The operatine methodology

Our experience has conduced us to find out an operative methodology to be suggested to the customer that is easy to be understood. It allows our Team and the Customer to operate step by step to the achievement of the requested goal in an extremely clear way and without any misunderstanding.
The phases here below are exhaustive for a complete project that includes the realization and organization of a new production plant. Anyway these phases can be partially employed by our Team also in case of partially re-organization of production or processes for an existing unit.

1. STARTING PHASE – basic analysis of products, markets and available resources. In this stage it is necessary to outline the development strategies for the target product, the production structure and the distribution strategies.

Required information:
• product type to be produced (kitchen furniture, bedroom, etc.)
• technology for product realization (melamine chipboard, veneered panel, solid wood, etc.)
• expected quality of the product (top-end product, average target product, etc.)
• production quantities (number of compositions per year, number of units per day, etc.)
• target market (reseller, contract, local market, foreign market, etc.)

Required resources:
An analysis activity by our Team will be needed at Customer’s site in order to evaluate products, technologies and product quality level.
In our office it will be required to write the summary and explanatory documents about the technologies in use and the target production quantities for the project.
If required it will be possible to foresee a meeting of the Team with the customer technicians for presentation of the achieved results and for training for the understanding and sharing of the project.

Expected results:
The output of this step is the realization of a report that will summarize all information pertaining to:

• product types;
• technologies used for products;
• raw materials needed;
• identifying a typical composition for calculating sales quantities;
• identifying target sales quantities for the elements of the typical composition (i.e. target production quantities attainable within 10 years).

2. FEASIBILITY ANALYSIS – this preliminary study is aimed to outline a masterplan in order to evaluate the feasibility and profitability of the project. It includes the design of a block layout, the definition of the general work cycles (also by element type), a proposal for the organization of the factory, the evaluation of the required facilities and the parameters for an estimation of the investment costs.

Required information:
• The final confirmation by the Customer on the project objectives defined in the previous step is required. These objectives are the necessary data for drawing up this preliminary study.

Required resources:
• In our office it will be required to prepare the preliminary study complete with all documentation for explanation and presentation of the project.
• If required it will be possible to foresee a meeting of the Team with the customer technicians for presentation of the achieved results and for training for the understanding and sharing of the project.

Expected result:
• The output of this step is the realization of a study that will summarize all information pertaining to:
• production quantities for each semi-manufactured element of the finished product;
• production cycles;
• definition of the logic for managing the factory;
• design of a block layout of the production factory;
• identifying the areas needed for the facilities to be built;
• definition of aggregate parameters for evaluating the investment costs in order to let the customer do its own profitability analysis of the project.

The material provided to Customer will allow The Company to draw up a business plan for an investment analysis.

3. PRELIMINARY PROJECT – after releasing the feasibility analysis and selecting the preferred solution, a preliminary project will be worked out. This includes a detailed layout, the list and specifications of machines and equipment, compressed air system, dust suction and filtering system, electrical power system, technical specifications for designing the building, definition of personnel and internal logistics, industrial safety, environmental impact, definition of tools for company organization and computerization, scheduling of the activities.

Required information:
• the final confirmation by the customer on the validity of the feasibility analysis is required. The feasibility analysis provides the guidelines for developing the preliminary project. It will also be necessary to acquire information about the plant location, the terrain or the building(s) that the customer has identified according to the specifications provided in the feasibility analysis.

Required resources:
• In our office it will be required to prepare the preliminary project complete with all documentation for explanation and presentation of the project.

Expected result:
• The output of this step is the realization of a preliminary project that will summarize all information pertaining to:
• detailed layout of the production factory;
• list and specifications of machines and equipment, compressed air, dust suction and electric power systems;
• technical specifications for designing the building;
• identification of labour requirements;
• design of internal logistics;
• safety and environmental impact analysis;
• selection of specific tools for company organization and computerization;
• detailed scheduling of the activities;
• detailed binding quotation for the realization of the whole project.

The output document will be worked out in detail and will become the technical attachments to the supply contracts for carrying out of the whole project.