Supply Chain Engineering
DeHart provides consulting services in the area of supply chain strategy, advising clients in the areas of commodity management procurement processes, and procurement contract development. Many procurement management questions arise in the process and are typically addressed in turn:
- How should we structure our supply and demand planning processes?
- What elements should our procurement contracts contain?
- Are we expecting enough out of our suppliers?
- What web-based technologies can add value to our supply relationships?
- How do we assess the performance of our supply partners? Technology, Quality, Responsiveness, Delivery, Capacity, Sustainability?
DeHart uses tools such as our Procurement Agreement Assessment document to develop an objective measure of the strength of a client's supplier agreements.
Practice Areas
Engagements
Lockheed Martin
Lockheed Martin's Focal Plane division in Goleta CA needed to increase capacity in its wafer fab and focal plane electronic assembly areas. After generating several preliminary designs, DeHart Consulting was hired to review the factory layouts within the context of lean manufacturing principles and to assist with the overall factory redesign efforts.
Raving Fans
Xilinx
Xilinx, Inc.
"DEHART CONSULTING has provided innovative solutions to our operational space planning and facility design needs on several occasions. DCI consultants bridge the gap between operations and facility management to assure that we arrive at win-win solutions for our stakeholders ..."
-- Forrest James, Sr. Director, Global Real Estate and Site Services at Xilinx, Inc.