MCB Clean Room Solutions, LLC offers operational support in any or all of the following:

• Project Management  

Certified as Project Management Professionals (PMP) by Project Management Institute (PMI), MCB offers project management (PM) for specific projects, or can assist in setting up PMO for your organization based on best-known methods, including Earned Value Management (EVM).

• Outsourcing Alternatives for Microfabrication

Having worked in the MEMS and microelectronics industry for more than a combined 40 years, MCB is very familiar with the various options to outsource fabrication. We can help you perform the side-by-side comparison of capabilities, performance, cost, and other intangible factors in making one of the most important choices your organization will face.  MCB's involvement can range from full project management, to technical consulting, to a simple discussion of options for management consideration.

• Quality Systems (ISO 9000), Lean Six Sigma Methodology

Setting up the Quality systems early in an organization can help avoid costly and time-consuming errors.  Good, up-front design of these systems can also save when the organization pursues ISO certification by avoiding iterations to enable compliance.  The following areas below are examples where we may be able to help you reduce costs, streamline your production, and improve overall performance through Operational Systems design and rigorous use of Lean Six Sigma Methodology.

      Process Control and Optimization                    Line Management
            Statistical Process Control (SPC)                             Capacity Analysis
            Designed Experiments                                             Line Balancing
            Failure Mode Effects Analysis (FMEA)                    Inventory Controls
            Capability Analysis

     Yield Improvement                                                 Document Control
            Process Trouble-shooting and Debug                     Process Flows
            Process Design and Integration                               Revision Control
            Waste/Rework Reduction                                        Operating Procedures
            Error-Proofing                                                            System Integration

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• Business Development

MCB can help you develop efficient customer processes, set up a pricing strategy, develop a quotation process, and even meet with potential customers with you or on your behalf.

• Operational and Capital Planning

Iterative business and operational scenarios, including a discussion of the risks, can be provided to assist your organization in fiscal planning.   Setting up departmental budgets, managing expenses, and on-going operational support is particularly useful for start-up organizations.

In addition, whether a proposal is for specific equipment acquisition or a full clean room expansion, a comprehensive analysis of the financial, operational, and business aspects can be prepared for management consideration and justification.

• Organizational Planning

Successful organizations understand that their employees are the most valuble asset.  Managing this asset is often neglected, particularly in technical start-ups where resources are limited, and problems are everywhere you look.   Having led organizations of a variety of sizes, capabilities, and structures (hierarchal, matrix, autonomous work cells), MCB can advise on organizational planning, structures, and staffing.