Crisis Management
Customer – Tier 1 Supplier (Canada)
- Reduced weekly downtime by over 5 hours
- Increased inventory accuracy by 22% in 3 weeks and achieved 98% within 5 weeks
- Recruited and placed successful Plant Manager
CASE STUDIES
Our Client’s Successes
Crisis Management
Customer – Tier 1 Supplier
Product – Interiors with JIT
Results
- Spectrum eliminated penalties
- Downtime reduction across all lines from an average 804 minutes a day to 7 minutes a day
- OT Reduction better than forecast within 2 weeks
- Inventory accuracy improvement from 72% to 96%
- Labor headcount reduction from 761 to 598
Problem
- $16M in OEM penalties for shutting down production
- Labor cost and turnover were high due to working 24/7
Solution Approach
- Implemented an Architect and 16 seasoned crisis experts within a week to identify and drive improvements.
- Contract headcount reduction started within 5 weeks.
