Smart Manufacturing
Struggling to keep up with increasing customer demands, rising energy costs, or skills shortages?
Smart manufacturing isn’t just for big factories – it’s the key to boosting productivity, agility, and competitiveness for manufacturers of all sizes.
Digital Technologies in Manufacturing
We help manufacturers adopt and implement Digital Technologies to support productivity and automation.
BrookConsult’s team of specialist Digital Manufacturing consultants work with your business to help you identify and embed digital technology into your processes to enhance efficiencies, procedures and quality.
We will work with you to develop your technical specificiation and provide detailed implementation planning, including risk analysis & mitigation, to ensure your investment in your technology selection and approach is the best solution.
Say goodbye to unexpected downtime. With AI-driven predictive maintenance, manufacturers can cut unplanned failures by as much as 70% and reduce maintenance costs by 25%.
Project Management Support for Digital Systems Implementation
Implementing digital systems such as Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP), Manufacturing Resource Planning (MRP), Production Planning,
or Customer Relationship Management (CRM) software can be transformative for your business, but without the right project management, these initiatives often fail to deliver their promised benefits.
At BrookConsult, we specialise in providing professional project management support for digital transformation projects. Our experienced project managers help manufacturers and engineering businesses achieve successful implementation of ERP, MRP, production planning, and CRM systems, ensuring your investment delivers measurable improvements in efficiency, quality, and profitability.
Our project management support includes:
Requirements capture and business analysis – defining your business processes and aligning them to the capabilities of your chosen system
Scope and project planning – developing clear objectives, milestones, budgets, and timelines
Stakeholder engagement and communication – ensuring buy-in from leadership, employees, and system suppliers
Risk assessment and change management – proactively managing challenges that could impact your project
Supplier coordination – liaising with software vendors, system integrators, and third-party consultants
Data migration planning – developing robust plans to move and validate data
User acceptance testing (UAT) – managing testing phases to ensure the system meets your operational needs
Go-live support and stabilisation – providing on-the-ground support to resolve issues quickly and ensure a smooth transition
Post-implementation review – capturing lessons learned and continuous improvement opportunities
Whether you are upgrading an existing ERP system, implementing a new MRP solution, rolling out a CRM for the first time, or deploying advanced production planning tools,
our project management services provide the structure, expertise, and oversight you need for success.
Where Outsourced PMOs Add Value in Manufacturing
An outsourced Project Management Office (PMO) can be a game-changer for manufacturers, providing specialist skills, proven methodologies, and the flexibility to scale resources up or down without adding permanent headcount. Whether driving operational excellence, managing multi-site programmes, or delivering complex capital investments, an external PMO brings focus, pace, and consistency.
Manufacturing Operations Improvement
- Overseeing Lean, Six Sigma, and other continuous improvement initiatives.
- Managing operational efficiency and cost-reduction programmes.
- Coordinating Kaizen events, 5S, SMED, and other performance-boosting rollouts across sites.
Digital Transformation & Industry 4.0
- Leading smart factory and digitalisation projects such as MES, IoT, AI, and robotics.
- Managing digital roadmaps, vendor engagement, and technology pilots.
- Supporting diagnostics (e.g. SIRI, EDGE) and capability-building programmes to prepare teams for change.
Capex & Engineering Projects
- Delivering large-scale investments like new production lines, factory builds, and equipment upgrades.
- Controlling schedules, budgets, stakeholder communication, and risk.
- Overseeing construction, commissioning, and seamless handover to operations.
Supply Chain Projects
- Coordinating supplier onboarding, outsourcing, or re-shoring strategies.
- Driving procurement transformation or ERP system rollouts.
- Managing logistics optimisation and warehouse automation projects.
Quality & Compliance
- Leading ISO certification or audit preparation (ISO 9001, IATF 16949, ISO 14001).
- Overseeing CAPA, PPAP, APQP, and FMEA process improvements.
- Ensuring regulatory compliance in demanding sectors like automotive or medical.
Why It Works
Outsourcing your PMO gives you a delivery partner who can slot seamlessly into your organisation, act with independence, and keep every project on track. You get robust governance, faster problem-solving, and an experienced team that speaks the language of manufacturing. Most importantly, you gain the confidence that strategic projects, whether operational, digital, capital, or compliance-driven, will be delivered on time, on budget, and to the highest standard.
Get in touch today to discover how our project management support for ERP, MRP, production planning, and CRM systems can help your business thrive.
