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Tier Zero™ – advancing the Outsourcing Evolution |
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01/20/2005 |
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Question: Why do OEM's outsource sub-assembly, sequencing and other related logistics activities?
Answer To increase competitiveness by creating a lean manufacturing environment. This is achieved through: | – | | Increasing production capacity with lower assembly costs | | – | | Reducing change-over launch time between models | | – | | Optimizing valuable plant floor space in the OEM plant | | – | | Enabling scheduling flexibility – multi car lines (model mix) | | – | | Simplifying day-to-day management and problem solving in the car plant | | – | | Dramatically reducing "hours per vehicle" measure | | – | | Above all, providing for reduced labour costs |
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