The lean supply chain process restructuring project for an automobile manufacturing group in Liaoning Province, China
  • Abstract
  • Business Challenges
  • Solutions
  • Improved Outcomes

The client corporation is a corporate group specializing in the manufacturing of  automobiles, axles and auto parts and is recognized as “ China’s automobile export base corporation”. Owning a national level technology center and enjoying famous brands for its automobiles, axles and auto parts, the client firm is named as the top enterprise for axles and exports a large volume of auto parts to the international OEM market.

1. Order and BOM management

− The huge designing loads resulting from large variability and fast changes of product standards. 80% of time was spent for the special demands of new  design graphics,

− Regular errors committed by the delivery units and inability of timely delivery to the manufacturing units  

2. Materials number management

− Lack of material number application process resulting from manual materials numbering

− The increased inventory and operation costs resulting from the repetitive numbering issues and the waster of number resources.

− Lack of replacement materials management

3. the quality control difficulties resulting from the lack of technology documents and instructions

4. The lack of quality issues and in-depth analyses for suppliers

5. the non traceability for the material numbers and batch numbers of the steel materials    


1. The examination of past orders, the analyses for irregular client product changes and the reinforcement of design coping abilities

2. The examination, improvement and reorganization of materials number nature, specification and corresponding graphics numbers

3. The establishment of comprehensive product development process and management

4. The planning for product data platform development and the product data management blueprint

5. The establishment of management process through the partnership with relevant department and the perfection of parts specifications, outlooks and materials inspection reports

6. Multiple examination and inspection methods


1. Independent Valuations

2. The blueprint plan for the lean value chain improvement

3. The process restructuring for the technology, quality and suppler management systems

4. The blueprint design for the corporation information platform