Services
- Strategy consulting: Logistics strategy, business location evaluation, strategic plant structure planning, the factory of the future – smart factories, holistic factory planning, the automation of manufacturing and logistics flows, the optimization of value chains, end-to-end
- Feasibility studies, concept and scenario planning: Supply networks, business locations, factories, work systems
- Master Planning: Business locations, production facilities, logistics centers
- Detailed planning and implementation plans: General planning
- Implementation support with broad-scale transformation projects: Project management, change management, claims management, commissioning management, start-up management, ramp-up management
Key Areas
Fields of services:
- Logistics consulting and supply chain management
- End-to-end value chain optimization (procurement – production – distribution, including steering strategies and order processing)
- Development of global purchasing and local sourcing
- Development of the ideal supply chain network design (network simulation, center of gravity analysis, site evaluation)
- Supply chain network collaboration (reliable, cross-functional business processes; rules of collaboration in global process landscapes)
- SCM and organizational development (local vs. central organizations)
- Global order fulfilment, global distribution centers, transportation and export centers
- S&OP autonomization (real-time forecasting and operations planning)
- Implementation of global master data strategies (master data for SCMs, logistics, logistics planning)
- Safeguarding of global product traceability (product complexity and diversity of variants; product IDs; duplicate avoidance, batch processing)
- Planning and organization of stockpiling strategies (holistic stockpile management for multi-level storage hierarchies, target stock levels, monitoring, setting up of stock control loops)
- Development of distribution concepts and warehousing strategies (global distribution concepts, networked warehousing sites, sourcing and network strategies, warehouse and picking optimization)
- Material flows and logistics optimization (planning, networking, automation, and autonomization of intralogistics and information logistics; ERP systems, manufacturing execution systems (MES), warehouse management systems, warehouse management software)
- Setting up of supply chain event management (real-time control of supply chains; order and shipment tracking; monitoring)
- Business location consulting and campus development
- Location analysis and site assessments (network simulation; center of gravity analysis; target scenarios; region and land evaluation)
- Strategic plant structure planning
- Factories of the future (smart factories; logistics factories of the future)
- Master planning and general development plans
- Factory planning
- Holistic factory planning (integral fusion of process know-how in logistics and production, architecture, technical building services and IT >> general planning)
- Commercial sites/buildings (production; warehouses and logistics centers; administrative centers; development and technology centers)
- Detailed planning and implementation plans (process and equipment planning; specifications; tendering; support with awarding contracts)
- Project management (securing implementation on time and within budget; claims management; relocation management)
- Change management (technology management; organizational development; approval management; ramp-up management)
- Production planning
- Realignment of global value creation
- Transformation of existing production systems (lean and value stream-oriented production flows; flexible and breathing factories; sustainable production systems in the circular economy; synchronous production systems; mixed production systems)
- New development of production systems
- Industrial engineering (implementation of lean production and optimal flows through automated and autonomous systems; design of new manufacturing and assembly systems)
- Introduction of smart production logistics (optimal supply logistics: lean, automated, autonomized, adaptable, scalable)
- Synchronization of intra- and inter-company production supplies
Industry competences:
- Automotive suppliers
- Car/truck/structure producers
- Chemical industry, plastics, and rubber processing
- Mechanical engineering and machine construction
- Electrical engineering and optoelectronics
- Paper, printing, and media technology
- Aviation and defense technology
- Medical and measurement technology
- Pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and food & beverage
- Construction
- Authorities and public enterprises
- Transportation services
- Logistics service providers/couriers and express parcel services
- Trade organizations and e-commerce
- Administration and health care
Project Examples
- Chemistry and plastics processing
- Value stream analysis, demand and bottleneck analysis, analysis of potential, realignment of a site network (production, logistics, office) including process optimization and new material flow concept
- New approach to distribution infrastructures in Europe and beyond
- Re-planning and implementation of central production and finished goods warehousing, including order picking and shipping, logistics process definition, evaluation procedures for a warehouse management system (WMS), project management during implementation
- Re-organization of production and logistics from push to pull, including with buffer zone planning and kanban management
- Re-planning of warehousing, efficiency improvements and process optimization
- Implementation of a management method for plastics manufacturing and assembly to match changed customer requirements (kanban methods, stock optimization, drastic reduction in throughput times)
- Setting up of a synchronous flow assembly line, optimization of material provision, optimization of conveyor technology
- Planning and concept development for consignment stock processing, priority A, B and C concept (processes, warehouse design and layout, planning and control systems)
