Continuous Improvement and Process Optimization
CLIENT INDUSTRY: Manufacturing
SOLUTION: Continuous Improvement and Process Optimization
When one of our clients recognized the extent to which rising inefficiencies were affecting their business processes, the client reached out to the CBS experts for help. In just a matter of months, the results speak for themselves: a significant bump in all relevant KPIs, with several areas improving as much as 93%.
Read MoreTier 1 Component Supplier Increases Throughput and Returns to On-Time
CLIENT INDUSTRY: Jet Engine Component Machining
SOLUTION: Operational Excellence
After years of cost cutting and loss of experienced “Tribal” manufacturing knowledge, a CBS aerospace client was not able to support increasing customer demand. Though they continued to make promises to return to on-time delivery, they continued to run 9 months delinquent to customer demand. Based on our prompt assessment of the situation, CBS developed and implemented an improvement plan that brought the client back to on-time and full condition.
Read MoreCreating Flow Through Receiving Inspection
Overview A CBS client manufactures machined assemblies in the aerospace and defense industry. The receiving function was creating a significant bottleneck in the operation and causing delays at multiple points in the production process. The solution required input from several functions and needed to overcome multiple process challenges to be effective and sustainable. CBS recommended…
Read MoreApplying Lean Construction Methodology to Ship Repair Reduces Delays and Overages
Overview An executive, having previous success with Competitive Business Solutions (CBS), once again engaged our team to provide support for a repair shipyard. Before our arrival, a corporate team had conducted a large Root Cause Corrective Action (RCCA) event in response to the site’s poor performance of contracted repairs. This was evidenced by significant cost…
Read MorePartnering with Suppliers to Bring Them Back to “Return to Green”
CLIENT INDUSTRY:Manufacturing – Aerospace
SOLUTION:Supply Chain
CBS worked with a Tier 2 client to help struggling suppliers and bring them “Return to Green”. One of CBS’s clients was struggling to meet customers’ expectations, which often leads to customer oversite and additional statusing requirements. CBS partnered with their
client to understand the root cause of the delinquent performance and went to work solving the two main issues, both tied to supplier performance.
Accelerating AS9100 Implementation Using Lean
Overview Agile Space Industries (ASI) entered a significant growth mode and was challenged to achieve AS9100 Quality Management System (QMS) certification within a 10-month period to gain access to several new opportunities. As a small business, where people wear many hats, resource availability added another layer of complexity to the implementation process. The result was…
Read MoreSupermarket Enables Reliable Flow of Components to a Single-Piece Flow Assembly Cell
Overview A CBS client manufactures extremely complex, high-tolerance products and operates in a very competitive market with high-delivery demands from its customers. The company was under severe cost pressures as profitability and cash flow were not meeting corporate expectations. Additionally, their backlog and their delinquencies were significantly increasing, such that the customer was considering offloading…
Read MoreReducing Work Hazards, Developing Standard Work and Creating Additional Storage Capacity
A CBS client manufactures complex product and operates in a very competitive market with high delivery demands from its customers. Additionally, the company is under severe cost pressures as profitability and cash flow are not achieving the desired results.
Read MoreRapid Modeling Reveals Gaps in Supply Chain
A CBS client machines complex engine components for commercial and military jet engines. This facility supplies critical-path final assembly parts and aftermarket spares inventories for worldwide distribution centers.
Read MoreCBS Engages with Client for a Quick Four-week Return on Its Investment
A CBS client manufactures engineered-to-order, low volume, heavy steel fabrication and welded products with high delivery demands from its customers. The company was under severe cost pressures as profitability and cash flow were not achieving expected results. The client consistently missed labor estimates even though time observations indicated they were attainable. In addition, the client consistently experienced material cost overruns because key components or requirements were omitted during the estimating/quoting process.
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