Business Improvement
Food Manufacturer
How we helped a Melbourne food manufacturer reduce costs, improve efficiency and build a stronger foundation for growth.
Company Type
Mid-sized Melbourne-based Food Manufacturer.
Challenges
The company was struggling with high production costs and inconsistent production timelines.
Objectives
- Reduce production costs.
- Improve production timelines.
- Improve processes.
- Simplify plant layout and effectiveness.
- Increase efficiency.
Our Solutions
- Conducting a Costing & Pricing Analysis to identify areas of improvement, and then implementing cost reductions and pricing improvements.
- The implementation of enhanced manufacturing processes by designing an improved production process.
- The introduction of an automated inventory tracking and manufacturing resource planning software system specifically customised for a mid-sized food manufacturer in their given industry.
- A strategic redesign of the plant’s floor layout for optimised workflow.
- Conducting a Logistics Analysis to determine areas of improvement, and then implementing new processes to upgrade logistical efficiency.
Results
We reduced manufacturing costs by 32%, increased daily output by 28%, and increased total revenue by 16%.
-32%
Manufacturing costs
+28%
Daily output
+16%
Total revenue