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Coaching Lean Engineering at Arquus

Arquus is a major company in the French defence industrial and technological base, specialising in wheeled armoured vehicles and their weapon systems. It recently joined the Belgian industrial group John Cockerill.

Coaching Lean Engineering

ARQUUS, the result of the merger of the historic manufacturers Renault Trucks Défense, Panhard and Acmat, is consolidating its industrial integration with the "We Move" programme, which aims to achieve operational excellence in all the Group's businesses. In this context, the R&D department (including Projects, Vehicle Synthesis, Vehicle Engineering and Systems Engineering) is pursuing a strategic goal of Lean Engineering transformation with the 'Better Design' project, and is asking Axsant for support to accelerate and ensure its success.

Our mission

  • Define and install the global R&D management system architecture
  • Encourage business units to use their local management system to achieve expected performance (right first time and lead time)

Results achieved

  • 22 businesses and projects supported in creating or improving their local management system
  • Stage Qi – Installation qualification – Rituals, indicators & SMART levers through best practices
  • Stage Qo – Operational qualification – Autonomous ‘Measure Decide Act’ uses through change management
  • Stage Qp – Performance qualification – PDCA support

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Axsant helped us to accelerate and secure this strategic transformation.

R&D Director