

Case Study
Plant Management optimization at a medium-sized manufacturer
Commission of two new product lines and sales increase
Company Details
- Production plant in the Netherlands for own and third-party brands
- Personal care products
- Main production site within the parent company which produces 40% of sales volume of the parent company
Situation and Challenge
- Massive delivery problems, high error rate in deliveries
- Immense quality problems
- Manufacturing cost in production too high
Objective and Tasks
- Reduce manufacturing costs
- Establish delivery capability
- Reduce errors
Measures and Procedures
- Establishment of an enhanced quality assurance system
- Line analysis with the aim of increasing productivity, implementation of measures
- Improvement of the supply chain, restoration of delivery reliability
- Sustainable team building despite limited opportunities under Covid
Results and Achievements
- Precautionary and hygiene concept, maximum production readiness despite external influences such as raw material and packaging material availability in Covid times
- Two new production lines successfully commissioned with new products
- Significant sales increases implemented under very challenging conditions
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