Poor planning and not fully understanding the project requirements will impact on project lead times and incur increased costs to the project. To remove this risk, BIE can chair a pre manufacturing meeting to verify the necessary steps are in place prior to the start of manufacture and the inspection process. 

The pre manufacturing meeting is an important meeting that takes place after the vendor has been awarded the purchase order but before procurement and manufacturing commences. 

It is an opportunity to meet and verify that the Vendor fully understands the requirements of the purchase order, has been provided with all the required information and confirms that the information channels between the Vendor and the Client have been put in place.  

This meeting will also review the Production Programme and scheduled delivery date(s) and that the Inspection Test Plan meets the needs of the Client.

Planning reduces uncertainty but if things don’t occur exactly as planned, planning the work allows us to consider the likely outcomes and to put the necessary corrective measures in place.