Engagement
Lockheed Martin SB Focal Plane
Manufacturing Facility Design | Goleta, CA
Project
Manufacturing Fabrication & Assembly
Location
Goleta, California
Project Type
Industrial
Project Size
240,000 sf
Project Duration
Design – 6-months
Build – 9-months
LM-SBFP is a world-wide leader in the design and fabrication of defense and aerospace components and was tasked with doubling its production throughput within its existing manufacturing footprint. DCI was hired to redesign the factory layout within the context of lean manufacturing principles and to assure the overall capacity increase.
The high-mix production environment involved a broad range of processes and products. DCI analyzed the value chain and reworked the facility layout delivering a 3x reduction in production span and the needed 2x increase in capacity.
A novel technology for demand-pull production was proposed to minimize floorspace dedicated to work-in-process inventory. Design Engineering, Facilities, and Operations Management staff we part of the team that assured the designs met the needs of all involved.
The design won the approval of corporate management and was implemented over a 2-year period.
Services
- Lean Manufacturing
- Facility Design
- Construction Oversight
Vendor Coordination
- Production Equipment
- Information Technologies
- ESD Facilitation
XILINX, Inc. AsiaPac Headquarters
Manufacturing Facility Design | San Jose, CA | Singapore
Project
Manufacturing, Engineering, & Distribution Center
Location
Changi Business Park, Singapore
Project Type
Industrial
Project Size
290,655 sf
Project Duration
18 months
Xilinx Inc is the leader in programmable logic devices with 50% of the world market share. In the brief to DCI, space efficiency and sustainability was a core design consideration.
The warehouse is designed with automation in mind with direct material handling conduits to the production floor. Smart features such as air flushing, light management system and intelligent environmental features provide a productive working environment.
Tasked to ensure the incorporation of worldwide demand projections to Xilinx’s headquarters, DCI proposed features that enabled a mere 1.1% increase in construction investment but reaps an expected $500,000 savings each year. DCI was responsible for analyzing production rates and capacity to assure that the resulting design was capable of meeting the needs of the 5-year forecast.
The project was awarded Platinum Green Award by Building & Construction Authority of Singapore, the first ever for a privately developed industrial facility.
Services
- Facility Design
- Construction Oversight
Vendor Coordination
- Production Equipment
- Warehouse Automation
- ESD Facilitation
- Security
CalAmp
Operational Supply Chain Design | Oxnard, CA
Project
Supply Chain & Manufacturing
Location
Oxnard, CA
Project Type
Industrial Profit Improvement
Project Size
150,000 sf
Project Duration
Design – 6-months
Conversion – 18-months
CalAmp is a technology company that specializes in telematics hardware and software and was struggling with high costs and an inefficient factory. DCI was engaged to assist in restructuring the Supply Chain, Physical, and Organizational design of the company to improve its performance and profitability.
The factory was redesigned into customer-focused modular teams along with all associated capital equipment. The Supply Chain was re-organized into major commodity bundles, contracts renegotiated in a Liability-limiting, highly flexible procurement framework, and overall material costs were reduced by 35%. Demand-pull logistical technologies were implemented in the factory execution systems, reducing WIP and FG levels by 60%. New Product Introduction teams were developed reduce time-to market and customer satisfaction.
The company’s operations were successfully turned around and profitability rapidly improved. It later attracted a $1.3B investment from a Private Equity firm.
Services
- Lean Manufacturing
- Facility Design
- Supply Chain Strategy
Vendor Coordination
- Production Capital Equipment
- Information Technologies
- Direct Material Suppliers
Pure Fishing
Manufacturing Facility Design | Spirit Lake, IA
Project
Operations, Manufacturing Fabrication & Assembly
Location
Spirit Lake, IA
Project Type
Industrial
Project Size
300,000 sf
Project Duration
Design – 6-months
Conversion – 9-months
Pure Fishing is an 80-year old company with storied brands such as Berkeley baits and Abu-Garcia reels and was struggling to keep up with the demands of world-class customers such as Walmart. The company was generating obsolete inventory and not meeting its customers’ On-Time Delivery expectations
DCI was engaged to assist in the physical and organizational transformation of the company into highly focused, high-volume, factories based on Lean Manufacturing Methods.
The factory was divided into individual business units with operational KPIs and customer-focused organization structures, and then physically redesigned to meet its externally-focused demands for line, bait, rods, and reels.
The company’s operations were successfully turned around and profitability rapidly improved. It later attracted a $1.3B investment from a Private Equity firm.
Services
- Lean Manufacturing
- Facility Design
- Construction Oversight
Vendor Coordination
- Production Equipment
- Information Technologies
- ESD Facilitation