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3M Automotive - Germany
3M Automotive boosts value added velocity to Class A level
A low-cost investment in Lean Manufacturing methodologies has resulted in 3M Automotive Markets, Europe, increasing its Velocity - which measures value added time as a percentage of total time - from 3.3% to 56%. The result has been that the time to satisfy an order has reduced by an extraordinary 90%.
"3M Automotive used Oliver Wight to assist in implementing Sales and Operations Planning across all our European businesses. We needed this in order to continue to succeed in very tough European conditions. Oliver Wight did a very professional job in training and facilitating that successfully changed the way we manage our operations."
Henk Beukman
Supply Chain & Quality Manager
3M Automotive - Germany
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Angelini
Performance-boosting remedy.
Italian pharmaceutical and healthcare product manufacturer, Acraf-Angelini, has seen a step-change in its operations thanks to its Sales
& Operations Planning project with Oliver Wight. The company has achieved Class A performance, and boosted efficiency and service levels, generating savings of €2 million.
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BAT Poland
From 'the writing on the wall' to Class A certification
In 2003, BAT Poland was an underperforming operations company within the global BAT corporation. It was slow at introducing new products, had inefficiencies within its processes and supply chain and problems with satisfying demand - which was falling.
Less than two years later, BAT Poland was presented with its Class A certification for all five chapters in Oliver Wight's Fifth Edition. It has boosted productivity by 20 per cent, become an international supplier of high quality products, and is now a recognised centre of excellence.
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Caterpillar
Caterpillar wins supply chain excellence award with Class A performance
Oliver Wight client Caterpillar Building Construction Products has won the supply chain excellence award in the prestigious Manufacturing Industry Achievement Awards (MIAA). The judges recognised the success of a comprehensive programme of supply chain development, including performance benchmarking, factory layout changes and manufacturing process improvements. This achievement depended not just on Caterpillar employees but also on the acceptance by suppliers of a dramatic new way of doing business.
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Caterpillar Europe
Caterpillar meets A challenge with unified European organisation
When Caterpillar Chairman Glen Barton challenged his divisions worldwide to implement a massive change programme, the European businesses seized the chance to unite and integrate its geographically diverse organisations. They aggressively implemented Class A performance standards that not only broke down barriers between marketing and manufacturing, but also delivered reliable and believable demand and supply plans across the region. These resulted in enormous and sustainable performance improvements in virtually all business areas.
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Caterpillar Peterlee
Caterpillar achieves major breakthrough in performance Class A
Using a combination of Class A, Six Sigma and work cell teams, Caterpillar has transformed business at its Peterlee plant through step change improvement in operational performance resulting in 30% productivity improvement, substantial reductions in lead times and inventory whilst achieving outstanding customer service - all this achieved during a period of unprecedented new product introduction activity.
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