SOLAR FAB PRODUCTION RAMP

Who: A privately held U.S. solar energy company manufacturing PV solar modules using a thin film CIGS semiconductor process.

What: Virtual Program Management Consulting and Engineering Services

Results: On time/ahead of schedule performance to factory milestones

• On time performance
• Identified facilitization cost savings and efficiencies
• Complete As-built and BKM documentation provided for each tool

How: Factory Virtual Program Management Office Intervention

• Established a Virtual Enterprise Program Management Office
• Provided Program Manager, Scheduler, and Engineering services
• Coordinated the work of 15 suppliers with multiple internal departments across 45 capital projects
• Provided engineering design and trades management services
• Daily updates on information gathering, design and construction activity progress
• Weekly Milestone Progress and Risk Reports
• Tool information files upon completion of tool installation, complete with information gathered from suppliers, notes taken during meetings and red-lined facilities design documentation