Korn Consult receives the task as Interim Project Leader to take over a critical project shortly before SOP. For this purpose, Korn Consult assigns an experienced Interim Expert from its own team to assure and secure the industrialization and the SOP at the premises of an important OEM of the client.

Korn Consult is commissioned with the difficult task to ensure the security of the supply chain in Mexico and thereby support an SOP in Russia.

Korn Consult receives a project regarding the process optimization and the operational security of the production processes, from a leading Tier 1 supplier in the U.S . This includes the implementation of responsible management structures and VDA 6.3 processes.

Korn Consult and KC & Partner are commissioned to operatively support a Tier 2 supplier with the implementation of Automotive Standard Process structures and with the development of the company. The target of the customer is to develop the existing company structures of the Tier 2 supplier and to help the supplier become a Tier 1. The project also includes coaching the management of the customer.

Korn Consult is commissioned by an OEM to take on the responsibility as supplier manager of the management systems and of the complete protection of the maturity of the projects.

Korn Consult receives the task from a leading Tier 1 supplier to implement an internal ISO TS 16949 audit and to coach the internal management team to the ISO / TS 16949 requirements and thus promote the understanding and implementation of the automotive customer specific requirements.

Korn Consult and KC & Partner win a contract in Eastern Europe with a Tier 1 enterprise and are assigned to take over the preparation of the QIP and APQP process in an operational way and to ensure the product launch and the process series. VDA 6.3 auditing is necessary for the preparation of the described actions.

Korn Consult receives an order from an OEM within the JIS product planning; the project includes the planning of the load carriers, the JIS time budgets, the connection to the production, the safeguarding of the quality of the supplied parts and the start-up support.

Korn Consult continues to work successfully with medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and receives another SME Coaching and Mentoring Project. The objective of the project is a holistic consultancy. It is realized through operational optimization of business processes, improvement of operational tools and through a personal coaching and mentoring in the leadership team. By assigning experienced coaches and successful leaders, the project shows the first positive results very quickly.

Korn Consult and KC & Partner receive the contract to carry out operational improvement of business processes. The project is carried out by experienced project managers, who have already successfully defined, installed and improved business processes through coaching.

Korn Consult receives the task from a leading truck manufacturer to develop the suppliers in an operational manner and to improve the manufacturing processes. Also, Korn Consult product experts will be integrated as "Interim" within the supplier development area of the client. The successful automotive standard methods such as 8D, VDA 6.3, SPC, MSA (VDA 5), PPAP (PPF) will be actively applied.

Korn Consult receives a project in the U.S. to implement the ISO / TS 16949 management system standard. Furthermore, the team will lead the operational implementation following the VDA 6.3 processes assessment and QM structures at a Tier 1 supplier. The goal is to create the QM processes and structures in order to successfully handle the direct delivery to the OEM on a long-term basis.

Korn Consult receives the task from a Tier 1 supplier to assist the internal FMEA process in its application with the APIS software. For this purpose, an APIS expert will be assigned to actively support the FMEA product moderation at our customer's premises.

Korn Consult leads further supplier development and process improvement actions on behalf of a Tier 1 globally operating supplier in the Powertrain area. The operative support increases the know-how process of the supplier, ensures manufacturing processes and improves the entire supply chain.

New offices have been successfully opened in the U.S. and Brazil in 2012. All operational processes are installed, experienced managers are on site and the first consulting projects are already successfully implemented in the local language. The customer feedback is very positive. We will provide you with references at your request.

Korn Consult continues to work successfully with medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and receives another SME Coaching and Mentoring Project. The objective of the project is a comprehensive business consultancy. This is realized through the operational optimization of business processes, improvement of the operational tools and a personal coaching and mentoring of the leadership team. Due to the appointment of experienced coaches and successful leaders, the project quickly shows the first positive results.

Korn Consult takes on responsibility from an international Tier 1 supplier to establish the FMEA process within the organization, to implement the FMEA know-how through operational coaching and help the customer to improve his performance through an effective FMEA process.

