Your own team
Your people know the product and are fully loaded with running production.
Ramp-up in defence
Series capability for the defence supply industry
Your call-offs are rising, and your production still runs in batches. Our experts take on roles on site and work with you towards a stable series ramp-up.
We take responsibility and solve your problem.
Situation
Volume schedules grow faster than production
Your prime now calls off quantities your plant was never built for. Deadlines and documentation duties stay the same. The ramp-up sits in between.
What changes
From batch to series production
- Process capability. What experienced specialists secure today, the process must deliver tomorrow.
- Supply chain. Your sub-suppliers produce in small batches, with long replenishment lead times.
- Traceability. Traceability and configuration status apply across the entire service life.
- Capacity. Every additional shift needs qualified staff, and the labour market lacks them.
Consotius
Operational on the shopfloor
Our experts come from the automotive industry, where series ramp-ups are daily business. They take on a role in your plant, assess the situation and implement on the shopfloor. Your team brings knowledge of the programme, our experts bring routine in series launches under fixed deadlines.
Alternatives
Three ways through the ramp-up
Classic consulting
A concept does not control a process or pass an audit.
CONSOTIUS
Our experts work in the role until the series holds, and then they leave.
Services
Nine fields, one principle
Operational Excellence
Operations
OEE, scrap and throughput on the shopfloor, where the ramp-up is decided.
Quality Management
Process reliability and documentation to your prime's standard.
Site Transformation
Capacity build-up while production keeps running.
Engineering and Project Management
Steering production readiness under deadline pressure.
Supplier Management
Qualifying and securing your sub-suppliers.
Procurement
Second sources for critical parts and special materials.
Task Force
Task Force and Crisis Management
Stabilisation when a programme milestone is at risk.
Staffing and Specialist Disciplines
Specialist Disciplines
Materials expertise for armour steel and aluminium casting, available on demand.
Interim Leadership
Key roles outside security-sensitive activities, until your permanent hire is in place.
Experience
Actions your prime reviews
Your prime requires action plans, proof of effectiveness and ongoing reporting. It approves before you implement. Our experts have worked in exactly this role for vehicle manufacturers and their suppliers.
References
Our clients' results in series production
These mandates come from the automotive industry. The starting point matches a defence ramp-up.
7 models
- Situation
- Supply chain insufficiently secured, product and process maturity lacking, global deadline at risk.
- Result
- The client launched all models simultaneously with full supplier approval. Its supplier rating rose from C to A.
- Transfer
- Parallel ramp-up across several sites with a fixed deadline.
85 % OEE in four months
- Situation
- Only small quantities via special shipments, severe shortage of qualified staff.
- Result
- Additional line, four-shift system and a dedicated training centre. The client delivered every order on time.
- Transfer
- Building capacity without available skilled labour.
100 % supply after major fire
- Situation
- A major fire brought series production to a halt.
- Result
- An airlift covered most demand within one week. After four months, supply ran fully on original tooling again.
- Transfer
- Supplying the customer when your own production fails.
Collaboration
Staffing to your requirements
Access to production and technical documents for defence goods is restricted by person. We agree every assignment in advance with your export control officer. Where a security clearance is required, your organisation holds the role and we support it.
Model
Fixed scope with defined handover
We define the scope and end of every mandate in advance. After that, your organisation runs production on its own.
- On-site assessment
- Implementation on the shopfloor
- Handover to regular operations
Frequently asked questions
Do you know the defence industry?
Our strength is series production under deadline pressure, and that is where the ramp-up bottleneck lies. You know the programme and your prime better than any outsider.
Do your experts need a security clearance?
Not for work outside classified areas. Your organisation fills security-sensitive roles, and we support them.
How is a mandate billed?
As a fixed scope based on extent and duration. The offer follows the on-site assessment.
How do you coordinate with the prime?
We prepare action plans and reports so your prime can approve them. You lead the communication.
When the deadline is not negotiable
Briefly describe your situation. A CONSOTIUS partner will contact you personally.