Interim Operation Manager or SMART Factory program lead
In the mid-sized companies and entities of the major groups in our aerospace and defense ecosystem, the pressure on quality, deadlines, and ramp-up is increasing, particularly to address defense capacity and sovereignty challenges.
With over 30 years of experience in industrial management, MRO, and digital transformation (Safran, Dassault, etc.), I support these companies with a pragmatic and operational approach: 1️⃣ Rapid on-site diagnosis – identifying bottlenecks, risks, and priority levers in 3 to 4 weeks 2️⃣ Transition/Run management – securing deliveries, structuring sites, implementing industrial standards, and deploying useful digitalization
I can provide you with expert knowledge in facing the following challenges:
Operational Executive Assessment followed Interim Management to secure the execution of programs, ensure operational availability, and implement a pragmatic industrial transformation
More specifically for digital transformation :
Establish where your company stands in the digital transformation of its industrial activities
Determine which SMART Factory technologies are the most relevant for your business in the frame of a global performance improvement plan
Build a SMART Factory road map aligned with your industrial stakes and capacity to deploy, associated with Lean approach
Assess any opportunities to deploy MES , MCS and Industrial Data/AI use cases
Assist to specify, select and manage solutions from technologies providers and integrators
Operational Executive Assessment
Aerospace & Defense production or MRO support activities
Duration: 4 to 6 weeks
• Multi-site analysis
• Industrial governance & performance
• Capabilities, skills, supply chain
• Industrial IT & Industry 4.0 maturity
Deliverables:
• Executive diagnosis
• Program risk mapping
• 90-day action plan
• Operational management recommendations
💰 Indicative package: 30–40k€ excl. VAT
Interim Management
Performance improvement plan or digital transformation
Interim manager to support the implementation of an improvement plan or a transformation program , acting as:
- Production or MRO/Services director
- Industrial or digital transformation director
Digital transformation program
Step by step , focuss on key business issues
Quick SMART Factory diagnostic
Quick assessment
(2 or 3 days)
SMART Factory maturity against industrial stakes along with Lean approach to improve performance ( “LEAN4.0” approach )
Recommendations of technologies & projects to start first
AI use cases assessment , benchmark and road map set-up
SMART Factory opportunity study
Opportunity studies
(5 days / project)
Deliverables by technologies or projects
Prelim assessment of ROI for each selected technology in the frame of performance improvement plan ( typically Lean projects )
Project definition
SMART Factory solution selection
Assistance to selection
(on quote)
Specification of the solution
Request for proposal
Assistance to suppliers proposal analysis
Recommendations for project set-up
Expertise in MES , MCS, Industrial Data, IoT Geolocation, Digital Inspection, AR/VR, …
How can I help you to succed in your digital transformation ?
My positioning is clearly at the crossroads of the concerns of operational staff, those of OT and IT players to succeed in your 4.0 digital transformation projects and reap all the benefits in terms of performance.
MES ( Manufacturing Execution System )
Development of a digital continuity and paperless strategy
Specification of MES and selection of solution
Assistance to project management
Master plan to integrate MES into IT environment PLM,ERP, MCS, Quality, …
MCS ( Manufacturing Control System)
Alignment of data collection with Industrial Data usage for performance improvement
Development of industrial assets connectivity plan
Specification and selection of MCS solutions with integration services
Master plan to integrate MCS solution in the IT/OT environment
Industrial Data usage
Definition of data use case relevant for business to improve performance
Specification of data architecture from data collection to exploitation
Assistance to project management to implement data use case with IT / OT
AR / VR ( Augmented & Virtual Reality )
Use case analysis and ROI assessment
Specification of solutions and integration
Assistance to development and implementation