Francois BARTHEL

Ixetic produces a wide portfolio of hydraulic and vacuum pumps, transmission components in Germany (2 Plants), Bulgaria, India and China.

- Developing lean manufacturing,
- Definition of production standards,
- Cost reduction,
- Redeployment of production,
- Process optimization in logistics and purchasing.

Annual turnover 320 millions €

Production of wiping systems (motors, arms, blades, linkages) including the production technologies extrusion, injection and painting.
Logistics in- and out-bound.
Quality in Production (0km).
Industrial Engineering.
Project Team.
Maintenance, Building Services.
Human ressources responsibility for aout. 1200 Hc.
Define and following Budget.
Coordination of necessary human, material and financial means.
Obtained results:
- Improvement of the productivity by 13% per year.
- Improvement of the customers service rate up to 18%, with simultaneous reduction of the premium freight charges.
- Process optimization of the logistic operational sequences.
- Improvement of safety and reduction of accidents.
- Reduction of the scrap costs.
- Increase of produced quality by 8 ppm customer claim.

Industrial Organization Management Consultation in Nogent le Rotrou/France

To increase profitability :
Introduction of Lean Manufacturing.
Implementation of Kaizen.
Analysis of material flow and production processes.
Increase of the productivity (by 15 to 20%).
Improvement of the production quality and delivery performance.
Inventory lowering and minimization of the WIP.
Team with 4 Consultants.
Customers :
Infineon, Siemens, ArvinMeritor, SEB Group, Manuli, Valeo

in Nogent le Rotrou/France (Annual turnover 150 millions €)

Organization of production transfer to the Czech Republic.
Integration of the German Division into the French Division.
Human ressources responsibility for 470 Hc.
Define and following Budget.
In charge of Quality, Costs, Delay and motivation indicators.
Obtained results:
- Successful transfer of production lines.
- Customer delivered quality 20 ppm .
- Valeo 5000: 63%.

in Nogent le Rotrou/France (Annual turnover of 150 millions €)

Responsible for the production of Air Conditioning systems.
Coordination of Industrialization, Production, Logistics, Maintenance and Quality.
Deployement of progress plans following the Valeo 5 Axes.
Human ressources responsibility for 450 Hc.
Obtained results:
- QS9000 certification in December 1997 and VDA6 certification in December 1998.
Introduction of Lean Manufacturing with optimization of the material flow and production layout.

in Nogent le Rotrou/France (Annual turnover of 150 mill. €)

Production planning in Just in Time.
Material ordering, reception, storage and commissioning of the components for assembly, continuous inventory lowering to 2.5% of the turnover.
Dispatch and invoicing for a monthly turnover of 1,2 millions €.
Integration of a production unit for VW Air Conditioning systems of 200 Hc.
Meet Customer on the various sites by Mercedes, Opel, Volkswagen and Audi in Europe.
Human ressources responsibility for 65 Hc.

in Nogent le Rotrou/France

Productivity improvement and optimization of the material flow.
Development of quality control plans for the production of air conditioning systems.
Execution of products and processes audits - quality referential Valeo 1000.
Analysis of customer complaints.
Investments: 300 k€ per year.
Human ressources responsibility for 18 Hc.

in Nouméa (New Caledonia) - ELECTRICITE et EAU de CALEDONIE (subsidiary of the Lyonnaise Des Eaux)

Develop the master plan and budget planning.
Building of power lines.