Operational excellence contributes to lowering LCOE Jean-Marc Lechêne, Executive Vice President & COO London, 21 June 2016
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Introducing your speaker Jean-Marc Lechêne Executive Vice President & COO. Joined Vestas in 2012 as COO based in Aarhus, Denmark. Master degree in Engineering from École des Mines de Paris and has completed a MBA at INSEAD, Fontainebleau. Prior to joining Vestas, Jean-Marc Lechêne served as Executive Vice President at Michelin in France. For a period of almost 15 years Jean-Marc Lechêne held various top positions in the Lafarge Group and he has lived in China, Canada and the US. 3 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
Agenda CMD Capital Markets Day, 21 June 2016 1. Introduction and status 2. Enabling reduction of LCOE 3. Summary and questions & answers 4 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
Sticking to strategy pays off Unchanged Vestas and COO strategy pays off with well executed plans To be the undisputed global wind leader Market leader in revenue Strongest brand in industry Best-in-class margins Bringing wind on a par with coal and gas Deliver best-in-class wind energy solutions and set the pace in the industry to the benefit of Vestas customers and the planet Grow profitably in mature Capture the full potential of and emerging markets the service business Consistently executing in accordance with the strategy Reduce levelised cost of energy (LCOE) Improve operational excellence Accountability, Collaboration, and Simplicity 5 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
Safety is always number one Improving operational excellence while building strong safety culture Industrial injuries Number per 1 million working hours 35 30 25 20 15 Total Recordable Injuries: lost time injuries + restricted work injuries + medical treatment injuries 2015 target: 10.1 achieved: 8.7 10 5 0 2016 target: 8.0 YTD: 7.1 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 Total Recordable Injuries Lost Time Injuries Vestas life saving rules. 6 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
.. and ensuring high quality Vestas quality ensures strong reliability and supports our technology and service leadership Lost Production Factor (LPF) Percent 6 5 4 3 2 1 LPF: Steady reductions year-on-year. Warranty consumption: Continues at low level - approx 1.1 percent of revenue over the last 12 months. 0 Dec 2009 Dec 2010 Dec 2011 Dec 2012 Dec 2013 Dec 2014 Dec 2015 7 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
Agenda CMD Capital Markets Day, 21 June 2016 1. Introduction and status 2. Enabling reduction of LCOE 3. Summary and questions & answers 8 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
Operational Excellence to reduce the Levelised Cost of Energy Flexible, asset-light and low cost manufacturing footprint Reducing the Levelised Cost of Energy 9 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
Flexible, asset-light, and low-cost manufacturing footprint Lowest delivered cost. Outsourcing. Supply chain managed at worldwide scope. 10 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
Evolution of manufacturing footprint Driven according to a set of guiding principles Optimisation logic Strategy Assembly Transport & Lead Time >> Labor Factory close to market Implementing 2-3 MW flexibility as market requires (USA, China). Blades Labor >> Transport Factory in the region Growth and Outsourcing are enablers to optimize delivered cost in the region. Local content as "business case booster. Leveraging Denmark as development / industrialisation center. Controls & generators Labor >> Transport Global factories Optimise setup by moving to low cost countries (China, Spain) and adapt to local content requirements (Brazil, India). Dual sourcing internal / external for continuous benchmark and reliability of supply. Leveraging Denmark / Germany as development / industrialisation centers. 11 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
Assembly footprint Assembly consists of six factories, three of them being flexible to produce both the 2 and 3 MW platform Ringkobing Denmark Brighton USA Leon Spain Tianjin China Chennai India Fortaleza Brazil 2 MW 2+3 MW 3 MW 12 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
Blades footprint Blades comprises 11 factories, three of them subcontracted. Footprint based on regional and global presence supported by cross-regional supply e.g. China/India to USA. Lem Denmark Lauchhammer Germany Brighton USA Windsor USA Daimiel Spain Taranto Italy Turkey Tianjin China Dafeng China India Fortaleza Brazil Vestas Blades Subcontracted blades 13 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
Generators and Controls footprint Generators and controls consists of both an in-house and subcontracted setup Hammel Denmark Travemunde / Lubeck Germany Viveiro Germany Spain Tianjin China Brazil Vestas Generators Vestas Controls Subcontracted generators 14 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
Reducing product cost across the whole value chain Product & Value Chain cost-out: Commercial negotiation. Design optimization. Best cost countries. Scale. Reducing complexity: Buy more systems and less parts Standard parts and reuse. Design for Manufacturing, Transport, Construction and Service. 15 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
AE to AEPRO - from cost to built-in value Unchanged targets but more value chain focused levers to execute on plan Maturity Accelerated earnings PRO Focus: - Value Chain cost-out. - From price to value. Accelerated earnings Focus: - Category cost-out. time 2014-2015 2016-2018 16 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
Minimising working capital Make to order. Lean manufacturing. Standard lead times. Industry 4.0 @ Vestas. 17 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
Agenda CMD Capital Markets Day, 21 June 2016 1. Introduction and status 2. Enabling reduction of LCOE 3. Summary and questions & answers 18 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
Summary 1 Consistently executing in accordance with the strategy delivering operational excellence. 2 3 A flexible, asset-light and low cost global manufacturing footprint contributes to securing competitive products and lowering LCOE. Continued focus on cost-out. Accelerated Earnings PRO programme on track with additional actions focused on value chain to further support execution of plan. 19 CMD 2016 Manufacturing & Global Sourcing Classification: Public
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