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Checklist for development of a manufacturing strategy

 

Most companies operate with a corporate strategy and business plan, but not all of them have a manufacturing strategy. These companies can gain additional competitive advantages from developing an effective manufacturing strategy. This checklist explains the basic steps in reviewing existing manufacturing activities and developing a new manufacturing strategy.

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1. Appointing a team to manage the strategy development

  • Selecting people for the team of strategy management
  • Ensuring that each team member has a complete understanding of the following:
    • Goals and objectives
    • Products and target markets
    • Existing manufacturing technologies

2. Understanding the existing market position

  • Determining which competitive strategy is the best for the company (cost leadership, differentiation or niche market focus)
  • Defining key products in each product family
  • Using key product life cycles as a framework to determine the manufacturing requirements of different products
  • Measuring the performance of each key product
  • Identifying competitive advantage gained from each product family
  • Determining the criteria which grant the grea test competitive advantage (e.g. quality, delivery lead time, price, etc.)

3. Identifying factors of change

  • Considering business criteria such as product performance, evolution of manufacturing philosophies, market demands, and management structure
  • Assessing the level of technological development
  • Determining financial pressure
  • Examining the staff skills and capabilities to measure the influence
  • Analysing external influences
  • Identifying a group of factors that has the most influence using SWOT analysis

4. Assessing current product performance

  • Applying activity sampling and Pareto analysis techniques to facilitate competitive data collection
  • Analysing product performance features such as capital costs, quality, ...
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