Korn Consult and KC & Partners start an MBC Readiness Program for safety components and introduce the business process optimizations through a root cause analysis. The aim is to improve and ensure the maturity level of the project and the product.

Korn Consult is active again in the US. Its main activity is to ensure production processes and to support the operational implementation of the improvement measures. The aim is to stabilize the processes locally and to support the OEM with the release of a VDA 6.3 Audit evidence.

Korn Consult expands its project portfolio in the plant construction area. By expanding its team of constultants and technical experts, KC gets new projects. The main focus is on the development of industrial and filtration facilities.

Korn Consult launches its activity within the service sector and starts a new project. Its purpose is to create a centralized management system and a successful matrix certification for the more than 10 locations of engineering service providers active in areas such as environmental engineering, water, energy, industrial and plant construction. The focus is on the operational implementation of the core process definition.

Korn Consult is nominated by a Tier 1 supplier specialized in interior parts, to carry out a business process analysis and to create, through a systematic root cause analysis process, the necessary principles and improvements, in order to achieve a de-escalation within an OEM audit. The main focus is on the operational implementation.

Korn Consult is nominated to perform a business process analysis of the safety parts for a Tier 2 supplier. The objective is to analyse the existing business processes and, together with the management team, to apply the improvements operatively within the organization.

Korn Consult and KC & Partner are nominated to perform the project management, industrialization, start-up support, quality planning (QIP) and supplier management tasks, within the powertrain product range of a Tier 1 supplier. OEM customers are BMW, Mercedes Benz (Daimler), Audi (Volkswagen) and Porsche (VW).

Korn Consult starts an FMEA Moderation process. The goal of the project is to create Process FMEA within the team, based on the standard production processes, and to allow the extension to group FMEA within the company.

Korn Consult and KC & Partner are working together with a 1st Tier supplier in the Complaint Management area, to support operational processes and to restore customer satisfaction.

Korn Consult take over the task to carry out a potential analysis for an International Project Management process of a 1st Tier supplier. The task also includes the planned industrialization in the United States and in China, in the perspective of the existing project structures.

Korn Consult receives a contract from an OEM client to ensure the provision by a 1st Tier supplier of exterior parts from several locations. The aim is to guarantee the serial delivery / just in sequence.

Korn Consult receives the task to support an OEM with a car launch in Germany and Hungary, with the scope to ensure the maturity level in the 1st Tier supply chain of exterior parts in several locations in Europe.

Korn Consult is commissioned to perform business process analyses with a focus on law and working safety in craft enterprises. The objective is to reduce the risk at the management level to a minimum.

Korn Consult appoints an Interim Manager for a customer, in order for him to support a global 1st Tier supplier. The task involves the management of operational business processes.

KC & Partner and Korn Consult receive several projects to perform VDA 6.3 process audits in the 1st and 2nd Tier supply chain in Europe (Germany, Italy, Poland, Czech Republic, Romania, Slovenia) and Asia (China, Korea). They are aimed to ensure the appropriate start-up and standardized production processes. The audited processes are in the suppliers' portfolio for OEM customers such as Volkswagen (VW), Audi, Porsche, Mercedes Benz (Daimler), BMW, Opel (GM), Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, Ford and Daimler Trucks.

Korn Consult receives a Launch Management project for a 1st Tier supplier in the product field "Powertrain". The target is to support the supplier development and the optimization of the processes and part quality level. Based on this, an Improvement Program is started, in order to optimize the processes in the development stage and in the project management area.

KC & Partner and Korn Consult obtain the task to perform a MBC Readiness Program in Eastern Europe. A Weakness Analysis is carried out at the production plants and in the supply chain to determine the project maturity. Based on this, an improvement program is launched to ensure a successful project start-up.

Korn Consult and KC & Partner lead their first project in India. The task involves the assessment of a subsupplier on behalf of a 1 Tier supplier, with support from the OEM client. The target is to assure the quality of the supply components and the stability of the process.

