Lean Engineering

Like most companies nowadays, there are two strategies open in the globalised market:

• continually and drastically cut costs etc. This struggle on its own is very far from ensuring that your business develops and survives.
• add more value for your clients and stand out from the crowd.
  

To win this permanent quest for value in a highly competitive context, IPMC has developed an innovative and robust approach that relies on tested methodological “bricks” that are consistent with a systemic vision.

This approach combines the following in a highly operational way:

• Strategic Analysis, from a Client Value Analysis viewpoint; analysis of distinguishing features (Key Buying Factors) and givens (Killing Factors) for the Strategic Areas of Activity considered; competitive position (Fair Value Line).
• Analysis of Value and Design to Target Cost of the new product, or Redesign of existing solutions; Scenarios of product strategy and architecture (platform, variations and derivatives etc.)
• Analysis of process value and re-engineering or optimisation: Value Stream Mapping (Development, Supply Chain & Production, Marketing, Maintenance and Support etc.); Development and Engineering approach (Repetitive, Incremental, Agile etc.)
• Purchasing Marketing to ensure the resilience of the development scenarios envisaged with approaches including global sourcing, technology transfer, co-design and getting the full advantage of the opportunities provided by suppliers.