The end result of the project was a strong increase in productivity, better cooperation between departments as well as a positive behavioral change among managers and individual employees.
Vocum helps organizations structurally improve their operational performance across the full wall-to-wall value chain. This includes not only production, but also logistics, maintenance, engineering, planning, purchasing and administration — preventing local optimization at the expense of overall results. Our approach is hands-on, data-driven and typically delivers a 25% productivity improvement for our clients.
Thanks to our strong value proposition, commitment to measurable results, driven people and proven methodology, we have achieved the following outcomes:
If you recognize any of these issues, there is almost certainly immediate improvement potential.
Your machines are running, yet output remains below expectations.
Outdated routines are no longer questioned.
Management assumes further improvement isn’t possible.
Goals are set, but follow-up, accountability and results are missing.
Incidents dominate the day, no rhythm, no structure.
Departments optimize locally at the expense of total performance.
We improve performance by strengthening the interaction between supervisors and their teams. Many team leaders are strong technical experts, but not always people managers. That’s why we coach them directly on the floor in setting priorities, steering their teams and following up. We work with KPI’s that we define together, stay close to reality, keep it practical and measure what truly matters.
We support organizations in identifying and implementing concrete improvements in their operational performance.
Structural productivity increases in production, logistics and support functions
Improved machine performance through OEE analysis and bottleneck management
Stronger frontline leadership through targeted training and coaching
Guaranteed returns: ROI minimum 1:1, often > 2.5:1 in practice
“Thanks to Vocum, our productivity increased by more than 30% in under six months. The impact was visible from week eight.” Dennis Gouka, Managing Director, Heras
Practical recommendations that we also implement — with tangible results. No thick reports or theoretical advice.
We start with a thorough analysis of processes, structures and performance
We work actively on the shop floor, side-by-side with your teams – bottom up
We define concrete actions, build the right reporting, and train supervisors
We measure progress weekly based on clear, pre-defined KPIs
Vocum delivers measurable results in both production and administrative environments, across a wide range of industries:
Curious about the gains you can achieve in output, cost and performance? Within two weeks, we map out your improvement potential — transparent, independent and fact-based.
The end result of the project was a strong increase in productivity, better cooperation between departments as well as a positive behavioral change among managers and individual employees.
We have succeeded in halving the man-hours on most folding benches by working more efficiently.
1 operator is now able to operate 2 laser machines instead of 1, resulting in more output per hour worked, without loss of quality.
A skills program has been developed and implemented so that the quality and flexibility of the operators has been significantly improved.
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