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SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS INDUSTRY:
Division Start-up Supply Chain Support |
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Client: |
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start-up division of a multi-billion dollar global manufacturer of
specialty chemicals and metals. |
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Problem: |
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Need
to reduce the time-to-market of the product to be produced by a start-up
division. Need to provide sustainable product sourcing utilizing an
out-sourced "virtual factory". |
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Approach: |
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Tunnell established a supply chain strategy utilizing out-sourced
suppliers to provide production capacity while the client prepared
his automated factory. To support this virtual factory, Tunnell prepared
the entire life-cycle documentation package from flowcharts, process
specifications and product specifications to vendor qualifications
through to contract negotiations. This project began by establishing
a source material supply chain from one of the client's own factories,
then grew to the supply chain for a family of four products, then
to two more families of products. Tunnell was charged with temporarily
operating the virtual factory on behalf of the client. |
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Results: |
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Based on Tunnell's method, the client's source material factory
adopted Tunnell's approach for its other related products in a sweeping
change of tactical approach to their existing manufacturing process
control specification methods
The documentation package has withstood the challenging requirements
of the semiconductor industry and it stands as a new standard of
performance for the client
The first product from the virtual factory passed customer qualification
acceptance criteria
Tunnell identified alternate processes that reduced product costs
by 30%
Tunnell Identified alternate processes that reduced leadtime from
26 weeks to 5 weeks in an out-sourced supply chain
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