Project management and procurement support for the production start-up of a desalination buoy

Project

Oneka is an innovative and dynamic start-up dedicated to transforming the oceans into a sustainable and affordable source of fresh water. Over the years, Oneka has developed remarkable expertise in harnessing wave energy, offering its customers high-performance, reliable and patented solutions. Oneka’s desalination systems produce water that meets World Health Organization (WHO) standards and can be adjusted to meet specific criteria.

Customer’s Problem :

In order to make the most of one of their grants, Oneka wanted to put their latest generation desalination buoy prototype into production before the funding deadline. However, a lack of in-house project management and procurement capacity made meeting this deadline critical and put the success of the project at risk.

Customer Need :

Oneka wanted to integrate several procurement and product development experts into their team to help them plan the manufacturing by its network of suppliers and the production launch of the buoy.

Client

Oneka Technologies

Industry

Manufacturing

Expertise used

Engineering and Product Development

Supply Chain

" Our collaboration with Merkur enabled us to increase our capacity during a critical period when our staffing needs exceeded our ability to find employees. Merkur's staff quickly integrated into our teams, followed our advice, rolled up their sleeves and added value right from the start. Thank you for a great experience! "

Susan Hunt

Chief Innovation Officer, Oneka

Project highlights

To manufacture the prototype for a new generation of desalination buoys.

Support the organization of engineering activities.
Provide the management team with visibility on progress and the achievement of project objectives.
Maximize the use of Oneka’s grant.

Support the team in managing the project and finding a partner to manufacture and assemble the buoy.

Define a realistic project schedule, including manufacturing deadlines.
Estimate project costs upstream of production.
Liaise between engineering and suppliers to select the latter and launch the manufacture of this buoy.
Manage the buoy's bill of materials (BOM) and implement KPIs to track the progress of engineering and procurement deliverables.
Coordinate bidding activities with the project team.
Organization of payment and delivery arrangements to ensure efficient supply.

Project management tools.

On-time and on-cost project delivery thanks to the integration of Merkur experts into the Oneka team.

Increased engineering project management capacity.
Rapid integration of Merkur’s experts into the Oneka team.
Good understanding of product development issues.
Integration of Oneka best practices by Merkur’s experts.
Greater visibility by Oneka's management team of project phases.
Optimize project management with precise planning, reducing delays and budget overruns.
Increasing competitiveness by finding and negotiating new suppliers.

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" It was quite a challenge to get on board of the Oneka train, which was already moving at full speed, but I'm proud of how quickly we were able to get into action to achieve Oneka's ambitious goals, not only by bringing our support directly to them, but also by letting them benefit from the strength of the Merkur team that supported us behind the scenes. "

Samuel Fréchet

Project Manager - Engineering and Product Development