Beverage Bottling Company

Challenge:

The largest bottler in the southern hemisphere is located at a 35 year old site. For many years they were trying to manually process data – making it impossible to track 2000 cans a minute. They were looking for a tracking system that would provide them with real time data to monitor inefficiencies on the plant floor.

Solution:

The bottling company rolled out an Activplant software solution that would track, monitor and report uptime/downtime, schedule and do Inventory Record Accuracy. The key to this solution was that the bottling company employees were able to see the reports in real time and understand where any constraints may be in their facility.

Results:

Management at the bottling company was unaware what their savings would be on this project; they guessed 5%, feeling that this would be a great improvement. It has been a lot more than that: the bottling company has had a lift of 15% inefficiencies on certain lines. Their facility is 35 years old and they are now able to make out of sight improvements.

Quotes:

"In addition to the other benefits, we're running faster now, so we're making more products in less time. This saves the company about $1 million a year, for an ROI of over 800 percent since Activplant was installed."

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