Manufacturing: coating
Steelcoat Galvacoat Metalix
Galvacoat/Steelcoat and Metalix, one of the larger surface treatment companies in the Benelux, optimised their production, logistics and administration with Vocum. The target was exceeded: up to €1,275,687 saved on an annual basis.
Result
€ 1.275.687 besparing · +37% Steelcoat, +33% Metalix · ROI 4:1
Galvacoat/Steelcoat and Metalix offer a wide range of options for surface treatments of materials. The history of our companies goes back to the late 1960s, and since then we have grown into one of the larger surface treatment companies in the Benelux. We were interested in optimising our production, logistics and administration and felt it was a good idea to work with Vocum as an external partner. At the start of the collaboration with Vocum, 88 FTEs were active in these departments.
During the analysis, Vocum established that a potential saving of €791,415 was possible within the scope above. This corresponds to a productivity improvement of 25%.
- The administrative tasks were centralised so that duplication of work is avoided and people can take over tasks from one another.
- Production schedules were developed, which make it possible to plan more intelligently, resulting in fewer changeover times and thus benefiting productivity.
- Staff plans were developed, based on realistic standards and forecast workload — one for Metalix with five production units and one for Steelcoat with two production units.
- A new communication structure with a new accompanying reporting system was implemented, so that the right information reaches the right person at the right time.
- The organisational structure in production was adjusted so that there is always one guiding force and point of contact in the hall.
The points above, together with continuous guidance from the Vocum team, enabled us to achieve the target of €791,451 on an annual basis after just two thirds of the project (after 13 of the total 20 calendar weeks).
In the end, the target was even exceeded, with savings of up to €1,275,687 on an annual basis. This amounts to a productivity increase of 37% at Steelcoat and 33% at Metalix. This corresponds to an ROI of 4:1. The agreed minimum guarantee of 1:1 was realised from week 6 of the project.
In the end, the target was even exceeded, with savings of up to €1,275,687 on an annual basis. This amounts to a productivity increase of 37% at Steelcoat and 33% at Metalix. This corresponds to an ROI of 4:1. The agreed minimum guarantee of 1:1 was realised from week 6 of the project.
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