BBK

Maximizing Your Value

BBK’s operations experts are focused on helping "green" and new technology firms commercialize their products to achieve maximum value. Key to our product offering is the nuts and bolts experience our professionals have to assist early-stage firms to create production, material, and financial systems that allow new technologies to be efficiently manufactured. In our parlance, BBK facilitates the “Lab Coat” to “Shop Coat” transition.

BBK’s operations experts are focused on helping new technology firms commercialize their products to achieve maximum value. Key to our product offering is the nuts and bolts experience our professionals have to assist early-stage firms to create production, material, and financial systems that allow new technologies to be efficiently manufactured. In our parlance, BBK facilitates the “Lab Coat” to “Shop Coat” transition.

BBK’s experience in commercialization of new technologies and supply chain management typically delivers a return on investment of at least 3 to 1.

SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION

We can help your firm:

• Ensure effective and efficient material flow promoting optimized conversion of raw materials to cash and effectively controlling inventory
• Establish standard work to promote high quality manufacturing with efficient use of resources
• Establish strong high quality, low cost production systems promoting manufacturing repeatability and high product throughput
• Establish financial and manufacturing measurement and accountability systems promoting continuous improvement in the factory environment

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

In concert with establishing efficient manufacturing systems, BBK develops complete supply chain activities to minimize your working capital requirements. Through a robust suite of services, BBK implements continuous improvement processes to build or strengthen supply chains while reducing time, minimizing risk and enhancing profitability.

BBK Supply Chain Services include:

• Inventory Management and Control
• Lean Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Supply Chain Design and Optimization

CASE EXAMPLE

• 100% On Time Delivery attained in 2008 Recall campaign shipments satisfied six weeks ahead of schedule
• Reduced cost by $11MM annually, $9MM in scrap Identified $8MM annualized inventory variance and corrected root cause
• Met all launch product program timing objectives
• Removed company as volume constraint in OEM hybrid vehicle manufacturing

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