Expediting & Inspection

We keep your suppliers on schedule, your equipment on specification, and your project on budget—through rigorous vendor inspections, proactive expediting and KPI‑driven reporting. GMS will participate as of your eyes and ears as an expediting partner.

Project Controls:

– Planning & Scheduling (Primavera P6 / MS Project)
– Baseline creation, updates, look‑ahead (1–4 weeks)
– Cost control, Cash Flow, Earned Value Management (EVM)
– Delay analysis (TIA/Windows), change & claim management
– Dashboards & reports (weekly/monthly), S‑Curve generation
– Resource loading, critical path & what‑if scenarios
– Risk Analysis

Inspection (Third‑Party / Vendor)

– Document review: ITP, WPS/PQR, Material certificates (EN/ASME/API/IEC)
– In‑process inspections, witness/hold points, FAT/SAT/PSI
– NDT coordination (VT/UT/RT/MT/PT), coating & dimensional checks
– Vendor audits & assessments; compliance & conformity reports

Expediting

– Desk & Field Expediting: schedule checks, milestone tracking, bottleneck clearing, risk register, Weekly expediting progress reports & recovery plan
– Production capacity reviews and recovery planning
– Coordination of documentation, packing/marking, pre‑shipment readiness
– Early warning and escalation; OTD improvement

Differentiators

– Bilingual (DE/EN) team with international experience
– Established network of qualified inspectors across Germany & EU
– Transparent 24–48h reporting; live dashboards; KPI‑driven
– Vendor relationship management and proactive risk control
– Expediting visit to assess the supplier’s workload & control priorities
– Project Coordination and Monitoring

Delivery Process

Kick‑off → Plan (ITP & Expediting Plan / Schedule Baseline) → Execution & Reporting → NCR & CAPA management → Close‑out & Lessons Learned

KPIs

– On‑Time Delivery (OTD) %
– Schedule adherence / variance /SPI, CPI
– S‑Curve (planned vs. actual vs. forecast)
– NCR closure time & punch‑list burn‑down
– Look‑ahead hit‑rate; recovery effectiveness

Coverage & Response

Base: Düsseldorf • Coverage: Germany, EU, MENA (on‑site within 24–72h) • Remote expediting worldwide