The client is a Multinational Life Sciences company, with operations in more than 80 countries with more than 100,000 employees, €47.6B sales and €7.1B investment in R&D. The project mentioned covered activities at two specific sites within the company's operations.
Business Challenge
- Cost and efficiency pressure due to decreasing margins
- Previous implementation of the production system not sustainable
- Unsteady production: high unplanned down-time, variance in change over, defects, etc.
Approach
- Implementation Approach
- Tailored training concept with practical exercises for operative leaders and operators
- Implementation support with daily presence on the shopfloor (we do you do)
- Ensuring methods usage through Process Confirmations & Daily Shopfloor Management
- Leadership Development
- Set-up of new Line Leadership structure
- Coaching to support leaders and to practice Servant Leadership culture on the shopfloor
- Pillar Organization
Results
Coverage of Formulation and Packaging Lines:
- Successfully addressed 20 formulation and packaging lines, resulting in substantial savings exceeding €5 million.
- Stabilization of Operational Processes and Performance Improvement:
- Achieved stabilization of operational processes and notable improvements in performance KPIs.
- Transition to Servant Leadership Behavior:
- Facilitated a transition to servant leadership behavior, fostering true ownership and accountability on the shop floor.
- Integration of Pillar Teams:
- Effectively integrated pillar teams into the organization, driving and sustaining the production system.
