Taking Control at Addison Engineering
Taking Control at Addison Engineering
ADDISON ENGINEERING CO (BLACKPOOL) LTD | CASE STUDY
The Need
Team-boards had been implemented at shop-floor and management team level to manage operational performance but there was no formal process linking the boards.
A draft Route Map had been developed but was not being used to deploy or review strategic activities. The management team were fire-fighting rather than getting to grips with issues affecting operational performance.
The Approach
To develop self-sustaining performance management capabilities in the management team including:
DEVELOP
- Teaching the principles of control rooms and their role in Policy Deployment and coaching the management team in the operational processes of a control room.
- Creating a simple sustainable Route Map development and review process that equips the management team with the skills to adapt their strategy dynamically.
DEPLOY
- Setting up the control room and creating control room standards
MEASURE & SUSTAIN
- Coaching and challenging individuals and the team.
Case Study Summary
Industry
Aerospace, Automotive, Pharmaceutical, Oil & Gas, Military.
Client Overview
Addison Engineering, based in Thornton Cleveleys near Fleetwood, manufacture precision turned and milled components for pharmaceuticals, automotive, aerospace and other industries.
Location
Thornton Cleveleys, UK
“The control room has played a fundamental part in visualising objectives and monitoring performance against targets. We still have a lot of work ahead of us to maintain the ethos of the control room and sustain our focus on monitoring ‘how we are doing’ so we don’t lose sight of its importance in enabling us to get ‘‘where we want to be.”
Linda Kirkham, Quality Manager,Addison Engineering
The Results
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Fully functioning control room established focusing management action.
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Strategic improvement activities supported by simple 5-box reporting tools and tactical plans.
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Daily tracking of key performance indicators supporting rapid problem recognition and improved management focus.
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Improved management control of operational performance and choosing operational priorities.
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Improved customer delivery performance with improvement in on-time deliveries and reduced disruption creating capacity to absorb new work.
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Issue escalation process following through on complex or difficult shop-floor issues.
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