Korn Consult get the order from the BMW Group for the relocation of a supplier's components to the new production site. The challenging task includes the industrialization, the start-up process and the quality assurance measures.

Korn Consult obtains an assignment from a global supplier of beverage-filter technology-equipment within the Food and Beverage industry. The assignment is to suppot the completion of the equipment installation. The audit tasks will be performed after the entry into service of the manufacturer. Based on customer requirements and specifications, and after the analysis and evaluation carried out by Korn Consult, further optimization measures of the equipment and consequently the highest quality standards of the installation system will be assured.

Korn Consult and KC & Partner lead a VDA 6.3 Workshop within a joint project carried out in Poland. The purpose of the workshop is to ease the understanding of the process-based auditing method. The workshop involves the practice of an audit at a Level 1 provider in the worldwide automotive industry.

Korn Consult is responsible with the development of a very complex project for a Tier 1 customer in Europe. The project's main focus is on Process Improvement and Supplier Development and its implementation will be realized based on concepts from LEAN, SIX SIGMA and Process Audit . QVP (Quality Improvement Program) measures, problem-solving methods (7M, Ishikawa, 5Why) and audit techniques will be successfully applied.

Korn Consult and KC & Partner inaugurate their office location in Timisoara. Important clients, collaborators, providers and business partners participate at Korn Consult's and KC & Partner's presentation in the City Business Centre in Timisoara. Please click here to see the pictures.

Korn Consult and KC & Partner offer analysis of process capability, process stability and quality capability for manufacturing companies. The companies are going through a risk analysis and also on a weakness analysis to determine the potential improvements. We offer these services in Europe and Worldwide in different languages: Romanian, Czech, Hungarian, Spanish, English, German

Korn Consult and KC & Partner have received a request to conduct an MBC Readiness Program in Eastern and Western Europe. Weakness Analyses is performed over the whole process chain, from development to production plants to show the actual status as a basis for developing a Quality Improvement and to ensure start-up of production.

KORN Consult and KC & Partner have implemented a management system according to ISO TS 16949, at several customers. Certification was obtained without major nonconformities findings.

Korn Consult has performed an ISO/TS 16949 Training Auditor for a Tier 1 Automotive Supplier. This requalification training program was implemented for all internal auditors from Europe in English Language. A positive feedback was received from the customer in words like "practical-oriented" and "customer focused".

Korn Consult is receiving as part of Production Readiness activities, a project to ensure an operative start-up. Project definition is covering the optimizations of machine parameters with the scope to achieve a stable process.

Korn Consult GmbH has signed a contract in Czech Republic to conduct a Quality Improvement Plan during rump-up of a new product. Focus is on a Production Readiness for products safety relevant with high complexity of manufacturing process.

KC & Partner has received a contract in Poland to support business relocation for a Tier 1 Supplier. The scope is to assure capacity and quality level during rump-up.

Korn Consult has received from US a contract with a global Tier 1 Supplier to assure all project phases (APQP-Advanced Product Quality Planning and QIP-Quality Improvement Plan) in the entire supply chain from US and Mexico for critical sub-suppliers.

Korn Consult has received a contract to conduct an MBC Readiness Program to a worldwide Tier 1 Supplier, on several locations across Europe. The Objective is to maintain serial production and to assure improvement in quality.

Korn Consult get the order from a Global Tier 1 to support and manage a plant transfer in Eastern Europe with the scope to maintain the serial production.

Korn Consult signed a contract with a Global Tier 1 for project management and product development of a complex ZSB-Component, with the scope to ensure the product maturity in the global supply chain.

Korn Consult and KC & Partner open a new office in Spain to ensure support in local language to all existing and new customers. The cultural frontier are also here further reduced (as is already in Romania), to offer to our customer practical and experienced services. The new web site can be found at: www.korn-consult.es.