- Optimization of finished goods, warehouse and shipping processes (processes, stocks, delivery service, costs)
- Procurement optimization (supplier and material certification processes, drafting of buying and logistics contracts)
- Relocation of a group factory including general infrastructure planning, layout planning, work process planning, relocation planning, project management
- Re-structuring of internal logistics (setting up of process organization, material flow optimization, implementation of a more efficient end-to-end consignment processing chain)
- Planning of a factory expansion
- Work organization planning
- Optimization of setups and processes, information flows, and corresponding hardware and software systems
- Pharmaceuticals and cosmetics, food and drink
- Site analysis, planning of the ideal site with assessment of several alternatives (green-field site, expansion of existing sites, centralization of site activities), implementation scenarios, investment planning, and ROI assessment
- Strategic re-alignment of core competences, planning and development of a supply chain concept for the cosmetics market (procurement/production/distribution), planning and control systems, support with implementation
- Fundamental concept and re-alignment of a production and logistics complex for pharmaceutical and cosmetic products, according to process plans, adhering to GMP requirements
- implementation of planning and control methods
- project documentation, based on validation requirements
- setting up of process-integrated quality controls incl. hygiene concepts adhering to GMP requirements
- planning of launch scenarios
- start-up management
- relocation planning
- Planning and design of a new warehouse for raw materials (warehousing technology, capacity, processes)
- Delivery chain optimization including procurement, quality assurance, logistics, and production
- Optimization of goods-in and warehousing (processes, stocks, costs, service levels)
- Site planning and re-design of master plans (location assessment, needs analysis, site centralization, material flow optimization, warehouse re-planning)
- Planning of a manufacturing and warehouse layout, advice on the selection of shipping packaging, request for sales logistics proposals, logistics costing
- Modernization of warehousing and picking processes, logistics system planning, request for sales logistics proposals, logistics costing
- Logistics analysis, process optimization, re-structuring of warehousing
- Site master planning based on profitability scenarios and investment estimates
- Warehouse and shipping optimization based on benchmarking and targeted productivity enhancements
- Synchronization of a production system, implementation of pull methods, reduction of batch sizes to reduce stock and improve deliveries
- Study on the planning of a logistics center (ideal layout, general development plan, actual layout, implementation scenarios, investment estimates, construction planning)
- Equipment and material planning as part of a re-organization initiative (goods-in, goods-in monitoring, warehousing, material supply, material disposal, order picking, shipping, and office tasks)
- Logistics optimization, warehouse re-structuring, in-house transportation, planning and control systems, re-structuring of material logistics
- Process cost analysis, benchmarking, and implementation of a logistics monitoring system
- Vehicle manufacturers (cars, trucks, special vehicles)
- Factory infrastructure planning and drafting of a material flow concept for a group factory
- Selection and introduction of a wireless dialog-based data transmission system including links to forklifts and control systems
- Development of a planning and control system used in pre-production; sequence-based controls on a primary manufacturing line (pearl necklaces)
- Consulting and support with a relocation into a supplier industrial zone including technical planning, organizational planning, scheduling, and checking of the new site; progress monitoring; coordination between the manufacturer and suppliers; project reporting; approvals and performance testing including documentation; dealing with faults and overseeing improvements; project documentation
- Logistics process optimization in aftermarkets
- Planning of a logistics strategy; implementation of different solutions affecting assembly processes, planning control systems, process organization, inter-factory links in eastern Europe, and logistics center links to a logistics provider
- Distribution concept for the entire European supply chain for replacement parts (stocks, process costs, ranges, warehouses, transportation network, IT links)
- Planning and request for proposals for a conveyor system connecting several buildings based on a skid conveyor system with integrated high-bay car body warehousing, with the aim of planning sequences in final assembly
- Planning of a supply strategy for key suppliers in Europe and the Far East; implementation of pilot projects
- Optimization of component throughput from a logistics center to the place of introduction to production, including profitability assessments
- RFID expertise
- Automotive suppliers
- Re-organization and modernization of a group factory including separate re-planning of the supply chain (implementation of process and flow organization, segmentation and re-alignment of production and logistics, relocation planning, project management)
- Planning of centralized warehousing and a global distribution center including the restructuring of European distribution and the IT strategy
- Re-alignment of European aftermarket distribution (analysis of potential, needs analysis, strategic planning, profitability assessment, implementation planning)
- European benchmarking of production sites for a group of companies, identification of processes based on best practice, roll-out by site
- Feasibility study on production and control strategies based on dynamic simulations; planning of a new factory layout as a basis for a site master plan
