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BorgWarner: Strategic Insourceing of Maintenance, Repair, and Operations Inventory

2015

Student Team

  • Eric Buchsbaum – EGL (BSE/MSE Industrial and Operations Engineering)
  • Hyun Chu Kong – Master of Supply Chain Management
  • Jay Zhang – EGL (BSE Electrical Engineering/MSE Electrical Engineering: Systems)

Project Sponsors

  • Ron Kambach - North American Capital Contracting Agent, BorgWarner Transmissions
  • Donald Lewis - Director of Supply Chain, BorgWarner Transmissions
  • Mike Lynch - Plant Controller, BorgWarner Transmissions

Faculty Advisors

  • Luis Garcia Guzman - College of Engineering
  • Joseph Walls - Ross School of Business

A Tauber team supported BorgWarner’s transition to internal management of maintenance, repair, and operations inventory across three plants. The team prepared and validated data for SAP, developed a parts search tool and inventory planning model, and evaluated spending visibility. These tools supported more efficient procurement and better control of inventory costs.