Our Expertise
Product & BOM Analysis
Using big data and fact based Intelligence to make smart decisions for your product portfolio.
Strategy
Analysis & evaluation of Intelligence allows for a customized, effective Strategy.
Transition
Altogether, we define & execute a project to implement your Strategy, and ensure a successful Transition.
Product Portfolio Risk Management
Transition mitigates existing, but unaware Product Portfolio Risks, saving cost & resource.
Our Approach
Product & BOM Analysis
Reliable data is the foundation for making informed decisions that will help your business thrive.
BOM Intelligence is essential for any effective product portfolio risk management, therefore, our experts analyze & evaluate your Bills of Material to optimize your supply chain, to identify potential threats to your R&D projects & product portfolio, and to mitigate risks even before they arise.
Strategy
BOM & PCN Intelligence in combination with other relevant data is fed into a system that allows for holistic evaluation. An individual strategy including dedicated roadmapping is the deliverable, covering all aspects from design change, LTB inventory management, and (supplier) safety stock, to R&D and product portfolio management, that will significantly cut your company's costs while saving valuable FTEs and ensuring your delivery capacity.
Transition
Our consultants together with your Management as well as all involved stakeholders such as Supply Chain, Procurement, Product Management, R&D, Marketing, Sales, and Quality Assurance, define the project and work packages to implement your strategy (enterprise-wide approach). We take a lead in the project planning, execution, and closing, and ensure a successful transition through conscious organizational change management.
Product Portfolio Risk Management
Identified Product Portfolio Risks are mitigated (cost & resource saving). Using agile tools & methods our experts further respond upon changing environments & parameters, and re-adjust your strategy, if needed, always ensuring product integrity by minimizing risk. Further, a well-planned handover training warrants the successful project continuation by monitoring & evaluating respective KPIs.
​Specifics @ Fortune 100 Company
Product & BOM Analysis
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Digital transition of all product BOMs, enabling PCN, electronic component life cycle as well as environmental compliance prediction, monitoring, and assessment.
Strategy
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Definition of processes, communication & responsibilities; PCN, inventory & obsolescence management systems; safety stocks & supplier safety stocks; LTB, LTS & redesign requirements as well as escalation channels.
Transition
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Transition of the strategy with focus on change management (implementation of processes/systems and execution of projects; introduction of KPIs at tier meetings for cross-functional awareness & decision making).​
Product Portfolio Risk Management
Orchestration of cross-functional & management decision making, ensuring component and product availability:
- ​​0% miss of LTBs due to effective management, cutting the margins by more than 30% for deals worth +1 MM USD,
- 0 reactive, unplanned design projects i.e. replacements for obsolete parts due to effective monitoring & project-management,
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100% selection of low-risk components with a high life expectation, low supply chain risk, and manufacturer/country of origin diversification for new products,
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0 production stop, stock-out & unwanted LTB runout due to effective (supplier) safety stock & LTB inventory management,
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100% obsolescence driven planning of the product portfolio (definition of product phase-out/phase-in).