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.
21%
Potential combined EBITDA increase
Consumer Goods and Luxury
Packaging
Cost and Value Engineering
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Boosted packaging line efficiency through SMED deployment and visual management, achieving 21% EBITDA increase potential.
+5%
Points increase in operating profit within three years
Food & Beverage
Cost and Value Engineering
Operations Strategy and Transformation
R&d and Product Profitability
Dairy manufacturer reversed declining margins through complexity optimization, achieving 5-point operating profit increase within three years.
21%
Increase in electrician productive time
Transportation, Logistics and Services
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Structured planning and daily performance management increased electrician productivity by 21%, achieving over 95% preventive maintenance attainment.
$6M
In annual cost savings, surpassing the $4.3M target
Transportation, Logistics and Services
Cost and Value Engineering
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Rail company slashed costs by $6M and boosted on-time performance through re-engineered operations and cross-functional alignment.
98%
Preventive maintenance compliance
Oil & Gas, Sustainable Energy
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Overcame siloed teams and change resistance through integrated maintenance structure, delivering $10M savings and 98% compliance.
40%
Reduction in overall tank workflow time
Oil & Gas, Sustainable Energy
Cost and Value Engineering
Manufacturing
Procurement
Streamlined tank management workflows at 200 Mbpd refinery, achieving 100% schedule compliance and $8M annual savings.
4x
Return on investment
Chemicals
Lean Lab
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Standardized maintenance workflows and Lean techniques reduced emergency work orders 40-50% while increasing throughput 35%.
+20%
Increase in global production capacity using the same plants
Life Sciences
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Global cosmetics manufacturer implements WCOM™ across 29 plants, achieving 20% capacity gain and 70% OEE.
+$46M
Savings delivered
Packaging
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Sustainability
Deployed global OpEx program across 25 plants, standardizing waste reduction practices to deliver $46M savings and 4.5M tons CO₂ reduction.
15%
Increased winter capacity
Oil & Gas, Sustainable Energy
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Supply Chain
Eliminated seasonal pipeline reversals through terminal modifications and routing optimization, increasing winter capacity 15% and annual income $2M.
$78M
Annual benefits achieved
Chemicals
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Integrated two heritage organizations through customized production system across 12 chemical sites, delivering $78M annual benefits.
+30%
Productivity increase through cycle time reduction
Automotive and Commercial Vehicles
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Eliminated EV battery component press bottleneck through scientific process optimization, achieving 30% productivity gain and enabling future volume growth.
6%
Growth achieved, reversing previous decline
Consumer Goods and Luxury
Lean Lab
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
R&d and Product Profitability
Transformed fragmented consumer goods conglomerate through Lean Product Development, reversing decline to achieve 6% growth.
$15M
Potential savings identified on labor
Chemicals
High Performance Organization
Leadership & Change Management
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Chemical producer restructures operations through workforce analysis, achieving $15M savings and 5% OEE improvement.
+33%
Productivity improvement
Life Sciences
Lean Lab
Manufacturing
Implemented Lean Lab methodology to boost pharmaceutical laboratory capacity, achieving 33% productivity improvement without additional headcount.
+20%
Production capacity
Packaging
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
People and Organization
Building operational excellence at a major sawmill in Sweden, increasing production capacity by 20% and reducing accidents by 75%.
+8.3%
OEE increase in 3 months
Packaging
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Board manufacturer increased production capacity through WCOM™ implementation, achieving 8.3% OEE improvement in three months.
35%
Reduction WIP in production
Consumer Goods and Luxury
Manufacturing
Synchronized value chain and lean development system reduced WIP by 35% and production lead time by 35%.
55%
Waste reduction (from 12.5% to 6.8%)
Packaging
Manufacturing
Operational Excellence
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Packaging manufacturer slashes material waste by 55% through WCOM™ defect analysis and machine care protocols.
36%
Productivity and capacity increases
Life Sciences
Lean Lab
Manufacturing
Implemented Lean practices across 40+ pharmaceutical labs, achieving 30% average productivity gains and 70% improvement in on-time batch releases.
+20%
Total productivity increase
Automotive and Commercial Vehicles
Manufacturing
Operations Strategy and Transformation
Luxury automaker doubled volumes while ramping three series simultaneously, achieving 20% total productivity through parallel Lean implementation.
+$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%.
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