Manufacturing Operations, Supply Chain, Strategy, Lean Manufacturing Software, and Facility Design

Manufacturing and Operations Strategy Consultants

DeHart Consulting, Inc. offers Operations management consulting services to manufacturing companies.

AREAS OF
FOCUS

•	Manufacturing Facility Design and Industrial Engineering
•	Engineering of business and manufacturing processes
•	Just-in-time implementations
•	Supply Chain Strategy
•	Outsourcing Decision Analysis
•	Manufacturing Operations Strategy
•	Manufacturing systems software implementations

PRIMARY MARKET

•	Technology Manufacturing Companies

STRENGTHS

•	Team-based Lean manufacturing principles
•	Just-in-time, demand-pull implementation
•	Cost and cost reduction analysis
•	Simplification of material and production planning systems
•	Product development and concurrent engineering processes
•	Supply chain engineering
•	New product innovation and introduction

TEAM-BASED LEAN
MANUFACTURING PRINCIPLES

Bring the power of your manufacturing operations strategy to bear on team-based ownership of Customer Service. The best lean manufacturing organizations have learned how to focus individuals within the company and entities within the supply chain on serving the customer first.

JUST-IN-TIME,
DEMAND-PULL
IMPLEMENTATIONS

With over twenty five years of experience in the application of Just-In-Time techniques to manufacturing and supply chain design, DeHart Consulting, Inc. is helping small and medium size companies become world class.

Do we outsource or implement our own manufacturing operation? What about hybrid structures?
What path will lead to the lowest unit cost, working capital, and highest customer service levels?
What Quality systems will we need to improve performance and dovetail with customers?
Is an Enterprise Resource Planning System necessary, and at what point?
How about Manufacturing Execution Systems?
How much capacity will we need and what will it cost?
How can location influence my competitiveness and where is the best fit?
What service levels will our customers require?

These are all crucial questions that DCI helps its customers answer.

Practice Areas

Engagements

Harmonic Inc

Sunnyvale, CA, Module One
Contracted to the Vice President of Operations with the objective of expanding the electronic manufacturing operations to accommodate a 3X increase in production capacity. Formed design teams from the production, warehousing, and engineering personnel. Designed and implemented four product-focused manufacturing cells and a new stockroom and warehouse space. Worked with the architectural firm to layout, detail, and subsequently construct the expansion.

Raving Fans

Harmonic

lean manufacturing consultants

Harmonic, Inc.
"DEHART CONSULTING, INC., working hand-in-hand with our factory personnel, redesigned our manufacturing areas and material flows to enable a 250% growth in output with only a 70% increase in floor space. Additionally, the changes were documented, implemented, and provided a clear path for future expansion."

-- Mike Yost, Vice President, Operations
Harmonic, Inc.

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