| Organisation |
Activity |
Result |
| Manufacture of metal
spectacle frames |
Sales Projections,
Manual M.R.P.II, Production Planning,
Supervisory Control, Stock Control |
Response reduced to
16 weeks to 8 weeks on double turnover,
halved stockholding and with 10%
increase in productivity |
| Aluminium Smelter |
Central Maintenance
Job Scheduling System, Central Garage
for special vehicles. Fleet control & maintenance
system |
Hire charges reduced,
Reliability improved, Breakdown cut
below critical anode import level |
| Manufacture of Life
Rafts & Survival Suites |
Materials Provisioning
System, Materials Tracking System,
Planning & Production Control
System, Supervisory Control, Materials
Yield Controls |
Materials saving of £500,000
p.a. Traceability for A.Q.D. achieved |
| Aircraft Manufacture |
Planning & Scheduling
Systems plus supervisory control
in : Process Engineering, N.C. Programming,
Inspection, Machining, Assembly,
Tool Making |
Productivity improvements £ 5
million p.a. |
|
Insurance Brokers
(109 Branches) |
Targets: Daily Controls
and Strategic management Systems |
40% Improvement in Sales
£ 1.2 million extra profit |
| Manufacture of Electric
Elements by Disabled Workers |
Full Suite of manual
systems: Sales Forecasting, Materials
Provisioning, Stock Controls, Production
Planning, Supervisory Control |
Made profitable. Made
reliable. Doubled output. Reduced
W.I.P. and stock levels |
| Major Local Hospital |
Job Control System,
Planned Maintenance System, manpower
Planning, Strategic Planning, Eight
specific recommendations for savings
( no job losses involved) |
Productivity improvements
worth £300,000 p.a. |
| Manufacture of Cellulose
Acetate Flake |
Planned maintenance
System, Asset management System |
Reduction in Contractor
costs, Improvement in Materials yield
(steam etc). Reduction in Plant Downtime |
| Soda Ash manufacture |
Asset management System,
Major Works Scheduling |
Reduction in downtime
with 5% measured increase in output
tonnage |
| District Health Authority
(Engineers Department) |
Manpower Planning,
Planned Maintenance, Asset Management |
Improved management
of manpower over entire district. |
| Public Utility (major
repair centre for heavy and special
vehicles, plant & equipment) |
Work Scheduling, M.R.P.,
Supervisory Control |
10% increase in throughput
from same resource. Value 0.6 million
on £6 million turnover |
| Batch Production of
Chemicals |
Process Scheduling,
Planned Maintenance, Asset Management |
£0.8 million
p.a. worth of improvements in yield,
reduced process cycle, and increased
plant availability |
| Public Transport |
Major Works Scheduling
Performance Contracts, Quality Standards,
Asset management, Supervisory Control,
Sump Safe Working Procedures etc. |
Productivity Savings £800,000
p.a. Possession and Availability
Improvements worth £11 million
p.a. |
| Paper Mill |
Mill Scheduling, Supervisory
Controls, Maintenance Jobs management,
Conversion Programming |
Materials Yield improved
by 6%, Machine productivity improved
by 22%, Conversion labour productivity
improved by 13%. Value £1.9
million p.a. |
| Forestry, Saw milling
and Residues |
Secondment as Production
Director involved in every aspect
of the business. Stock Controls,
Long Range Forecasting, Operating
Procedures, sales Management, management
Accounting, Mill Scheduling, De-bottlenecking,
Staff Development and Training, machinery
Developments, Stand Alone Business
Units, etc. |
Business expanded
and made profitable against a deferred
fee guarantee. |
| Public Transport Facilities & Catering
Department with 48 buildings over
one million sq. ft |
Orderly transfer of
sub-contracts to TFM, Work flow management
specified, Asset management specified
and installed, Concept 3000 system
tailored into use, Standards set,
management accounting procedures
installed, Work level documents brought
into audit, Service level monitors
established, TFM contract re-drafted,
Preparation of project specifications,
Project monitoring systems |
Statutory inspections
brought under control, Utility savings,
Commercial data bank established,
Improved cleanliness, Value of improvements £500,000. |
| Public Transport |
Analysis to background
to Accidents and Incidents |
Revision of Arrangements |
| Tractor Testing |
Analysis on Processes
that affect Profitability |
Improved Job Costing
and Scheduling |
| Research Institute |
Management and Financial
Procedures |
Improved management
of Resources and Financial Accountability |
| County Council |
Report on Forestry
and Wood based Enterprises |
Proceeding |
| Flexographic Printers |
Solvent Management
System |
Expected >50% reduction
in solvent consumption (proceeding) |