Korn Consult GmbH receives from Porsche AG Group the contract of the quality planning processes in product development of interior design (greenhouse, door module and MIKO), to support the product development and ensure the operational implementation of the project.

Korn Consult obtains the contract of Daimler AG - Truck Division, to analyze and improve a global logistic supply chain for purchased parts.

An order has been placed for a MBC Readiness Program in two plants located in Austria and Slovenia, to improve the quality of a worldwide Tier 1 Supplier. It's our objective, based on methodical root cause analysis to improve the business processes, PDCA Cycle and MEASURABLE customer ppm reduction.

Korn Consult and KC & Partner open a new office in Hungary, to ensure support in local language to all existing and new customers. The cultural frontier are also here further reduced (as is already in Romania), to offer to our customer practical and experienced services. The new web site can be found at: www.kc-partner.hu.

Korn Consult has been nominated to perform a MBC Readiness Program, to improve the business processes by using root cause analysis tools, for safety related components. The objectives are to improve product maturity and reduce the ppm level.

Korn Consult have developed and implemented, in Mexico, a concept of Failure Visualization with the scope to inform the right operator and to have a visual Pareto with STOP Level Management by working station. This implemented process is used also to monitor the Qualification Level based on facts during and after the prodction and training session.

Korn Consult and KC & Partner got the contract to perform global operational VDA 6.3 supplier audits for an successful global first tier supplier. Target is, to analyse production processes with operations experience, secure process capability and to improve product quality. One target of this project is to set a Technology Benchmarking over a pool of suppliers, in order to define a selection strategy of suppliers and supplier’s qualification process.

With the Objective to be close to Our Customers or potential Customers in order to Develop the Effective Consulting Concepts and to Answer to their challenges in the Production – Quality Area, we have open a new office in City Business Centre Timisoara - Romania. You can find all the needed information following the web page:www.business-centre.ro.

Korn Consult GmbH will support a successful Global Tier 1 in performing Operational Suppliers Audits based on VDA 6.3. The Objectives are to analyze production processes, process capability, to bring improvement inputs and to encourage to increase customer satisfaction and product quality.

Operational Production and Quality Improvement Project for a 1^st Tier supplier in Slovenia, with the distinct objective to reduce ppm and achieve MEASURABLE customer satisfaction improvement. The project is based on production improvement, business process optimization and the implementation of standardized cycles.

Korn Consult GmbH receives the order from Mercedes Benz Car Group (Daimler AG) to provide support for Launch Management and Process Assistance for a market-leading 1st Tier supplier. The objective is transparency for the Launch Management and assurance of the maturity level during the Launch Phase.

KORN Consult receives EFQM Project for Business Self-Assessment Moderation. This ambitious Project is accomplished by the skilled Consultants of KORN Consult. For our Clients this Project represents the base for achieving Business Excellence in the framework of EFQM Business Self-Assessment.

Operational Production and Quality Improvement Project for a 1^st Tier supplier in France and Poland, with the distinct objective to reduce ppm and achieve MEASURABLE customer satisfaction improvement. The project is based on production improvement, business process optimization and the implementation of standardized cycles.

Korn Consult has opened an additional office in Czech Republic to be present for the new local customers and to support them more effectively in local language. The communication culture barriers are here also reduced (as already in Romania) in order to offer all customers a high level of our services. New website can be found at: www.korn-consult.cz.

New service successfully deployed: Project Management for Product Development to support our Customers. We go in advance and along with you as Project Leader in Product Development of systems and components to prevent issues occurrence. Again, we follow our principle of only Qualified and Experienced Project Managers. „Hands-on“ Service and Solutions for Product Development.

Successful completion of a MBC Readiness Program. In Eastern Europe. Positive feedback given by Daimler AG – „mindset changes and introduction of improvement circles ensured continues development“.

Korn Consult GmbH receives the release of Porsche AG and is from now on in their approved service supplier list.

IHK Hessen lends the Hanauer existence founder price 2009. Korn Consult GmbH got of all applicants under the TOP 5.

