PRODUCTIVITY IMPROVEMENTS
Productivity is a major value lever for many companies. SAGARIS Group experience demonstrates that we can help clients achieve capital savings, while simultaneously improving operating and maintenance costs. We look at how to improve overall equipment effectiveness using a number of levers:
- Improve the return on minor capital, defined as equipment already in the plant, without new purchases.
- Major new projects, such as installing a new assembly line, represent an important part of capital spend and are often defining moves in the development of the total business.
- Maintenance is usually a key factor, including increasing uptime by decreasing cleaning cycles and preventing minor stoppages. Companies can actually create new business opportunities based on competitive maintenance performance. By increasing the availability and reliability of the capital base, maintenance excellence in a capital-intensive environment can be a decided competitive advantage.