- Optimization and re-structuring of inter-factory links in a European production and distribution network
- European re-alignment of a supply network, planning of delivery strategies, closer integration of suppliers into client value chain processes including consideration of information and material flow requirements
- Setting up of a consignment warehouse and supplier logistics centers for an automotive supplier
- End-to-end optimization of logistics processes affecting all stages of the value chain
- Implementation of a build-to-order concept including in-line links to pre-assembly and kanban control of pre-production and suppliers
- Selection, comparison, and assessment of European sites; site master planning at optimum site
- Integration of supply partners into development processes (early purchasing involvement)
- Design, detailed planning, and support with the implementation of goods-in processes including EDP, direct delivery to final assembly and links to production warehousing
- Concept planning and implementation support with the planning and forecasting of finished goods
- Optimization of a production segment including re-alignment of manufacturing depth, new process sequencing, kanban control loops, re-structuring of planning and control systems, and material flow planning
- Introduction of detailed kanban controls (e-kanban) in internal and external value chain processes (production and suppliers)
- Holistic supply chain optimization
- Stock reduction, implementation of a strategy for A parts, optimization of planning and material planning systems
- Planning and implementation of an assembly/logistics/procurement system (information flows, material flows, operation sequencing)
- Factory planning study in Eastern Europe (ideal layouts, site comparisons, actual layouts, implementation scenarios, investment estimates, construction scheduling)
- End-to-end planning of new production sites involved in cockpit assembly (layout planning, material flow simulation, drafting of specification lists, support with implementation)
- European distribution concept for a trading organization
- Optimization of a European transportation network (suppliers, production sites, customers)
- Public authorities and health care
- Planning of relocation to a new administration complex including an analysis of needs (room books), an analysis of communication, relocation planning, relocation implementation, and project management
- People movement optimization involving patient flows
- Value stream analysis and process optimization
- Evaluation, implementation planning, and project management for the introduction of SAP
- Optimization of internal and external supply processes, re-structuring of material planning including procurement
- A concept for electronic patient records based on digital archiving
- Mechanical engineering and machine construction, electrical engineering and optoelectrics, medical technology
- Qualitative and quantitative assessment of onsite networks, production networks, and logistics networks: re-drafting of a site development plan including growth estimates
- Optimization of purchasing, material planning, logistics, order processing for an international production and logistics network
- Value stream analysis and logistics optimization
- Supply chain re-organization for a complex international production network
- Overall concept for material flows, warehouse logistics, goods-in, order picking, assembly supply in machine construction, re-designing of planning and control systems
- Optimization of an entire order processing system in customized machine construction (project and process organization)
- Efficiency-based site planning including holistic capacity planning based on different design, technology, and process factors
- End-to-end re-alignment of a production and logistics network
- Synchronization of assembly and the setup of an optimized material supply system based on innovative consumption controls
- Value stream analysis and re-design of production logistics (elimination of wasteful practices, one-piece flows, supermarkets, equipping)
- Introduction of e-kanban controls in assembly
- Re-organization of material flows based on optimally planned operations
- Optimization of supplier integration
- Site analysis, drafting of an ideal site plan, relocation and implementation scenarios, profitability assessment
- Warehouse analysis and company-wide re-alignment of warehousing
- Stock optimization supported by coaching, optimization of SAP/R3 parameters, improvement of supplier integration, implementation of novel control concepts, supplier e-kanban
- Re-definition of site competences, re-structuring of the supply chain based on planning and control systems, setting up of inline pre-production including kanban supply on assembly lines, adaptation of supply market activities
- Re-launch of the supplier management process chain, including purchasing agreements, quality agreements, development agreements, and logistics agreements (new product development, order fulfillment)
- Re-structuring of engine manufacturing, layout planning, a planning and control concept
- Setup of kanban control loops for supplying materials to on-demand final assembly
- End-to-end optimization of a production and logistics network including sales, procurement and construction processes
- Running of workshops on minimizing tooling times with the aim of achieving profitable reduced batch sizes
- Support with the development of a novel warehousing system; simulation of the overall system incl. control of actual data; determination of weaknesses and potential solutions
- Product segmentation, re-structuring of production, factory planning, material flow optimization, setup of process-based order processing, adaptation of organizational structures, strategic re-alignment of procurement
- Assessment of a recently installed warehousing system and identification of measures to enhance performance
- Site planning for a business unit (capacity planning based on processes and projects, communication hierarchies, and communication intensity based on individual development scenarios within the business unit)
