Managing your projects in China

Goal

Open a subsidiary and factory in China.

Mission

• Oversee the creation of a French-Chinese joint venture
• Build a factory
• Set up systems and organisation

Result

Factory built and operational in 8 months, first products delivered in 10 months.

Goal

Equip a 250-room health care centre with equipment that meets European medical standards.

Result

100% of the delivered equipment was developed and manufactured in keeping with European standards (medical seats, toilets, wall protection, pharmaceutical equipment).
Savings: 50% of the initial budget.

Goal

Find a low-cost solution for high resistance material used in the wind power industry.

Mission

• Select a producer
• Supervise technical development to meet the customer’s standards

Result

6 months of testing and development, production green-lighted.

Goal

Reduce industrial costs.

Mission

Recommendations to improve order processing, supply, manufacturing; cut costs.

Result

Action plan to redefine the product range, reorganise services, workshops, methods and synchronisation of the supply chain.
Expected impact: 30% improvement in productivity, inventory levels reduced more than 50%.

Goal

Qualify an industrial joint venture in China.

Mission

• Industrial Due Diligence
• Qualify a Chinese manufacturer’s expertise and means
• Audit the future partner’s factories, analyse its savoir-faire, finances & capacity

Result

Project validated.

Goal

Strategic re-sourcing to lower the cost of equipment.

Mission

• Benchmark Asian manufacturers
• Expand the supplier database
• Certify new purchasing opportunities

Result

• Survey of major Asian suppliers of hotel equipment
• Creation of detailed descriptive files for each company; price estimates and samples obtained; multi-criteria scoring
• Modelling of potential savings: 22%

Goal

Implement new leading competitive supply chain

Mission

Source large capacity equipment: injection moulding machines, industrial cutting and engraving machines and tools.

Result

More than 25% savings on purchasing and maintenance .

Goal

Ensure supply of high quality equipment within the framework of a cost-cutting programme.

Mission

Source bathroom/kitchen equipment and furnishings for 2 housing programmes with 400 dwellings, and one 300-room hotel programme.

Result

• Purchases secured in Asia
• Budget reduced 30%
• Logistics overseen by Asterwind, from ordering to on-site reception.

Goal

Competitive supplier survey.

Mission

Benchmark manufacturers, main players’ capacity and state of the art.

Result

Strategic report.

Goal

Use new materials for sustainable development.

Mission

• Find and select Chinese, Vietnamese and Malaysian manufacturers
• Track development

Result

Development and testing of sustainable materials: compressed bamboo, passive solar panels, and natural fibre crops. Production under way.

Goal

Global re-sourcing for polyester powder paint.

Mission

• Select Chinese producers
• Ensure qualitative improvements and conformity with European chemical standards.

Result

Suppliers selected for long-term partnerships in compliance with customer’s ethical standards.