Manufacturing Companies

As a manufacturing or engineering company, you are probably facing continual pressures to develop better products, quicker than ever before and more economically than ever before. We find that these pressures are often passed 'down the chain' from Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) to subsytems and component suppliers, and from these suppliers to their materials and tooling suppliers. It is no longer acceptable for any company in the chain to sit on its laurels and simply expect orders to roll in on the basis of past successes.

So the question is how do you keep improving the way products, subsystems, components, and tooling are developed? Is throwing money at IT the answer? Or are there gains to be made by adopting new practices? Well - unfortunately there is no simple answer, no single set of best practices. The key is to find the right balance that suits the nature of your individual business.

There is a constant stream of advice and information from magazine articles, systems vendor brochures, and so-called industry sector experts. However, at Swim Consulting we know that often what you really need is an independent, unbiased and real world perspective of what is best for your business.

We provide a range of services to help, from process and technology audits, to full project management and consulting assistance with any process improvement or IT implementation.

We are specialists in the following areas:

• Engineer-to-order processes
• New Product Development and Introduction effectiveness
• Product Lifecycle Management Technology Selection and Implementation
• Engineering / IT Project Management
• Project Portfolio Management
• Implementation planning and change management

Our consultants have worked with clients on projects from as short as two days, to as long as three years.

You can find out more about our experience and some examples of our projects on the About page.  

Please contact us to discuss your issues in more detail and to see how we can help.