RWB Consulting, your partner in productivity growth
Enhancing Productivity
Providing Management Counsel
Explore ways to design effective strategies and to empower your team to achieve breakthrough results.
Supply Chain Solutions
Discover innovative options to optimize your supply chain and to increase supplier performance.
Optimizing Production Processes
Unlock efficiencies that streamline your operations and methods to launch new products, on-time and at-cost.
RWB Consulting & Services, LLC
Richard W. (Rich) Blattenberger based in Fox Chapel, PA is a seasoned engineer and operations professional with over 40 years in technology manufacturing roles, with 18 years specifically in medical devices. He has collaborated with design teams to launch new products, develop and improve manufacturing processes, and establish reliable supply chains. He has worked in companies both large and small, with a track record that has focused on creating timely, impactful solutions to commercialization, supply and cost challenges at organizations such as Bayer Healthcare (OTCMKTS: BAYRY), Cisco Systems (NASDAQ: CSCO), ZOLL Medical, MEDRAD, and FORE Systems (an ATM network hardware startup).
Chances are we’ve seen your challenge before…
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Secured major cost-concessions from a legacy Japan co-producer by commissioning a greenfield high-volume electronics factory in Juarez, Mexico such that the gross margin improvement paid for the entire investment in facility and equipment within one year.
at a major cable TV equipment provider.
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Established a strategic supply chain early in the new product development cycle to ensure supplier capability, confirm cost targets, negotiate supply agreements, and reduce disruptive supplier churn and re-qualification post-launch.
at a medical device manufacturer.
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Significantly improved gross margin by launching a high-volume production facility within an aggressive 6-month window, converting batch processes to flow, reducing factory flow time by 59%, labor cost by 22%, floor space by 35%, work-in-process by 67% and delivering over $2.5M of cost-avoidance to the bottom-line while maintaining a daily order fill rate of 100% and same-day ship rate of 99+%.
at a med device service company.
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RWB Consulting is based in Pittsburgh, PA and is your go-to resource for unleashing the full potential of your business. Dive into a world of improved productivity, finely-tuned processes, optimized supply chain and enhanced leadership effectiveness. Let's elevate your success together!
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