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Production planning & control consulting for engineering manufacturers

We help engineering manufacturing units raise productivity, cut WIP and inventory, and deliver on time. We work with your team on the shop floor, not just on slides, and we charge on success fees.

Higher productivity
More output from the machines and people you already have.
Lower WIP and inventory
Cash released from stock and half-finished jobs.
Better on-time delivery
Delivery dates your customers can rely on.
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The problem

Where cash and capacity get trapped

In most engineering plants the machines are busy and the people are working hard, yet dispatch is lower than planned, WIP keeps growing and cash is tight.

The cause is rarely the machines. It is how work is planned, released, prioritised and followed up, and how purchase and stores respond to the plan. That is what production planning & control fixes.

Sound familiar?

  • Delivery dates that keep slipping, and urgent orders that jump the queue
  • WIP piling up on the shop floor while dispatch stays flat
  • Inventory that keeps growing while shortages still stop production
  • Busy machines, overtime and premium freight, but not more output
  • Purchase driven by discounts and supplier lot sizes instead of the plan
  • Monthly reviews spent explaining problems instead of preventing them

What we improve

Three results every plant can measure

Each engagement is built around the outcomes that decide your cash flow and your customers' trust.

  • Higher productivity

    More output from the same machines and people, by fixing sequencing, loading and waiting before anyone talks about a new machine or another shift.

    • Machine loading and sequencing
    • Bottleneck management
    • Setup and idle time
    • Less overtime and firefighting

  • Lower WIP and inventory

    Cash released from raw material, WIP and finished goods, by buying and starting only what the plan needs and finishing what has been started.

    • WIP limits and release rules
    • Excess, slow and dead stock
    • Purchase quantity and timing
    • Shortage control

  • Better on-time delivery

    Delivery dates customers can rely on, by planning against real capacity and material, and recovering at-risk orders every day.

    • Realistic commitment dates
    • Revenue-at-risk reviews
    • Daily recovery meetings
    • Shorter lead time

How we work

From your baseline to verified results

We agree the numbers first, then work alongside your team until they move.

  1. Assess and baseline

    We study your plant and data, agree the KPIs that matter, and fix the baseline together from your own records.

    • Plant diagnostic
    • KPI definitions
    • Joint baseline

  2. Design the planning system

    Planning rules, priorities, WIP limits and purchase rules designed with your planners, stores and production heads.

    • Planning rules
    • Release and priority rules
    • Purchase rules

  3. Implement on the shop floor

    We run the new routine with your team every day until it becomes habit: daily priorities, recovery meetings and follow-up.

    • Daily meetings
    • Navigator PPC where it helps

  4. Sustain and verify

    Monthly reviews against the baseline. Results are verified jointly, and the success fee follows the verified results.

    • Monthly KPI review
    • Joint verification

What stays with your team

  • A planning routine your planners run every day
  • Clear priorities on the shop floor, and WIP under control
  • Purchase and stores working to the plan
  • Short KPI reviews that lead to decisions

Commercial model

We charge on success fees

This is not a software licence and not a report. Our fee is linked to the results we deliver together, measured against a baseline agreed with you from your own data.

When your plant improves, we earn. That keeps both sides focused on the same numbers.

How the success fee works

Fee basis
Success fee on results
Baseline
Agreed from your own data
Verification
Joint, every month
Exclusions
Events outside the plant's control

Industries

Who we work with

Engineering manufacturing units where work is planned around customer orders, routings and machines, and where delivery, WIP and inventory decide cash flow.

  • Machine building and engineering equipment
  • Precision machining and components
  • Fabrication and heavy engineering
  • Castings and forgings
  • Pumps, valves and gears
  • Auto components
  • Project and engineer-to-order manufacturing

Manufacturing modes

  • Make-to-order
  • Engineer-to-order
  • Batch and job shop
  • Project-based

PPC Journeys

18 journeys through production planning & control

How we think about PPC, one business problem at a time: from sleeping cash and smart buying to WIP, lead time, hidden capacity, profit, quality and the factory that learns.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is Navigator-PPC?

Navigator-PPC is a production planning & control (PPC) consulting practice for engineering manufacturing units. We help plants improve productivity, reduce WIP and inventory and improve on-time delivery (OTD).

Is Navigator-PPC a software product?

No. Navigator-PPC is consulting first. Most of the improvement comes from planning discipline on the shop floor. Where it helps the new process stick, we use Navigator PPC software alongside your existing ERP.

How do you charge?

We charge on success fees. Our fee is linked to the results the engagement delivers, measured against a baseline agreed with you from your own data and verified jointly.

Which manufacturers do you work with?

Engineering manufacturing units, including machine building and engineering equipment, precision machining and components, fabrication and heavy engineering, castings and forgings, pumps, valves and gears, auto components and project and engineer-to-order manufacturing.

What results do you work on?

Three measurable outcomes: higher productivity from the same machines and people, lower WIP and inventory (and the cash released from them), and better on-time delivery against committed dates.

What are the PPC Journeys?

The PPC Journeys are 18 themes, each told in eight episodes, that explain production planning & control through real factory problems: sleeping cash, smart buying, WIP, lead time, hidden capacity, OTD, profit, quality, suppliers, cash flow and continuous learning.

How do I contact Navigator-PPC?

Call +91 98795 48635, write to info@navigator-ppc.com, connect on LinkedIn (linkedin.com/in/bm1997) or use “Book a consultation” on this site.

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Tell us where your plant is losing time and cash

Share what you manufacture and what hurts most today: late deliveries, rising WIP and inventory, or capacity that never seems enough. We will arrange a first discussion.

A first discussion covers

  • How orders, planning, purchase and the shop floor work today
  • Where delivery slips and where WIP and inventory build up
  • The KPIs that would show improvement, and how success fees would work
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