPIs indicated that the costs of those daily transports per unit/mile were significantly higher than their outbound shipping costs to external customers. If our customer would not find the root causes for the high freight costs and not develop effective counter measures, the risk of continuously wasting money would remain and weaken our customer's competitive position.
In manufacturing, automation has long been associated with scale. Large production runs justify the investment in robotics, conveyors, and fully integrated systems.
In the lifecycle of any business, preparing for a strategic exit, whether through acquisition, merger, or divestiture is a moment of critical importance.
In the realm of enterprise technology, few decisions carry as much weight as the design and implementation of an Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system.
