Recognized for its innovation and commitment to a sustainable future, the company offers a wide range of chemicals, plastics, agricultural products and paints, providing high-quality, durable and sustainable solutions. The company plays an essential role in people’s lives, offering products that promote safety, efficiency and environmental protection. In addition, it values corporate social responsibility, contributing to sustainable development and supporting communities.
For this chemical giant, digital transformation is essential for effective supply chain and production management. From the acquisition of raw materials to the delivery of the final product, the company seeks to ensure efficiency, transparency and agility. In this context, how can it identify and prioritize the business areas that are most critical to process performance and maximize return on investment?
Solutions
Our partnership enabled the company to improve its production and logistics processes through a digital planning approach and advanced process analytics. In addition to fully understanding its current production capacity, we identified opportunities to reduce lead times and meet growing demand with ease. Key project outcomes include:
- Monthly production gain of 500 thousand liters without using one of the machines.
- 42% higher production using the full shift
- Lead time reduction from 25% to 50%.
- Increase of up to 25% in demand, without impacting current indicators and without the need for new investments.
- Better understanding of processes and identification of operational inefficiencies.
- More accurate capacity forecasting and creation of operational indicators.
Starting point
The company sought to improve its production processes to face challenges and improve its operations. The initial focus was to obtain greater accuracy in estimating production capacity, taking into account the product mix and production sequence. In addition, there was a commitment to ensuring more assertive delivery times, increasing customer satisfaction.
What was done
The company was looking for an advanced digital planning solution that would provide a detailed view of production capacity based on the defined production sequence. The solution would be essential for strategic decision-making, enabling processes to be improved, costs to be reduced and overall efficiency to be increased.
- Solutions for the factory
The EYF team created a customized solution for the factory, based on detailed information such as layout, production flows, processing times and other relevant data. The solution allowed the company to better visualize and understand its operational processes. - Analysis of logistics transfers
The focus was to plan and optimize loading and unloading operations, as well as internal transfers. The goal was to assess logistical uncertainties and plan strategies to ensure efficiency in scenarios of fluctuating demand. - Deposit analysis
The solution represented the current situation of processes in two of the site’s warehouses, allowing the identification of operational inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement.
Digital Planning Solutions: The Path to the Future
The solutions developed by EYF have become essential for employees of the multinational chemical company, providing a solid basis for strategic decision-making. With digital planning, the company began to analyze different future scenarios, assess impacts and anticipate results more accurately, allowing for more efficient resource allocation and the minimization of operational risks.
By adopting a data-driven approach, the company strengthens its ability to make more effective decisions, driving performance and achieving superior results in its processes and operations.