The challenge
The booming mining and civil works industry - increasingly dependent on heavy equipment. Using heavy-duty tires, up to 2.50 meters in diameter and weighing as much as 5 metric tons. In the very competitive tire industry, cost optimization is a prime concern, and fast market delivery is a key competitive differentiator. This market demand prompted a global tire manufacturer to quickly increase its capacity in Brazil, by constructing a new 80,000-mē factory adjacent to an existing production facilityThe approach
Client focus, worldwide cooperation, efficiency and optimization were the key elements for this project. ARCADIS listened to the client - demanding and efficiency driven but open and collaborative and organized the project around client needs. Specialized expertise from France and Belgium, local knowledge from Brazil a seamless team of French, Belgian and Brazilian engineers worked on bilingual French-Portuguese documents. The optimization process continued while the work proceeded, requiring a very flexible approach to project modifications. Throughout, deadlines and delivery dates were met.
The result
At year-end 2005, the project is on schedule and the processes well optimized. As a result, ARCADIS has received several other projects from this client.
