Harbour Consulting Expands Data in 2006 Report on Plant Floor Productivity

Harbour Consulting, a leading manufacturer and management consulting firm, is set to release its annual analysis of plant floor productivity in the 2006 edition of The Harbour Report North America. This year's report will feature expanded data from Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co., and Toyota Motor Corp., as well as new assembly plants in the US and Canada. The report aims to provide a comprehensive evaluation of the three companies' North American manufacturing operations and serve as a benchmarking tool for the automotive industry.

Key Takeaways:

• The Harbour Report North America will include data and analysis on four new assembly plants: Honda's Alliston, Ontario, No. 1 and Lincoln, Ala., No. 1 assembly lines, Nissan's Canton, Miss., plant, and Toyota's two assembly lines in Princeton, Ind.
• Honda, Nissan, and Toyota have expanded their participation in the report, enabling a more comprehensive evaluation of their North American manufacturing operations.
• The Harbour Report North America is a leading competitive analysis tool used by automakers and suppliers to benchmark performance, develop strategies, and improve operations.
• In recent years, Harbour Consulting has added several new plants to the scope of its analysis, including Honda's No. 2 assembly line in Alliston, Ontario, Nissan's engine plant in Decherd, Tenn., and Toyota's engine plants in Huntsville, Ala., and Buffalo, W. Va.
• DaimlerChrysler's Chrysler Group, Ford Motor Co., and General Motors Corp. have included all their North American manufacturing facilities in the report since 1989.
• Harbour Consulting continues to grow both its benchmarking and consulting businesses, with a reputation for credible productivity research that has created opportunities for companies to compete successfully in the domestic and global marketplace.

Statistics:

• Harbour Consulting has added four new assembly plants to the scope of its 2006 analysis: Honda's Alliston, Ontario, No. 1 and Lincoln, Ala., No. 1 assembly lines, Nissan's Canton, Miss., plant, and Toyota's two assembly lines in Princeton, Ind.
• The three companies involved in this year's expanded data are Honda Motor Co., Nissan Motor Co., and Toyota Motor Corp.
• The Harbour Report North America has included all of DaimlerChrysler's, Ford's, and General Motors' North American manufacturing facilities since 1989.

Sources:

• Harbour Report North America
• Harbour Consulting
• Prnewswire.com (Troy, Mich., May 22)