Client	A major Japanese electronic equipment manufacturer
Issue	Client sourced parts from five countries and sub-contracted production in order to deliver 1,500 rail car propulsion assemblies over 7 years. The client needed to mitigate the cost of configuration changes, serial and engineering changes, as well as the fact that material may cross 3 or more borders. The complexity of which all drove significant supply chain costs.
Scope	Walker was engaged to managing 5 main assemblies, from pick up, through staged production, to end-user.
Solutions	Coordinate Japan & US content to Mexico assembly Coordinate Mexico main assembly to US end-user JIT delivery to production plan Air, Sea & Truck scheduling US, Canada & Mexico compliance, consultation & control US content Sub-contractor coordination Inventory control & Warranty Parts management
Results	99% plus on-time performance in delivering components to the rail car manufacturer (our customer’s customer) All within originally budgeted pricing Error-free compliance record with US, Mexican and Canadian Legal and Regulatory authorities