Challenges in Manufacturing industries

The combined effect of overpowering competition from low-cost countries and the financial crisis has strongly eroded revenues and profits of European (and more in general of western) manufacturing firms.
This situation has the character of a challenge that western manufacturing industries will win only if they will adopt a new approach focused on increased innovation and quality of products and services. This new approach is based on the highest level of efficiency and cost effectiveness, strong waste reduction and significant increase in customer service.

This means that manufacturing industries to be successful (or, in some cases, to survive) need to answer some critical questions, as:

• How can we increase product competitiveness by improving the efficiency and productivity of the supply chain?
• What to do to reduce inventories and supply chain operational costs?
• How can we reduce the total costs of materials and working capital by improving strategic purchasing and procurement processes?
• What to do to increase customer service up to customer's requirements or more?
• What to do to reduce (or eliminate) economic loss due to excess of inventories, customer returns, obsolete and end life products?

How A-CCI transforms challenges in results in Manufacturing industries

Our manufacturing practice has accumulated large on-the-ground experience applying lean six sigma production and supply chain principles in order to:

• Identify critical aspects, risks and weak points of the supply chain by comparing its actual performances and features with company targets and industry best practices
• Launch corresponding action plans or projects to improve process, eliminate critical issues, manage risks, enhance productivity and efficiency of operations
• Reorganize procurement processes by new organization, sourcing strategies and proper tools
• Set up a new customer service approach to make it leaner, more flexible and really close to customer needs
• Develop and implement Reverse Logistics concept and organization to increase customer service, retrieve residual value from obsolete and end of life goods, protect environment and respect laws related to it.