Manufacturing and Operations Strategy Development
- 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?
- 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.
Example of photonics system value chain
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
CalAmp
CalAmp, Inc.
"DEHART CONSULTING, INC.'s flow-based manufacturing methods enabled California Amplifier to significantly reduce floor space, manufacturing cycle-time, and overhead staffing requirements, reduce our material costs by nearly 20%, while over tripling California Amplifier's inventory turns to 10+..."
-- Fred Sturm, President and CEO
California Amplifier, Inc.