Build a strong link between your CI processes and new technologies
Do you want to learn how CI such as Lean Six Sigma can be implemented in your organisation? Thinking about integrating new technologies into your processes?
With the right training and a change management approach, you’ll improve your employees’ knowledge, skills and behaviours towards Continuous Improvement. To help you achieve this, PwC’s established a strategic partnership with MoreSteam, the world’s leading company in Lean Six Sigma e-learning.
With our experience in a wide variety of projects, we can design and implement tailored processes. With the right tools, these will enable your company to continuously improve. We teach you not only to use specific tools, but the methodology of solving complex business problems and improving your company’s performance.
Together, we’ll ensure that clear governance rules are set within your company, so that the roles and responsibilities at all levels are supporting each stage of the Continuous Improvement programme.
No two companies are alike, but many of the challenges they face are similar: increasing costs, declining revenue, cash flow issues, employee turnover, customer complaints, market share decrease, etc. All of these issues can be successfully addressed with CI methodology.
Maturity of existing processes and readiness for change should be considered, among many other factors, in the decision of where and how to apply CI.
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We will tailor our service offering to the maturity level of your organisation. You can take the test to assess your current situation, or see a general overview below.
Examples of results in factory projects (bottom up)
Baseline | Improvement (%) | Achieved value | |
Output production | 38 tons/shift |
31% | 50 t/sh |
Scrap reduction | 2.5% | 75% | 0.5% |
Overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) increase | 60% | 30% | 82% |
Lead time reduction | 15 weeks | 66% | 5 w |
Scrap reduction | 4% | 50% | 2% |
Inventory reduction | 24m euros | 42% | 14m euros |
Technical failures | 1,800 hours | 86% | 250 hours |
Production output | 30 tons/shift | 27% | 38 t/sh |
Example of results of an implemented programme (top down)
Baseline | Improvement (%) | Achieved value | |
Earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT) improvement | 1.5% | 400% | 6% |
Programme savings | 20m euros / 200m euros |
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Programme payback after one-year implementation | ~1-4 months |
The Barry Callebaut and PwC collaboration started by assessing various situations in the plants before building a new vision and roadmap. PwC supported it by launching a successful pilot in one of the plants. Finally, Barry Callebaut implemented the full programme and culture globally. This has enabled it to achieve significant savings and ensured continuity for future improvements.
PwC helped Abriso improve communication between the operators and production, as well as knowledge sharing and involvement from management with regards to operators’ daily activities. These objectives were successfully achieved with the implementation of 24-hour boards and a Gemba Walk in the plant.
“With its deep knowledge and experience in operational excellence, PwC supported us in bringing structure and transparency to our operational improvements.Together, we built a vision and a roadmap, and we’re putting all the building blocks in place to make this is a sustainable effort. One of the key success factors is PwC’s ability to connect to our culture and people, creating engagement at all levels of our organisation.”
“In five months Abbvie, together with PwC, identified its main manufacturing-related gaps and translated them into a portfolio of initiatives to implement. The project required PMO support for some initiatives and full implementation of the lean methodology for others (SMED, KAIZEN...)”