Delivered actionable intelligence for plant rationalization
Situation:
A global manufacturer of aerospace tube solutions turned to Kormac when considering multiple facility relocations and transfers of work across more than 32,000 square feet of production capacity.
Actions:
- Analyzed potential plant transfers, expansions, and closures in France, Washington State, and California
- Conducted detailed scenario planning with forecasted volume, mix, labor, and cashflow projections
- Reviewed pension liability and French labor regulation issues as well as direct and indirect labor savings
- Provided detailed equipment, product portfolio, and functional transfer plans and timelines, including temporary process overlap across sites for transition of slitting, forming, drawing, planishing, cutting, etc.
- Suggested product rationalization to reduce footprint
- Analyzed equipment utilization and designed new equipment layout, WIP areas, and handling/processing flow for new sites
