What are the challenges of industrial transfer?
The Covid-19 pandemic renewed the debate surrounding the relocation of strategic production in France, in particular in the pharmaceutical and automotive sectors. Industrial transfer requires meticulous planning that takes regulatory, logistics and human constraints into consideration. System engineering modeling methodologies and the use of artificial intelligence are major assets in anticipating the challenges inherent to the management of production transfers.
These are some of the challenges currently facing our teams working on our industrial transfer projects:
- Production interruption: The need to move equipment and operations may result in production interruptions, which can impact profitability and customer satisfaction.
- Logistics management: Coordinating transport along with the temporary storage and reinstallation of equipment while minimizing logistics costs is a major challenge.
- Adaptation of employees: Industrial transfer may require an adaptation of the skills of employees or the hiring of new employees to adapt to new facilities or technologies.
- Unplanned costs: Unplanned costs may arise during the process due to delays, unexpected technical issues or regulatory updates.
- Risk management: Identifying and managing potential risks, whether these are related to safety, regulatory compliance or to other factors, is essential for successful transfer.
- International coordination: If the transfer concerns international-scale facilities, the coordination of operations between different regions may be complicated by cultural, regulatory and logistical differences.
- Continuous quality: Ensuring the continuous quality of products or services throughout the transfer process is essential with regard to customer satisfaction and company image.
- Effective communication: Maintaining transparent and effective communication at all levels, both internally and with external partners, is essential to avoid misunderstandings and to guarantee project success.
The successful management of these challenges requires meticulous planning, a wealth of technical expertise, and close working relations between all stakeholders involved in the industrial transfer project.
