Factory planning and production planning

Holistic planning — from concept to implementation

Innovative and future-oriented factory planning

We pursue the goal of making your company more competitive

We plan and develop factories and production facilities that are optimally designed for the future in terms of their functionality. In this way, we create the basis for your sustainable economic success. When planning factories and production facilities, regardless of whether it is a new factory construction (greenfield) or factory planning in existing buildings (brownfield), we use our 3D planning software. With our 3D planning software, we create a virtual layout for you and plan the optimal arrangement of functional areas according to the requirements of your production and logistics processes. The material flow and the factory layout are thereby aligned with your entire value-added process. The factory layout includes the floor plan with the production areas, the entire warehouse cubature, the storage area, the working and manipulation areas and the circulation areas.

A structured approach is crucial in factory planning

We support you holistically: concept planning, detailed planning, tendering and realisation

Consideration of corporate goals, framework conditions, product and market development
Processes and functions
Systems and technologies
Material flows and layouts
Investments (rough)

Processes and functions
Systems and technologies
Material flows and layouts
Personnel & work organisation
Specifications
Investments (detail)

Preparation of invitations to tender
Obtaining the offers
Evaluation of tenders
Accompanying the award procedure

Trade coordination
Commissioning
Operational site management
Acceptance

Why you should start your planning

Rising costs due to high process lead times, overcrowded production and storage areas, low productivity and lack of resource availability, high market dynamics and changed competitive conditions, historically grown structures

Phase I: Concept planning in 3D

Laying the foundation

Concept planning forms the basis of any factory planning. From the strategic specifications and corporate goals in combination with our comprehensive as-is analysis, we develop an optimal space layout for you, which is initially created on the basis of your existing process flows and structures. The planning of the buildings, land and technical equipment follows in the second planning phase with the help of our 3D planning software. This procedure enables us to optimally align the entire processes according to your requirements and at the same time guarantee maximum efficiency and productivity. It is important to consider and take into account long-term corporate goals in order to ensure the future viability of the new factory.

Concept planning as a basis for the new or redesigned factory
Consideration of future developments and technologies
Special attention is paid to the development of an agile overall layout
Definition of target processes
Design of a target layout: Optimal arrangement of functional areas
Creation and evaluation of different layout variants
Cost / benefit estimation
Project cost overview +/-30

True-to-scale 3D planning of your factory
Real-time simulation of your production and logistics processes
Direct avoidance of planning errors
Exact predictability of your investments

Phase II: Detailed planning in 3D

Create a resilient basis for realisation

The goal of detailed planning is to further develop the selected concept approach into a resilient basis for realisation. In the detailed planning, we design the individual functional areas in detail. We define the work processes in production, assembly and logistics and equip the individual modules accordingly with technology and equipment. We optimally adapt walking, transport and information routes to the processes. At the end of the detailed planning, there is an implementation concept that contains a rough schedule for concrete measures and serves as the basis for tenders and the realisation phase.

Detailed planning and optimisation of the processes
Definition of all interfaces to the building and building services
Arrangement and design of the workstations
Creation of the fine layout in 3D
Definition of the structural and safety requirements
Detailed calculation of project costs and investment volume
Preparation of an implementation plan as a basis for realisation (measures, deadlines, resources)
Support in coordinating with authorities to obtain approval

Phase III: Calls for tenders

Find the right providers

The planning phases for factory planning are followed by the creation of the specifications and other documents required for the tender. The specifications form the basis for a detailed tender submission by the suppliers. Parallel to the preparation of the tender documents, we conduct a market survey. Due to our many years of expertise, we know the market of suppliers very well. You receive a comprehensive list of bidders with all relevant data on the supplier. You now determine which suppliers should be considered for the tender. We take over the complete tender management for you — from sending out the tender documents, answering supplier queries, organising and carrying out the supplier rounds, evaluating the bids and a final assessment by us. In addition, we recommend reference visits to potential suppliers, which we can also organise for you. On this basis, you can now decide which supplier is the right partner for you.

Preparation of the specifications and the tender documents
Preparation of a comprehensive list of bidders including evaluation criteria
Obtaining and evaluating written offers
Presentation of bids
Recommendation for the award of contract
Accompaniment of the entire award process including contract negotiation and contract review

Phase IV: Realisation

Your daily business and production continue

After the factory planning and tendering process has been completed, the realisation and implementation of your construction project begins. In accordance with the created layout, areas are restructured or expanded and equipped with technical components and systems. A conversion or new construction of a factory requires a large number of internal and external persons, companies and authorities, which are usually networked with each other. Coordinating this complex structure is a demanding task for the client, especially as day-to-day business and your production continue. We are at your side throughout the entire realisation of your new factory and, if required, take over the construction supervision and project management as well as any preliminary and settlement planning.

Supplier support
Commissioning
Accompanying system tests and acceptances
Coordination of trades
Operative site management
Holistic project management

We act as general planners of factories and production facilities

Our network of renowned industrial architects supports us in architectural planning and implementation

Practical orientation, know-how, high management competence — this is what our interdisciplinary team of consultants, factory planners and project managers stands for. Our team is complemented by renowned industrial architects who support us as cooperation partners in architectural planning and implementation. From factory structure planning and layout planning to the design of factory buildings and the turnkey handover and commissioning of the new factory, we contribute our expertise and experience in integrated factory planning. As general planners, we professionally conceptualise, coordinate and supervise the entire project and assume responsibility for the economic and efficient project execution. Our industrial architects supervise all structural measures on the building in close cooperation with our project managers. In this way, we can give our customers the assurance that their factory will be completed on time and within budget with the appropriate quality.

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