AUTOMOTIVE & SUPPLIERS
One missing part can affect several production stages. We help vehicle manufacturers and suppliers identify critical supply relationships, assess the impact of disruptions and coordinate measures across procurement, production and quality.
Discuss your starting pointTwo direct suppliers may use the same upstream input. Contingency planning also needs to consider the dependency they share.
WHAT MATTERS
A part may appear to be available from several suppliers while still depending on the same upstream input, site or tool. Switching sources also requires technical suitability, available capacity, transport arrangements and approvals to align.
We connect supplier information with the importance of their parts to your production and customer commitments. This clarifies where a shortage would have the greatest impact, how long existing stock would last and which alternative could become available in time.
OUR CONSULTING
We start where your team needs support. We agree a scope that fits your goals, existing foundations and available capacity.
Together with procurement, planning and production, we assess selected parts and assemblies. Substitutability, stock coverage and potential disruption impacts provide a basis for clear priorities. Even a low-spend part may require close attention.
Assess production impactsFor critical supply paths, we examine known upstream suppliers, production sites and shared sources. We flag information gaps and structure targeted enquiries to your direct suppliers, making potential concentrations behind the supplier list visible.
Examine multi-tier supply chainsWe structure possible measures with the relevant teams: qualifying an additional source, aligning capacity, clarifying tooling dependencies or adjusting stock levels. Prerequisites, lead times and responsibilities are recorded in a shared plan.
Manage suppliers and measuresWe connect relevant alerts, delivery performance and available financial information with the affected supply relationships. Clear assessment and escalation processes help your team interpret signals and track agreed measures.
Bring risk information togetherYOUR BENEFITS
A clear assessment of critical parts and their importance to production and customers.
An overview of the upstream suppliers examined, shared dependencies and information still to be clarified.
Agreed contingency measures with prerequisites, time requirements and responsible teams.
Start with a selected assembly, production area or critical part family. We review available information, assess the main dependencies and agree concrete next steps with your team.
Yes. We adapt the scope and approach to your position in the supply chain, available data and team capacity. You can start with a limited group of critical suppliers.
Yes. Together with your teams, we document the testing, tooling, capacity and approvals required for an alternative. Technical decisions and the necessary approvals remain with the responsible functions.
LET'S TALK
Let us discuss a specific part family or assembly and identify where your series production is particularly dependent.