Motorized Vehicle Manufacturing
delays or the impact on their plant. Oftentimes they are not even told of the delay until it is too late to smooth the curve with other tool production.
OEM and gain a clear awareness of future capacity needs al- lowing them to improve efficiency.
What OEMs Can Do
So what can the collective industry do to close the capac- ity gap and what specifically can OEMs do to capture capacity in the future if there truly is a gap? Every OEM’s focus has to be on capturing capacity of the best tool suppliers in the future while balancing cost internally. Anyone can go after ca- pacity and get it but it could drive cost way up or the opposite could occur. If OEMs are focused mainly on cost they may not capture capacity from the best shops.
In order for this balance to occur and drive a healthy tool industry the key finding of the study highlights the need to col- laborate and drive earlier involvement of tool suppliers in the part-development process. Most tool suppliers have indicated that they would welcome early involvement because it would give them the ability to affect the design, reduce cost for the
If the OEMs truly want to reduce cost for vendor tooling in the future while capturing the capacity of their best tool sup- pliers, it is critical for them to support early involvement. By asking tool shops to reserve capacity and be globally competi- tive they would have visibility of future programs, see fewer delays and receive better data making them more productive. Then the shop can help optimize design, improve launch suc- cess and capture lessons learned. Lastly, it is HRI’s hope that OEMs will begin to implement progressive payments to these shops that are willing to work upstream in the process to drive cost reduction. This is critical to capture these shops’ interest in this upfront involvement. With it most suppliers will be on board and will engage.
The study is focused on North America and is nearly 500 pages of in-depth analysis on the entire Vendor Tooling Value Stream Process.
The automotive vendor tooling industry has been through more consolidation and company attrition over time. Much of this is due to the fact that they are largely privately held and are under independent ownership. Overall, it is a very tradi- tional industry that needs to re-invent itself. OEMs will not stop launching new vehicles over the next five to 10 years as they work to rebound from the recession, Without a doubt, they will find the capacity they need, whether in North America or in other regions of the world. This is the opportunity for North America to grow manufacturing, re-engage the next genera- tion of workers into manufacturing and remain the powerful center of the automotive industry. ME
Combining operational and strategic advisory expertise with industry analysis and thought leadership, Harbour Results Inc. serves the automotive, aerospace, heavy truck and agriculture, marine, medical and motorcycle industries. HRI was founded by industry analyst Laurie Harbour in 2005. The full 2013 Vendor Tooling Study is available at
www.harbourresults.com/vendortoolingstudy.aspx.
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