Case Study: Generating Quick Wins

This leading British coachbuilder required assistance to bring their manufacturing operations under control. Work began with mapping and standardising their processes, and identifying quality concerns and theories for quick wins. The information was analysed by the team, and 36 quick wins were identified, resulting in an annual saving of 1650 man hours and cost-saving of £160,400.

Mapping the Process

Work began with mapping out the production processes at two levels; firstly, as a high-level overview, followed by more detailed maps at process level. Where typically this would have been completed in a face to face environment, external factors meant that new ways of working were required to complete the activity remotely. The team embraced the challenge, using a range of virtual collaboration tools to achieve success, generating maps of all manufacturing processes.

Mapping the processes generated the following outcomes:

Introduction to the principle of process thinking
Identification of problems and issues which affect time, quality, or safety
Identification of the parts of the process where problems and issues occurred
Identification of processes that must be carried out sequentially, versus those which could be done out of phase

This information was then analysed by the team for possible solutions, and filtered through criteria to see which ones were quick, low cost, and low risk, to implement.

The Results & Benefits the Customer Achieved

A total of 36 quick wins were implemented, with an estimated annual:
– time saving of 1650 man hours
– cost saving of £160,400 based on an average of 100 vehicles per year
In addition to the financial savings, a number of safety improvements were implemented
The whole exercise introduced the team to the possibilities of continuous improvement, gave them a great sense of achievement, and the desire to do more

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