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Methodology

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Value Creation Approach
Consistent with its mission of creating value for its customers, Wes-Tech develops automation solutions that significantly improve operational performance and productivity as measured by incremental operating cash flow (EBITDA), and return on invested capital (ROIC). To achieve these results, Wes-Tech has defined two interrelated objectives that drive the development of every automation solution:

  • Maximize the solution benefits (capital asset deployment and productivity improvement)
  • Minimize the solution total cost of ownership

The means of converting these two objectives into the desired results is what puts Wes-Tech at the top of its competition class: Understanding best practices in lean manufacturing and flexible and agile automation, while possessing the experience, know-how, and technology to implement and integrate them.

Such best practices relate to all the value drivers that impact the ultimate results as measured by ROIC and EBITDA.

Our value creation approach is aligned with our customers’ financial performance goals

Click here for definitions on:

Capital Asset Deployment – Costs and Benefits
Productivity Improvement – Costs and Benefits
Lean Manufacturing – Principles
Flexible and Agile Automation – Principles





Solution: Piecing Together the Puzzle



Solutions Approach
The Wes-Tech solution approach is about piecing together the puzzle that manufacturing companies face in spite of a global and rapidly evolving environment of demand, supply, and competition. The development of a solution is more than designing and building an automation system in that it requires a comprehensive problem-solving approach:

  • Involving experts to define the problem and to develop the requirements that will optimize the cost/benefit
  • Developing alternative solutions to ensure the best choice
  • Evaluating the solutions and selecting the match that satisfies the requirements best
  • Developing the project implementation plan with professional project management and cross-functional participation
  • Implementing the project plan utilizing proven project management tools.

The Wes-Tech problem-solving approach focuses on the design and implementation of a manufacturing or assembly conversion process (from raw materials to a complete assembly) in two stages:

  • First, the design or improvement of the existing process to maximize the economic benefits.
  • Second, the automation of the improved process by utilizing technologies and equipment that deliver manufacturing flexibility and agility.

Wes-Tech brings to bear experience, expertise, best practices, technology, and an integrated professional team that develops and implements the right solution for each manufacturing conversion process.

Our solutions approach helps our customers’ management make better decisions



Project Management Approach
Today’s capital asset project environment is characterized by carefully scrutinized budgets, tight deadlines, project complexity, and escalated risk. As a result, professional project management is critical to the success of a project.

Successful project management requires a structured, systematic approach to managing schedules, milestones, resources, and critical activities, while mitigating risks through contingency planning and resolving issues from design to execution in a timely manner.

Wes-Tech utilizes a proven project management methodology including several professional tools and techniques for each project management phase as well as a secure FTP customer web site for exchanging project information.

Wes-Tech project managers possess the right experience and training to meet tough project challenges that range from designing component parts to developing a new process to designing an automated assembly line or setting up a manufacturing environment in order to satisfy a customer.

Click here to view more detail about the Wes-Tech Project Management Methodology

Our project management approach helps our customers mitigate project risk


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