Challenge
A private equity-owned mid-market trailer manufacturer was facing rising fixed costs as portions of its manufacturing network became underutilized. Leadership knew changes were needed but lacked a practical way to evaluate different network scenarios and understand their financial impacts.
The company needed a faster, more structured approach to bring together data from across the business, conduct scenario analysis, and identify the network configuration that would create the most value.
Approach
- Consolidated operational and financial data from across manufacturing network into a single analytical model
- Built a decision support tool to quickly compare customer, product, and facility scenarios
- Quantified the operational and financial impact of each alternative
- Presented recommendations within 4 weeks that enabled leadership to make informed decisions with confidence
Results
Freed 10% in fixed costs
Identified 5% in current footprint product optimizations with no capital investment
Flagged under-utilized production site for closure