Abstract A large allied automotive supplier became an economic liability for a major original equipment manufacturer. TPS’s Managing Director was tasked with decommissioning this tier 1 supplier and relaunching all the current production with seven new suppliers. The recommissioning cycle had to be within 12 to 16 weeks from the tool and equipment move date. Challenge The decommissioning work involved two facilities that produced 3,000 production and service assembly part numbers as well as numerous specialized additional components. The team was also assigned the task of launching these products in a cadence with 7 new suppliers worldwide. It was imperative that the start date for the takeover suppliers’ production be timed with the depletion of the original supplier's banked material

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