Over 30 managers joined the summit in Copenhagen to systematically improve Trioplast's value chain for the production of industrial, hygiene, stretch film, and carrier bags. During four breakout sessions, the six work teams identified potential failure modes and main levers to raise process … [Read more...] about World Class Manufacturing Summit: Cut Plastic Waste
Lean Transformation Program (LTP) to realize Kvitebjørn's vision to deliver more heat, more consistently, to more people, while being recognized as leading energy-supplier in Norway. The young company embarked on a structured improvement program to maximize boiler uptime, identify abnormalities … [Read more...] about Energy: More Reliable Heat for More People
The Danish manufacturer of foundry equipment reached Silver level, improving schedule-adherence from 33% to 82%, cutting rework and overtime by 50%, increasing productivity by 20%. By attaining maturity level 3.0 on the five-point scale, the DISA team set the internal benchmark for the Norican … [Read more...] about DISA Sets Internal Lean Benchmark for Norican Group
Performance Improvement Program (PIP) for the world's largest ship supplier to improve operating efficiency of regional centers in Europe, Far East, Middle East, and USA. Rolling out performance management, while educating people in process management and problem solving are key elements of the … [Read more...] about Ship Service: Performance Improvement Program
Lean Product Development (LPD) for a major supplier to the mining and construction industries, reducing time-to-market (TTM) of new developments by 35% within 2 years. The program consists of 16 initiatives to accelerate design and validation processes, while significantly increasing … [Read more...] about Rock Tools: Lean Development, Faster to Market
Lean Transformation Program (LTP) for Givaudan, the largest food flavor and fragrance company, to design and implement the global Lean program, "Journey to world-class efficiency". Over 400 improvement projects in 20 factories improved operating performance in a significant and also sustainable … [Read more...] about Food Flavors: Lean Management of 20 Factories
Lean Transformation Program (LTP) for Norway's leading environmental services provider to boost operational efficiency by applying Lean management principles to the seven largest processing plants. Main focus was on standardizing processes and stabilizing interfaces, while training people in … [Read more...] about Waste Recycling: Sorting & Processing Efficiency Boost
Lean Transformation Program (LTP) for Franke, an industrial manufacturer, to bring 13 factories onto a continuous improvement track, gaining 6% productivity annually to achieve margin-targets. The Lean program converted lines into cells to achieve flow, trained key people in Lean Six Sigma, … [Read more...] about Kitchen Systems: Productivity Boost for 13 Factories