Company: Innovio Films
Sector: Process Industries – Manufacturing and packaging
Key Tools or Services; Training – Mentoring & Coaching
Results:
- Factory waste reduced by 23%.
- Short maintenance stop duration halved.
- Average colour change time reduced by 33%.
- Demonstrated a sustained increase in m/c running speeds of 5%.
Project Overview
Prior to embarking on a series of activities facilitated by Picme, this business had appointed a full time Change Manager to help the company start its journey to becoming ‘World Class’. The Picme programme of work was designed not just to deliver significant bottom line financial benefits and the start of a culture change for the business, but also to train the Change Manager in the tools and techniques to run improvement activities in-house.
The Change Manager began by being a member of the first shop floor based, cross functional team that focussed on reducing factory waste. Whilst being coached and mentored by experienced Picme Engineers through subsequent activities, the individual progressed through observation to assisting in facilitation. By the end of the programme, the Change Manager had developed the skills and knowledge to begin running activities un-assisted.
During the first few internal activities, Picme provided support over the phone to continue the coaching and mentoring process. 12 months after the end of the original Picme programme of work, six internal teams were up and running, delivering further financial benefits for the business. A system to initiate, monitor and control activities had also been developed, to ensure the improvement process was a continuous one.