Plant Management optimization at a medium-sized manufacturer
Commission of two new product lines and sales increase
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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
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Situation and Challenge
Massive delivery problems, high error rate in deliveries
Immense quality problems
Manufacturing cost in production too high
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Objective and Tasks
Reduce manufacturing costs
Establish delivery capability
Reduce errors
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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
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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
An Atreus manager is responsible, among other things, for stabilising the plant in CZ after a short-term separation from the local managing director and adapting processes and personnel to the extreme growth situation.
An Atreus manager was responsible for realising a production ramp-up in the face of increasing customer orders. He also initiated a change in the leadership culture towards team orientation.
The objective for the turnaround was to streamline the legal structure and reduce complexity in the organization and achieve an EBT greater than 6.5 percent. The Atreus Manager was able to merge production plants, reduce management levels and achieve an EBT of 8.5 percent.