Restructuring

With the Restructuring, the gross margin analysis has to be done next to the analysis of the process.

Essential subjects, on this occasion, are

• The cost analysis of the products, customers and countries
• The organisation and the flow of information
• The material flow
• The team
• The communication to the staff and
• The consequence with the conversion

Often the targets ought to be reached in a very short time schedule. At the same time, a detailed definition of the new processes is necessary not to face avoidable problems afterwards. The time used here pays off later during the phase of start of production.

After the draught phase the experience shows that an open communication with the employees and a suitable cooperation with the works committee can be helpful.

Often a standardization of the purchase and own manufacturing parts shows another potential. However, this can be realized often only in a medium-term to long-term period.

The standardization is one of the foundation-stones for future lean processes in the production with effects on the later material flow, the space needed for the manufacturing, the material arrangement and the mechanical treatment.