You’ve decided to move your manufacturing facility. You know the benefits:

But… customers and competitors won’t just “stand by” while you relocate.

You need to ensure that your company continues to service your customers throughout the entire process of site selection, assessment, planning, buildout, relocation, and start of production.

It’s a busy time!

Your management team has a lot on their plate. In addition to their regular duties during the plant move they’ll need to maintain ongoing business while possibly building-ahead inventory or pulling-ahead orders to cover any transition downtime.

Those supporting the new plant will be required to interact with a host of external entities — most of which they’ve had limited or no prior experience dealing with:

New sources need to be identified and developed for local supplies, materials, services, manpower, and outside processing.

A comprehensive technology transfer plan must be developed and executed, including:

All of this happens while your organization — including key managers — are dealing with the personal disruption and attrition that is inevitable with any plant move.

You need a dynamic and proactive approach to managing one of the most critical, unique, and risky projects your company has ever taken on.

Contact us today to discuss how we can help you by providing expert management of your plant relocation project.