Greater effectiveness in the food sector

International food company specialised in developing, manufacturing and marketing ice-cream rolls out a plan to improve the effectiveness of its production lines with a view to achieving excellent and lasting operating results.

17% reduce waste

6% increase OEE

90% reduction in changeover time

18% fewer breakdowns

NEEDS

To improve day-to-day management of production.
To increase the effectiveness and efficiency of maintenance.
To systematically reduce the number of process changeovers.

IMPROVEMENT PROCESS

Applying the CONCOR® system for containment and corrective action on problems.
Applying OOC methodology to deploy the 5S approach.
Applying specialised maintenance as part of TPM.
SMED to reduce changeover times and losses associated with changeover.

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Improving the effectiveness of plant and facilities

Based on people involvement in process control and systematic reduction in breakdowns.

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Kaizen

Based on team analysis of indicators and on systematic resolution of process incidents in two improvement cycles (SDCA-PDCA): short cycle, on a shift or daily basis; and long cycle, on a weekly or monthly basis.