Manufacturing

Steel Manufacturing Plants: Addressing design, operational, and maintenance challenges.
Process and Assembly Lines: Optimising workflows, resolving technical failures, and ensuring compliance with standards.
Food and Beverage Facilities: Providing forensic engineering and scheduling support for production and storage infrastructure.
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing: Supporting disputes and technical analyses for highly regulated environments.
Chemical and Petrochemical Plants: Investigating failures and optimising operational processes.
Recycling and Waste-to-Energy Facilities: Ensuring technical and scheduling efficiency for sustainable manufacturing initiatives.

Forensic Engineering

We provide detailed forensic investigations to address technical failures and operational

inefficiencies in manufacturing facilities. From equipment malfunctions to process

disruptions, our root cause analyses deliver actionable insights that resolve issues and

prevent recurrence.

Forensic Scheduling

DAC’s scheduling experts specialise in managing project timelines for manufacturing

facilities, ensuring that delays are minimised and critical activities are prioritised. Our

services include:

Assessing project schedules for greenfield and brownfield manufacturing projects.
Identifying critical path delays and addressing their causes.
Supporting claims for Delay in Start-Up (DSU) and business interruption.

Expert Witness Services

Our expert witnesses provide independent, evidence-based opinions to resolve disputes involving manufacturing projects and facilities. We support cases related to construction delays, operational disruptions, and contractual breaches, delivering impartial testimony to assist courts and tribunals.

Forensic Delay and Quantum Analysis

DAC integrates delay and quantum analyses to quantify the financial and time impacts of project disruptions. We evaluate claims related to cost overruns, productivity losses, and operational downtime with precision and clarity.

Projects We Support

DAC has successfully supported clients on a wide range of manufacturing projects, including:

Steel production and rolling mills
Food and beverage production facilities
Pharmaceutical manufacturing plants
Chemical and petrochemical plants
Waste-to-energy and recycling facilities
Automotive assembly lines and production facilities
Electronics and semiconductor manufacturing plants

The manufacturing industry presents unique challenges that require specialised expertise,

including:

Technical Failures: Addressing equipment malfunctions, design flaws, and operational inefficiencies.

Operational Downtime: Mitigating the financial and operational impacts of unplanned downtime.

Schedule and Cost Overruns: Managing delays and budget escalations during facility construction or upgrades.

Regulatory Compliance: Ensuring adherence to local and international safety, environmental, and quality standards.

Supply Chain Integration: Optimising facility operations within complex global supply chains.

DAC’s integrated approach ensures that our clients can overcome these challenges effectively, achieving their operational and project goals while minimising risks.