- Site planning for a technology center based on new methods of business organization (capacity planning according to processes and projects, movement and efficiency requirements, hierarchies and intensity of communication according to individual development scenarios within business units)
- Concept development and the planning of office environments including target application of administration systems (e.g. document management systems, filing, modeling of teams and workplaces)
- Concept and implementation of a paperless office environment
- Drafting of an international manual of buildings
- Relocation and a new concept for the development of a business site, including an analysis of needs, an analysis of communication, an assessment of material flows, layout planning, and room books
- Organization of an efficient stock, warehousing, and material planning system
- Wholesalers and retail trade (consumer goods, hi-tech goods, textiles)
- Site master planning for a new logistics center and administration complex, including a strategic concept, demand planning, and a profitability estimate
- Value stream analysis and logistics process optimization involving a global supply chain (suppliers, production sites, delivery warehouses)
- Planning of innovative logistics processes including consideration of suppliers and customers
- Site analysis and re-planning of a logistics center
- Study of material flow equipment concepts and IT
- General planning and layout design
- Detailed planning, requests for proposals, and project management for a new computer-aided planning, material planning, and control system
- Training, courses, and the introduction of CIP systems
- Development and implementation of systematic processes
- Paper and printing, media technology
- Logistics optimization through process excellence aimed at reducing stocks, accelerating throughput, raising productivity, and optimizing the ability to supply to order
- Centralization of picking and packing, synchronization of shipping, optimization of finished goods logistics, material flow optimization
- Value stream analysis and the re-alignment of production logistics (elimination of wasteful practices, one-piece flows, supermarkets, equipping)
- Re-organization of material flows through optimal design of operations
- Planning of site infrastructures, overall warehouse planning, and material flow optimization
- Material flow reorganization in production and warehousing
- Warehousing and shipping optimization based on benchmarks and target productivity improvements
- Optimization of paper supplies based on dynamic simulations
- Development of a new concept for warehousing and transport logistics
- Site master planning for a paper factory
- Process optimization, end-to-end material and information flows
- Analysis of weak points in print production, determination of future bottlenecks, and measures aimed at addressing problems
- Window production
- Production and logistics optimization at a manufacturing site
- Organizational analysis, supply chain planning, evaluation and detailed specification of an ERP system, project management
- Planning of a web-based production concept
- Implementation of short consulting sessions for different producers with the aim of quickly identifying potential improvements
- Logistics service providers/couriers and express delivery parcel services
- Transportation network simulations and planning
- Planning of a multi-user logistics center, warehousing DP systems (costs, investments, processes, different scenarios)
- Planning of a logistics center for heavy goods and coils
- Site planning for a high-performance logistics center
- Planning of a global site and transshipment center
- Planning of warehousing and processing centers
- Planning of entire information processes and systems used in the management of goods flow, warehousing, and stock
- Capacity planning involving mobile data capturing and administration systems (transponders/barcodes, data collection systems, forklift guidance systems, online order picking, packing, and loading confirmation systems)
- Implementation of productivity improvements and performance drives
- Implementation of logistics audits and introduction of quality assurance measures
- Textiles
- Supply chain optimization for an international trading organization
- Planning of a logistics center
- Optimization of materials planning, procurement, logistics, order processing, and transportation planning for an international production network
- Logistics process optimization
- Value stream analysis and planning of short-term improvement programs
- Site evaluations and site planning
- RFID expertise and a pilot project
- Construction
- Planning of the re-organization of a construction yard for operating materials, large formworks, containers, and equipment, including warehousing (heated/refrigerated/open-air facilities), as well as process planning and staffing
- Logistics optimization for construction site supplies
- Re-planning of warehousing systems
- Optimization of order processing (accelerated throughput rates, elimination of wasteful practices, electronic archiving)
- Aviation and defense
- End-to-end logistics optimization
- Re-organization of entire warehousing infrastructure and administration
- Development of a material flow concept
- Development of a new assembly concept and layout, including organization of work processes and CIP systems
- Improvement of supplier integration
- Planning of the ideal future factory infrastructure
- Optimization of production supply and waste disposal
- Improvement in the efficiency of order processing and dispatching
Media
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Steinbeis GmbH & Co. KG für Technologietransfer | Adornostraße 8 | 70599 Stuttgart | Phone: +49 711 1839-5 |
Register Court Stuttgart HRA 12 480 | General Partner: Steinbeis Verwaltungs-GmbH (Register Court Stuttgart HRB 18 715) | An enterprise in the Steinbeis Network
Management Board: Prof. Dr. Michael Auer (Chair), Dipl.-Kfm. Manfred Mattulat | www.steinbeis.de | stw@steinbeis.de