„The Crisis as chance – which Tools are important for the future.“ - Enthusiastic feedback after a speech of Holger Korn in front of the members of the German Companies Network BVMW.

Korn Consult GmbH finalized successfully a crisis project in a German (KMU) company. After 20-month work, KC succeeded by specific re-organization of the calculations, productiveness control and a change management, stopping the driving downhill and putting back a positive operating result.

Mercedes-Benz Car Group of Daimler AG has requested Korn Consult GmbH and KC & Partner SRL to conduct a MBC Readiness Program in the series production to a Key Supplier Tier 1 for several sites in Western and Eastern Europe. This project has been for the first time implemented to several international locations with connected manufactured products. The scope of the project has been to analyze the series manufacturing and development processes into a transparent manner and after a comprehensive root cause analysis, defines sustainable improvement and preventive actions.

We assist a global Business to achieve Business Excellence in the field of internal Self-Assessment and in the Application of EFQM designs in various business areas.

Korn Consult GmbH receives the order from the Mercedes Car Group of Daimler AG, to conduct a MBC Readiness Program in the product development of an important 1. Tier supplier. This complex project is driven first time in a development department and implemented sets new standards on behalf of Mercedes-Benz Cars. The target is to analyze the product development processes and bring more transparency. First step is to measure (collect datas in the Q-gate) and after a comprehensive root cause analysis, to define sustainable improvement and preventive actions.

Successfully finalizing of a 6 month (2 weeks cycle) running Daimler MBC - Mercedes Benz Readiness Program Quality. Sustainable development of improvement oriented feed-back control systems will guarantee a stable quality and logistic process. De-escalation from Q:Help 2 to Q:Help 1 and reduction of the Q-Gate costs (200.000 EURO per month) within 3 month.

To create more efficiency and professional services for our customers, KORN CONSULT is upgrading to an German „GmbH“ – named KORN CONSULT GmbH

BSI as an international 3rd Party certification body got an execution at their annual auditors exchange of experiences. The execution subject VDA securing the maturity level method and the comparison, analogy and varieties with VDA 4.1, VDA 4.3 and APQP.

Know how transfer in the german business companies. Holger Korn from Korn Consult will share experience and knowledge about a foundation of KC & PARTNER SRL in Romania at the IHK work shop „Hessen meets Europe“. Questions will be answered. - www.hessen-meets.de

Training Core Tools (APQP/PLP) successfully with positive customer feedback done.

The Daimler Mercedes Car Group creates the MBC Readiness Program Quality for their supplier base. To drive systematic and efficient improvements in a case of Q-Help 2 or 3 escalation in the supplier base. KORN CONSULT is one of five approved company to drive this program.

Extensive EFQM Moderation in internal EFQM Self-Assessment of OEM (no motor vehicle manufacturers)

ISO/TS 16949:2002 Witness Audit has been carried out from IATF, confirmed the competence of KORN CONSULT.

Expansion Portfolio for our customers due to a cooperation with a service provider.
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Presentation of Korn Consult at the Cooperation Point Automotivenet. Representatives of the automotive manufacturing discussed a project cooperation.
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For support and consulting of companies in Eastern Europe and support of our customers locally subsidiaries, we create their own subsidiary in Timisoara (Romania) named KC & Partner Consulting SRL.

For you to become around still more efficient, we had opened a team office for our consultants in Frankfurt.

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demea German material efficiency agency VDI/VDE innovation + technology GmbH.
And with it entitled efficiency analyses in small and medium sized companies with the attached advancement program to accomplish.

Further company grow allows to get new employees.

The customer portfolio grows in automotive industry.

The medicine customers are growing. New qualifications and some customer projects are done.

We grow... New customer projects start to hire first employees.

on behalf of the IATF (international automotives task Force) may now we can support all Third Party certification audit after ISO/TS 16949:2002 for our customers

The customer portfolio is growing in chemical industry.

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