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.
Local leadership were coached and at the heart of the programme, leading value stream design, significantly improving every KPI at their sites.
All areas of the business involved from order to cash including Customer services, with >90% of workforce taking part in lean thinking improvement events.
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.
The success led to this approach being rolled out globally with 40,000 employees collaborating for improvement.
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