Developed operational scenarios to guide transformation
Situation:
A chemical producer of plasticizers required assessment of its manual packaging, order office, finished goods warehouse, and MRO warehouse operations.
Actions:
- Assessed each operation individually, then as a whole
- Developed detailed scenarios and models to guide recommendations on combining, consolidating, and/or automating, including estimated costs and savings for each scenario
- Collaborated with client staff to combine packaging operations, re-assign and reduce non-essential office activities and processes, improve warehouse layout, and move traditional end-of-day activities to start of day
Results: Achieved dramatic savings through reductions in manpower requirements and warehouse overtime, as well as optimization of off-site storage locations.
