Marine Logistics Improvement Services
The boat building industry continues to strive to meet the ever increasing challenges of providing clients with modern high technology, efficient and environmentally friendly products. Increased competition along with the recent global economic pressures has had a significant impact on an industry where demand is driven very much by consumer income.
Efficient Marine Logistics
The key to success is to translate a passion and love for the business into a cost effective and efficient approach that promotes innovation along with standardisation and manufacturing processes that improve quality and productivity.
KM&T prides itself on its extensive marine experience working with clients in the UK, Middle East and Australasia helping them continuously develop their products to achieve world class performance and maintainability.
Marine logistics improvement, the deliverables
We have developed an in depth knowledge of the requirements of this sector and are now recognised as the provider of choice for many of our key clients. We have successfully provided support in the following areas;
- Programme Management & New Product introduction
- Facility design and optimisation
- Multi site alignment to maximise space utilisation to extend the product range
- Supply chain integration to synchronise logistics
- Manufacturing process optimisation and standardisation
Typical benefits have included;
- Increased productivity, e.g. Double output within 6 mths
- Reduction in quality 'snag's by 800%
- Labour costs reduced by 10-40%
- Deliveries to schedule and improved customer satisfaction
KM&T's success in marine manufacturing can be attributed to our ability to quickly recognise our client needs and to work with them as partners to achieve the desired sustainable outcomes.
