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Company
ABCO is an engineering management consulting firm providing consulting and training services in the areas of
supply chain management, materials management, operations planning, ERP, JIT and lean manufacturing, 5S, production planning, scheduling,
and productivity improvements since 1991. We have helped over 300 companies and 8,000 individuals in various projects and training programs. ABCO also helped to develop a new supplier relationship management vSRM application to provide automation and
support for customer-supplier component of supply chain operations.
Our Team
AL BUKEY
MSIE, P. Eng., CFPIM, CIRM, CSCP
Mr. Bukey is the founder and principal of ABCO Engineering Ltd. He has
over 25 years of experience in supply chain, ERP, and JIT systems, lean
manufacturing, industrial engineering, manufacturing applications,
management consulting and training across many companies and industries.
Mr. Bukey has been involved in extensive number of key projects such as
establishing lean manufacturing operations and supply chain management
processes, selecting and implementing ERP systems, JIT applications,
re-engineering, scheduling, production planning, inventory control,
industrial engineering, and training.
Mr. Bukey has pioneered several industry-wide applications such as
supply chain readiness, supplier relationship management, sequenced
delivery, knowledge assessment and helped many companies ranging from
electronics to automotive parts to plastics.
Previously, he held an executive management position to lead the
operations of a midsize plastic furniture manufacturing company, as MIS
Manager at a Japanese-Canadian joint venture, 1st tier automotive parts
supplier with sequenced delivery, as Production Control Manager at a
hardware manufacturer, and as Industrial Engineering Manager at an auto
parts manufacturer.
Al Bukey is a highly recognized consultant and authorized instructor for
all APICS courses and teaches frequently at organizations (including the
customized seminars/workshops) in supply chain management, lean
manufacturing, 5S, ERP systems selection and implementation, materials
management, logistics, JIT, and operations management. He has published
many articles and given numerous seminars and presentations in his area
of expertise.
Al Bukey has the following qualifications:
- President, APICS Toronto Chapter, 1999-2001 www.apics.ca
- Professional Engineers Ontario, P. Eng. www.peo.on.ca
- Master of Science Degree, Industrial Engineering, N.C. State University, (1981) www.ncsu.edu
- President, Canadian Society for Industrial Engineering, Toronto Chapter, (1997-1998) www.iienet.org/toronto
- Certified in Integrated Resource Management, CIRM of APICS www.apics.org
- Certified Fellow in Production and Inventory Management, CFPIM of APICS www.apics.org
- Subject Matter Expert, CSCP of APICS www.apics.org
- Certified Supply Chain Professional, CSCP Program of APICS www.apics.org
Other team members are available upon request.
Companies that we worked with - partial list
- ATC Panels
- MolsonCoors
- Estee Lauder
- Elmer's Products Canada, Corp
- Sony Canada
- SAIC-Exploranium
- NorandaFalconbridge
- Decoma Plydex Inc.
- Celestica
- Tremco
- Teknion Furniture Systems
- T. J. Lipton
- NOMA Automotive
- Nestle - Laura Secord
- Coca-Cola
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SOME OF OUR PROJECTS - Brief overview
LEAN MANUFACTURING IMPLEMENTATION AND 5S TRAINING:
Client had highly engineered products with multiple revisions and one unit manufacturing practice. The implementation helped the client focusing on value and creating flow whereby improving its volume and customer service significantly.
It also included lean manufacturing training and 5S implementation at two of
their facilities. This project was completed in less than six months.
PRE-ERP SELECTION ASSESSMENT:
Before this automotive parts manufacturer embarked on a new ERP project, they needed an assessment of their operations from end to end. ABCO provided a color coded evaluation of their supply chain
related operations from detailed level up to the executive level including a road map.
It was completed in two months.
SUPPLY CHAIN SEMINAR:
Client had multiple facilities, customers and suppliers.
The company had approximately $2 billion inventory with no cross over
visibility. Two-day seminar provided a customized education for client's management from various facilities enabling
them to perform a uniform SCM implementation. Seminar included case studies,
simulation, industry best practices as well as deployment strategies.
SUPPLIER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT:
This manufacturing company automated its entire purchasing cycle using the unique supplier relationship management solutions,
vSRM. Purchasing can now focus on strategic management while routine
purchasing activities are executed in seconds saving the company an average of $50 per PO. This was implemented in three weeks.
ERP IMPLEMENTATION AND BUSINESS PROCESS IMPROVEMENT:
In a highly automated process industry, the client is facing pressure to cut costs, improve efficiency, improve product variety and customer service while minimizing investment. ABCO's approach was to establish corporate governing policies and business processes to leverage best practices across multiple facilities and get ready for ERP
implementation. The selection process was based on evaluating over 2000
assessment questions, identifying and investigating 35 ERP vendors, sending
out RFPs and shortlisting them to five and then finally two vendors.
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