VCAMM assists clients to transition from traditional and commoditised costbased manufacturing to highly innovative and competitively differentiated knowledgebased manufacturing.
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Traditional manufacturing in Australia is under immense
pressure, caught between declining prices and the
increasing cost of labour and raw materials.
Process and supply chain enhancements and the adoption of
lean manufacturing techniques are critical to the survival of
every Australian manufacturer. But the benefits they deliver
will be insufficient to ensure sustainability and prosperity in
the current dynamic global economic environment.
The companies that thrive in the foreseeable future
will be those that, through innovation, technology and
inventiveness, eschew commoditisation in order to earn
the premium granted to those able to establish a new
manufacturing paradigm.
But the shift in thinking required to transition from
traditional to knowledge-based manufacturing is
not to be underestimated.
MANTRA delivers a practical range of business services
to assist clients to navigate towards a more sustainable
competitive position as a knowledge-based manufacturer.
In most instances, our client relationships begin with a
request to provide feedback on their current position
measured against the best practice model most helpful
in their particular case. We then assess the knowledge,
technology, resource and capability gaps that would need
to be addressed in order to transition successfully. Here, we
seek to understand the magnitude of the change journey.
Through the process of gap analysis, we conduct an
assessment of the range of knowledge based manufacturing
options open to our client. This may well also involve a
competitor and market scan to determine appropriate
product design and market orientation as well as ensuring a
robust strategic approach to the transition journey. In essence,
we seek to understand where the journey might take our
client and the best pathway by which to navigate the journey.
This is the process of developing a strong and viable
business model and defining a transition pathway for
the business. We assist in identifying and reinforcing the
core strengths of the business and building a portfolio
of initiatives including R&D investments and critical
infrastructure to support systematic innovation. It also
includes an assessment of the partnerships and alliances
that will be required in order to ensure success.
We assist you to implement the effective processes and
systems to systematically develop high value products
and services and to initiate and respond rapidly to market
and technology opportunities, working effectively with
collaborative customers and suppliers.
We help to ensure that management and staff are supported
through the transition and are effectively empowered through
the processes built on a culture of innovation and agility.
This is process of leveraging an extensive network of private
and government partners that are able to ensure our clients are
supported in accessing technologies, markets and logistical
expertise. To this end, we leverage the expertise and network of our
parent organization, the Victorian Centre for Advanced Materials
Manufacturing (VCAMM), a leading organisation for facilitating
technology transfer from research institutions to industry.
Managing the change journey to ensure that it follows a welldefined
critical path and is underpinned by rigorous process
and accurate documentation. This not only ensures the maximum
potential for project success, but also realises maximum investor
returns from the transiton.
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