Robbins-Gioia Moves Automotive Industry Programs Into the Fast Lane With Customized Offering
14 November 2000
Robbins-Gioia Moves Automotive Industry Programs Into the Fast Lane With Customized Offering
DETROIT--Nov. 14, 2000--The automotive division of Robbins-Gioia today announced the availability of the Enterprise Management Toolkit, a full-service automotive solution for automotive project management.
This comprehensive service delivers an infrastructure that enables full life cycle project management and includes consulting, project management training, templates, and tailorable support tools in addition to a Web-enabled enterprise reporting capability.
Since 1990, Robbins-Gioia has teamed with original equipment manufacturers and suppliers to provide business management solutions for vehicle programs. One of Robbins-Gioia's first engagements was with GM, which needed a new management approach that delivered products to market faster and increased market share.
Robbins-Gioia implemented a comprehensive management strategy that saved GM $7-$28 million per vehicle program and eliminated 2-6 weeks from luxury vehicle program schedules. In another engagement, Robbins-Gioia worked with Ford's Production and Program Management Division to reengineer the Ford prototype development process.
Through Robbins-Gioia's benchmarking activities and recommendations, Ford was able to realize annual savings in excess of $20 million within its prototype activities.
Based on these and other successes, Robbins-Gioia crafted a flexible solution containing the necessary processes and tools for fast and consistent project management implementation. "This flexible solution p rovides the necessary structure, processes, and tools to successfully manage automotive projects as well as other business initiatives," explained Pierre Monacelli, operations manager for Robbins-Gioia Automotive. "We are focused on supporting our customers as they reduce time to market, minimize total project cost, and maximize quality output."
About the Enterprise Management Toolkit(TM)
The Enterprise Management Toolkit is a service that combines proven project management methodologies, products, and technologies. Components include:
| -- | An assessment methodology to baseline and gauge the effectiveness of current business practices |
| -- | Program management tutorials |
| -- | Key performance reports for areas including schedule, cost, issues, and scope changes with a built-in executive information system |
| -- | A Web page interface |
| -- | Ready-to-use timeline templates geared toward key OEM milestones |
| -- | Tailorable product development and program management business procedures |
| -- | Logs for tracking and monitoring risk/issues and changes |
| -- | Tailorable communication and governance plans. |
About Robbins-Gioia
Robbins-Gioia has been dedicated to delivering management consulting solutions to government agencies and Fortune 500 companies for 20 years.
Robbins-Gioia combines thought leadership, disciplined processes, industry-based knowledge, and integrated tools to help global customers optimize their business processes, accelerate change, and establish time, cost, and quality improvements to transform their businesses. For more information, please call Robbins-Gioia, Inc. at 800-663-7138, or visit the web site at www.robbinsgioia.com.