{"id":29911,"date":"2022-03-17T08:43:43","date_gmt":"2022-03-17T07:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/?post_type=publication&#038;p=29911"},"modified":"2023-01-17T16:37:00","modified_gmt":"2023-01-17T15:37:00","slug":"production-optimization-chemical-company","status":"publish","type":"publication","link":"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/en\/publication\/case-studies-en\/production-optimization-chemical-company\/","title":{"rendered":"Production optimization at a medium-sized chemical company in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"zw-cgb header-standard-block is-first-block desktop-has-image mobile-has-image default-margin white-color content-left content-down zw-atr-portrait-pos-default zw-atr-landscape-pos-default height-default \"><div class=\"row\"><div class=\"zw-cgb-content col-12 mx-auto\"><div  class=\"header-standard-inner-container\"><div class=\"bg-image\"><span class=\"copyright-image d-none d-lg-block\"> \u00a9tong2530 \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"respnsive-img d-none d-lg-block\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"atreus_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header-02-8.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header-02-8.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header-02-8-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header-02-8-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header-02-8-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/header-02-8-1440x810.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" style=\"aspect-ratio:1920\/1080 !important\" title=\"atreus_\"><span class=\"copyright-image d-lg-none d-block\"> \u00a9tong2530 \u2013 stock.adobe.com<\/span><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"responsive-img d-lg-none d-block\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"atreus_\" src=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/teaser-img-fuer-2-und-3-spalter-02-7.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/teaser-img-fuer-2-und-3-spalter-02-7.jpg 823w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/teaser-img-fuer-2-und-3-spalter-02-7-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/teaser-img-fuer-2-und-3-spalter-02-7-480x361.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" style=\"aspect-ratio:823\/619 !important\" title=\"atreus_\"><\/div><div class=\"preheadline-container\"><div class=\"zw-breadcrumb-container black-color d-md-down-none\"><\/div><p class=\" zw-cgb preheadline zw-prevent-animation\">Case Study<\/p><h1 class=\" zw-cgb headline zw-prevent-animation\">Production optimization at a medium-sized chemical company in Germany<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"zw-breadcrumb-container black-color d-none d-md-down-block\"><nav aria-label=\"breadcrumbs\" class=\"rank-math-breadcrumb\"><p><span class=\"label\">c<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/en\">Home<\/a><span class=\"separator\"> c <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.atreus.de\/publikationen-events\/\">Publikationen<\/a><span class=\"separator\"> c <\/span><span class=\"last\"><\/span><\/p><\/nav><\/div>\n\n    <div  class=\"zw-cgb    infoblock default-margin black-color  \">\n      <div class=\" row\">\n        <div class=\"zw-cgb-content has-padding col-12\">\n          <div class=\"inner-content parent-has-padding\"><p class=\" zw-cgb fulltext \">Atreus implemented a digital planning board for production optimization, built up an operational excellence team, and achieved an EBITDA improvement of more than 5 million \u20ac through more than 35 new projects.<\/p><div class=\"link-container\"><\/div><\/div>        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-zw-default-color-400\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"zw-cgb row  columnmaster020 default-margin \"><div class=\"columnmaster-inner-content g-0\">    <div  class=\"zw-cgb no-image-layout columnblock black-color has-icon   \">\n      <div class=\"zw-cgb zw-cgb-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"column-content\"><div class=\"inner-content\"><div class=\"icon-container\"><span class=\"atr-icon\">q<\/span><h2 class=\" zw-cgb headline h4\">Company details<\/h2><\/div><ul class=\"zw-cgb-ul fulltext \"><li>Manufacturer of pigments, polymers, agrochemicals, pharmaceutical precursors and APIs<\/li><li>GmbH with 110 million Euro sales and 450 employees at 3 sites in Frankfurt\/Main, Germany<\/li><li>70 % contract manufacturing for third parties, 30 % commercialization of own products<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div  class=\"zw-cgb no-image-layout columnblock black-color has-icon   \">\n      <div class=\"zw-cgb zw-cgb-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"column-content\"><div class=\"inner-content\"><div class=\"icon-container\"><span class=\"atr-icon\">p<\/span><h2 class=\" zw-cgb headline h4\">Situation and challenge<\/h2><\/div><ul class=\"zw-cgb-ul fulltext \"><li>Too low efficiency in operations; product portfolio poorly sorted<\/li><li>Inventories too high, especially for intermediate products<\/li><li>Lack of market\/customer orientation<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <div  class=\"zw-cgb no-image-layout columnblock black-color has-icon   \">\n      <div class=\"zw-cgb zw-cgb-content\">\n\n        <div class=\"column-content\"><div class=\"inner-content\"><div class=\"icon-container\"><span class=\"atr-icon\">m<\/span><h2 class=\" zw-cgb headline h4\">Objective and task<\/h2><\/div><ul class=\"zw-cgb-ul fulltext \"><li>Process review of the top ten products<\/li><li>Achieve EBITDA of more than 15 % (previously 8 %)<\/li><li>Implementation of sustainable processes<\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div>      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer is-style-zw-default-color-400\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div id=\"parent50141\"class=\"zw-cgb halb-halb-headline-text-block-135 default-margin \"><div class=\"row\">    <!--  block -->\n    <div class=\"half-content has-padding col-lg-6 col-12 leftBlock order-1 primary white-color has-icon has-headline \"><div class=\"icon-container\"><span class=\"atr-icon\">n<\/span><h2 class=\" zw-cgb headline\">Measures and approach<\/h2><\/div><div class=\"content-container\"><div class=\"inner-content parent-has-padding\"><ul class=\"zw-cgb-ul fulltext \"><li>Review of all products for their potential to increase efficiency<\/li><li>Implementation of a digital planning board (OR-Soft)<\/li><li>Establishment of a team for OpEx (Operational Excellence) as driver and master for all improvements (35 new projects)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul><div class=\"link-container\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>    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