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Wood, Paper & Forestry-106
The Situation:
An international manufacturer of pressure sensitive adhesive products in a growing market found that costs were increasing and throughput dropping, creating customer delivery issues and lower than acceptable profit margins.
The Driver Goal:
- Reduce waste by 15% - 20% while simultaneously increasing throughput by 15% - 20%
Actions Taken:
- Designed and implemented planning and scheduling systems for all areas of production
- Developed and implemented a Goal Roll Down and Translation process in the US and Europe
- Created a barrier identification and elimination process utilizing cross-functional teams
- Designed and installed a System for Managing and trained all supervisory staff
- Developed a worker/union involvement program allowing for flexibility to train hourly employees
The Results:
- Reduced waste by 22%
- Increased throughput by 18%
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