Alstom Rail case study
Project Summary
Product: Passenger trains
Service: Demand planning, capacity and supply improvement
The Challenge
- Engaged by Alstom (formerly Bombardier) to verify the capability and capacity of the Aventra platform supply base for readiness to supply multiple platform products at significantly increased volumes. Review, verify data, recommend & implement improvements to support volume build (from 1 to 25 trains per week)
The Solution
- Jigsaw provided a team of Material Planners, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Quality experts to work alongside the client’s team and conducted an initial end-to-end diagnostic to assess the constraints of the process and provide an outlook on probability of success.
- Areas of study included forecasting, material planning, manufacturing, purchasing and supply chain support focused on identification & mitigation of risk to supplied part Quality, Delivery & Cost.
- Having identified the key risks & bottlenecks, Jigsaw deployed their experts to those bottleneck points (both external and internal) to first contain and then deploy root cause solutions.
- Jigsaw designed and implemented a cloud-based system of capacity verification and early warning which is used today by the client.
Why Jigsaw Business Group?
- A proven track record with a team possessing real industry experience, as such, possessing empathy to support businesses
- A progressive company delivering premium level support services working in strict adherence with robust in-house best practices in accordance with all industry standards.
Key Achievements
- Confirmed supplier deliverables and timing to Materials Planning Scheduling (medium / long term plan) to weekly/daily/Just in Time call off
- Set up program of physical assessment / verification e.g. Run @ Rate/ FAI
- Categorised supplier Risk – High / Medium / Low + mitigation planning (included CRV19 planning)
- Developed individual supplier corrective action plans containment to Continuous Improvement
- Supported suppliers to achieve plans (PDCA)
- Established KPI Reporting Governance and Escalation procedures
- Escalated/De-Escalated supplier risk profile as required.
- Engaged by Alstom (formerly Bombardier) to verify the capability and capacity of the Aventra platform supply base for readiness to supply multiple platform products at significantly increased volumes. Review, verify data, recommend & implement improvements to support volume build (from 1 to 25 trains per week)
- Jigsaw provided a team of Material Planners, Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Quality experts to work alongside the client’s team and conducted an initial end-to-end diagnostic to assess the constraints of the process and provide an outlook on probability of success.
- Areas of study included forecasting, material planning, manufacturing, purchasing and supply chain support focused on identification & mitigation of risk to supplied part Quality, Delivery & Cost.
- Having identified the key risks & bottlenecks, Jigsaw deployed their experts to those bottleneck points (both external and internal) to first contain and then deploy root cause solutions.
- Jigsaw designed and implemented a cloud-based system of capacity verification and early warning which is used today by the client.
- A proven track record with a team possessing real industry experience, as such, possessing empathy to support businesses
- A progressive company delivering premium level support services working in strict adherence with robust in-house best practices in accordance with all industry standards.
- Confirmed supplier deliverables and timing to Materials Planning Scheduling (medium / long term plan) to weekly/daily/Just in Time call off
- Set up program of physical assessment / verification e.g. Run @ Rate/ FAI
- Categorised supplier Risk – High / Medium / Low + mitigation planning (included CRV19 planning)
- Developed individual supplier corrective action plans containment to Continuous Improvement
- Supported suppliers to achieve plans (PDCA)
- Established KPI Reporting Governance and Escalation procedures
- Escalated/De-Escalated supplier risk profile as required.
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