Ashok Leyland – New Product Development

Ashok Leyland – NPD

With the 'pull' replenishment-based model for distribution in the spares business, the company achieved: Daily availability of spares at 91%, and inventory days were down by 50%!

Ashok Leyland - Spares Parts Division

Vector’s unique solutions for auto OEMs and auto components manufacturers help them overcome constraints that hinder their organizational performance in new product development, manufacturing, distribution and sales.&nbsp;Over the years, Vector has worked with companies like Tata Motors – Commercial Vehicles (Spare Parts &amp; Services Division), Ashok Leyland, International Tractors Ltd. (Sonalika Tractors), Fleetguard Filters, JK Fenner (India) Ltd., TVS Motors and Royal Enfield to set new industry benchmarks in operational performance in different areas of business.

We offer consulting services to organizations engaged in manufacturing and distribution of automobiles or auto components. Our consulting methodology focuses on identifying the leverage point of an organization for intervention.

Auto OEMs & Auto Components Consulting Services

Auto OEMs, auto part manufacturers and auto aftermarket players constantly struggle with the auto industry's highly cyclical nature, i.e. an economic boom is generally accompanied by high sales, while sales usually suffer during economic downturns.

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Auto and Auto Components

Vector’s unique solutions for auto OEMs and auto components manufacturers help them overcome constraints that hinder their organizational performance in new product development, manufacturing, distribution and sales.&nbsp;&nbsp;Over the years, Vector has worked with companies like Tata Motors – Commercial Vehicles (Spare Parts &amp; Services Division), Ashok Leyland, International Tractors Ltd. (Sonalika Tractors), Fleetguard Filters, JK Fenner (India) Ltd., TVS Motors and Royal Enfield to set new industry benchmarks in operational performance in different areas of business.

Auto and automotive business consulting services from Vector Consulting Group can enable companies to grow profits consistently whether the industry is going through an economic boom or a downturn.

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Vector Consulting Group's case study on the work with Ashok Leyland - Auto & Auto Components, to build supply chain capabilities & improve availability of spare parts

Ashok Leyland | Improve availability of spare parts | Vector Consulting Group

Use 'pull' based inventory optimisation to achieve near-perfect order fulfillment of products with demand forecasting and lean manufacturing to improve supply chain efficiency.&nbsp;&nbsp;

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Solution helps resolve the dilemma of having to face poor availability in spite of having excess inventory at the plants and at points of sale.

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Pull Based Supply Chain and Distribution

Enhance supply chain with Vector Consulting Group's innovative strategies optimizing distribution networks to drive business growth.

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The huge 1500+ New Product Development team at their globally benchmarked testing facilities at Ashok Leyland continuously strive to bring to market vehicles which are synonymous with the qualities of safety, reliability and ruggedness. The objective of R&amp;D is to respond fast to the customised market needs across existing multiple diverse platforms and to develop many new platforms in the intermediate, mid and heavy segments of both Buses and Trucks business units (due to the intensified competition) in order to sustain and improve the market share. Moreover, meeting deadlines of regulatory norms (Govt and Industrial) is a matter of survival for the businessHowever, the need to adhere to a very rigorous internal processes, involvement of a humongous number of suppliers (both international and domestic), several approving government authorities make this environment very challenging. So, like most such highly complex R&amp;D environments, the team struggled with frequent rework, delays in parts development and lower than expected output.After applying the principles &amp; thinking of <a href="https://new-stage.vectorconsulting.in/en/scientific-system-thinking/">Theory of Constraints</a> and by focusing on the flow of projects in the development funnel, rather than individual projects, this team broke out of a vicious loop of delays and capacity wastage. Within a little more than a year of implementation, the company was not only able to streamline its transition from BS4 to BS6 but they also increased the output of BS4 variants.&nbsp;Following were the major benefits realised.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:849/813;" src="https://backend.vectorconsulting.in/storage/editor_uploads//image_1720096845.png" width="849" height="813"></figure><h3>&nbsp;</h3> &nbsp;

The huge 1500+ New Product Development team at their globally benchmarked testing facilities at Ashok Leyland continuously strive to bring to market vehicles which are synonymous with the qualities of safety, reliability and ruggedness. The objective of R&amp;D is to respond fast to the customised market needs across existing multiple diverse platforms and to develop many new platforms in the intermediate, mid and heavy segments of both Buses and Trucks business units (due to the intensified competition) in order to sustain and improve the market share. Moreover, meeting deadlines of regulatory norms (Govt and Industrial) is a matter of survival for the businessHowever, the need to adhere to a very rigorous internal processes, involvement of a humongous number of suppliers (both international and domestic), several approving government authorities make this environment very challenging. So, like most such highly complex R&amp;D environments, the team struggled with frequent rework, delays in parts development and lower than expected output.After applying the principles &amp; thinking of <a href="https://new-stage.vectorconsulting.in/en/scientific-system-thinking/">Theory of Constraints</a> and by focusing on the flow of projects in the development funnel, rather than individual projects, this team broke out of a vicious loop of delays and capacity wastage. Within a little more than a year of implementation, the company was not only able to streamline its transition from BS4 to BS6 but they also increased the output of BS4 variants.&nbsp;Following were the major benefits realised.<figure class="image"><img style="aspect-ratio:849/813;" src="https://backend.vectorconsulting.in/storage/editor_uploads//image_1720096843.png" width="849" height="813"></figure>&nbsp;

See Vector Consulting Group's approach with Ashok Leyland, fast-tracking the transition from BS IV to BS VI by solving key R&D challenges.

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