Energy
Case Study 3 - World leader in gas
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Site productivity low adversely affecting gross margin
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Multiple sites across northern Europe at risk
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​Strategic need for a problem solving culture to be embedded
Value Stream Transformations
Multiple sites across norther Europe cluster were underperforming to target which was increasing the risk of workforce redundancies and/or site closures.
Corporate strategy triggered a need for culture change to root cause problem solving through collaborative work rather than short term solution fix.
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Local leadership were coached and at the heart of the programme, leading value stream design, significantly improving every KPI at their sites.
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All areas of the business involved from order to cash including Customer services, with >90% of workforce taking part in lean thinking improvement events.​
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Breakthrough methods established as standard with high pace collaboration to deliver measurable improvements in a week and visual management in place for ongoing daily improvement.
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The success led to this approach being rolled out globally with 40,000 employees collaborating for improvement.​​
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