Reengineering assembly logistics for automotive production site

As a result of structural and organizational changes, the supply of material in ...

Material flow and structural concepts

We use our consulting expertise in material flow and structural concepts to achieve a fluent material supply without bottlenecks. At the same time we aim to optimize existing warehouse and plant structures. Our motto is "Structure follows process!"

We develop concepts for production systems with moderate or no use of forklifts, such as synchronized tugger trains and driverless transport systems, and deploy our expertise in made-to-measure structural concepts.

In particular, we focus on:

  • Kanban-controlled supermarket solutions for internal consignment or sequencing
  • Inventory analyses and optimization through consistent reduction of lead times 
  • Alternative delivery concepts such as warehouse on wheels.

We employ an integrative approach to identify potential and weak points within your intralogistics system, advising you on how to establish individual and flexible material flow concepts and inventory-optimized structural planning within your company.

To give you an idea of what we can do for you, take a glance at our range of services:

  • Design of production systems with moderate or no use of forklifts
  • Qualitative and monetary potential analyses (e.g. forklift vs. tugger train)
  • Value stream-based material flow analyses (value stream analysis and design, Sankey diagram)
  • Rough design and detailed analyses of structural fixtures (supermarket concepts)
  • Optimization of the information flow (synchronization, pull control, kanban principle)
  • Synchronization of upstream and downstream process chains
  • Comparisons of alternatives (requirements, evaluation criteria and methodologies, recommended actions)