Discover how EFESO works side by side with clients across industries to achieve measurable, lasting impact. Each story captures the challenges our clients faced, the actions we took together – from boardroom to shop floor – and the tangible operational and financial results delivered.
+$1M
Annual savings
Consumer Goods and Luxury
Cost and Value Engineering
Manufacturing
Supply Chain
Optimized hybrid warehouse operations through productivity-volume methodology, achieving €1M annual savings and 37% external warehousing reduction.
30%
Potential improvement in labor productivity
Transportation, Logistics and Services
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Diagnosed maintenance inefficiencies through data-driven labor analysis, uncovering 25-30% productivity improvement opportunity without additional staffing.
21%
Reduction in Line of Road traction motor failure
Transportation, Logistics and Services
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Diagnosed insufficient lubrication as root cause of traction motor failures, reducing Line of Road delays by 21%.
100%
Improvement in safety performance
Transportation, Logistics and Services
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Transformed rail terminal operations through Operational Excellence, reducing inspection hours 28% and delivering $6.8M savings.
8%
schedule improvement from original baseline
Chemicals
Cost and Value Engineering
Digital & Ai
Lean Lab
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Procurement
Lithium producer accelerated $300M multi-continent expansion using Lean construction and predictive analytics, achieving 8% schedule improvement.
$25M
Cost reduction via organizational optimization and de-layering
Chemicals
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Harmonized disparate processes across global chemical sites through enterprise-wide standard work, unlocking $37M savings and 15% capacity.
25%
Improvement in overall project schedules
Automotive and Commercial Vehicles
Resources Mining and Processing
Cost and Value Engineering
Lean Lab
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
EV startup applied Lean project management to align dual-site development, achieving 25% schedule improvement and $10M savings.
14%
Improvement in service rate
Food & Beverage
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Supply Chain
Optimized demand planning and inventory management reduced stock 21% while improving service 14% for European spice manufacturer.
9-point
Increase in customer satisfaction (eCSI)
Transportation, Logistics and Services
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Transformed worst-performing rail terminal through precision scheduling and cross-functional alignment, achieving $7.3M savings and network-leading performance.
$1.4M
Annual margin impact through additional asphalt shipments
Oil & Gas, Sustainable Energy
Lean Lab
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Lean rail operations eliminated congestion and FRA violations, unlocking $1.4M margin and 30% inventory reduction.
+25%
Improvement in hourly beverage throughput
Food & Beverage
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Transformed beverage plant facing 80% turnover and 30% OEE through maintenance optimization, achieving 20-point OEE improvement.
$40M
Increase in rail loading capacity delivering direct annual impact
Oil & Gas, Sustainable Energy
Transportation, Logistics and Services
Digital & Ai
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Supply Chain
Deployed Lean methodology across rail operations, eliminating congestion and unlocking $65M in capacity and cost savings.
34%
Improvement in plant packing throughput per 10-hour day
Food & Beverage
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Streamlined grain milling operations through kaizen events and automation recovery, achieving 70% throughput improvement and $1.3M savings.
45%
"Wrench time" value added work
Transportation, Logistics and Services
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Transformed urban transit maintenance operations through frontline supervision redesign, unlocking $4.3M in labor productivity savings.
46%
Increase in tie and rail replacement productivity
Transportation, Logistics and Services
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Doubled Track Laying System productivity through optimized workflows and daily performance management, achieving 46% output increase.
55%
Reduction in outage days for crossing changeouts
Transportation, Logistics and Services
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Freight rail operator reduced crossing changeout outages by 55% through Lean workshops and cross-functional process optimization.
9%
Points increase in OEE
Food & Beverage
Packaging
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Boosted OEE and throughput for private label food producer while building operational capabilities across multiple manufacturing sites.
20%
Average productivity improvement
Food & Beverage
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Supply Chain
Standardized fragmented supply network operations across 22 factories, establishing common processes and governance framework.
$8M
EBITDA savings (11% of site labor costs)
Automotive and Commercial Vehicles
Industrial Manufacturing
Packaging
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Supply Chain
Transactions and Turnaround
Restructured multi-site operations and planning processes, delivering €7m EBITDA savings and 46% downtime reduction.
17%
Reduction in Line of Road failures
Transportation, Logistics and Services
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Optimized maintenance workflows and frontline leadership to boost passenger car availability, reducing failures by 17%.
+30%
OTIF improvement
Life Sciences
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Reengineered Order Management processes for pharma services provider, achieving 30% OTIF improvement to 95% target.
50%
Reduction in claims
Packaging
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Global packaging manufacturer deploys WCOM™ across 24 plants, slashing claims and waste 50% while boosting productivity 30%.
45%
Reduction in overall work order backlog
Transportation, Logistics and Services
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Reduced transit electrical maintenance backlog by 45% through structured workload planning and daily accountability processes.
$47M
Annual pre-tax earnings improvements
Chemicals
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Multi-site chemical operation achieved $46.9M earnings improvement through reliability programs, productivity enhancements, and asset optimization.
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