“Product variety management is key for modular design”
Thijs gained experience in the management of large engineering to order projects in the yacht building industry. Thanks to this experience, combined with his engineering degree, he knows what it takes to transform a client’s wishes into working results.
After the yacht building experience, Thijs helped a commercial shipbuilder transform towards product thinking; they moved from an engineering-to-order toward a configure-to-order approach. This resulted in a reduction of engineering hours per order, and in parallel, it opened the way to relocate engineering toward the production facilities abroad.
In the past years, he worked as a consultant helping companies understand the complexity of Low-volume/high-complexity product management and transforming them into a modular enterprise.
“Imagine, invent, and inspire”
Vipul is the Founder & CEO of Jaivel Aerospace and an avid design thinker.
Under the leadership of Vipul, Jaivel Aerospace has evolved into a design and manufacturing company with a unique value proposition. Jaivel’s designs are ingenious and efficient, focusing on substantially reducing manufacturing spending, often applying modularisation to achieve these elegant designs.
Jaivel is trusted by blue-chip companies in the aerospace industry, such as Rolls Royce and Boeing.
At Modular5, Vipul is responsible for the design team, leveraging his two decades of experience. Also, Modular5 builds on Jaivel Aerospace’s international footprint to engage talent worldwide.
Manufacturers don’t need to choose between sustainability and profitability.
Our framework makes balancing financial performance and environmental impact transparent and easy.
Modularization in low volume / high mix industries is fundamental for a sustainable future.
The Modular5 framework helps to reduce products’ and companies’ environmental impact. The method acts on five of the United Nations’ Sustainability Goals. With Modular5 your organisation excels in sustainability and profitability.
We’re always looking to share our knowledge with local distributors. If you want to expand your engineering or consultancy firm’s services, you may apply to become a certified local champion of Modular5.
