Electrical Power Transmission, Engineer-to-Order |
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Throughput was 300 bays per year.
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Throughput increased to 430 bays per year.
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Power Transformers,
Engineer-to-Order |
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Engineering cycle time was 8 months.
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On-time delivery was 85%.
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Engineering cycle time reduced to 3 months.
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On-time delivery improved to 95%.
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16% increase in manufacturing throughput (revenues).
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Transformer Repair and Overhaul |
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42 projects completed in 2007.
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On-time delivery was 68%.
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54 projects completed in 2008.
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On-time delivery improved to 83%.
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Theme Park Design, Install and Commissioning |
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121 projects completed in 2004.
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142 projects completed in 2005.
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153 projects completed in 2006.
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Next Generation Wireless Technology Product Development |
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Cycle time from first silicon to production for 1st generation was 19 months.
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Cycle time from first silicon to production for 2nd generation was 8 months.
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Material Handling Solutions, Engineer-to-Order |
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Completed an average of 6.9 projects per year.
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Completed 10 projects in first 8 months of 2009.
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31% increase in throughput-dollars.
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Telecomm Switches Design, Development & Upgrades |
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300-400 active projects with 30+ deliveries a month.
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Lead times were long.
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On-time delivery was poor.
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Throughput increased by 45% per person.
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Lead times shortened by 10-25%.
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On-time delivery improved to 90+%.
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Customized Software Development |
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Growth was stagnating, becoming insufficient to secure market position.
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Throughput increased by 14% in the first 6 months.
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Cycle time reduced by 25% and project completions increased 17% with over 90% on-time delivery.
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Customer Experience Systems Customized SW Development for Telecommunications |
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Market pressure to reduce cost and cycle time.
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8 projects in crisis requiring CEO level attention in 2007.
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14% increase in revenue/man-month.
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20% reduction in cycle time.
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0 projects in crisis in 2008.
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Helicopter Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul
(For Flight Schools) |
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Maintenance workload increased by 37% and turnaround times were long, leading to helicopter shortages.
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32% reduction in CH-47 turnaround time.
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52% reduction in UH-60 turnaround time.
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8 aircraft returned to customer ($90M in cost avoidance).
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18,000 sq ft of hangar space freed up ($2M in cost savings).
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Iron Ore Asset Development Projects |
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25,800 man-hours of engineering design work had to be completed in 8 months.
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Historical delays of 2 weeks and man-hour overruns of 20%.
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Project finished 3 weeks early.
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Productivity increased by 25% with only 19,500 man-hours needed.
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Satellite Design and Assembly |
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Reflectors were the constraint in Antenna and Satellite delivery.
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Electronic units were late, delaying Satellite subsystems.
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Classified Government program was behind schedule and losing money.
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Operation was losing $200M a quarter.
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Doubled Reflectors throughput and reduced cycle time by 28%, alleviating delivery constraint.
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Increased productivity in Antenna Assembly and Test by 64% and subsequently another 26%.
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Reduced cycle time for Electronic units, allowing subsystems to finish 30% faster.
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Stabilized schedule and returned money to Government 4 quarters in a row.
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Operation turned profitable.
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Nuclear Power Engineering |
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Due-date performance was 60%.
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Due-date performance increased to 95%.
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Throughput increased by 30%.
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IT Projects |
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15 SAP functionality projects were completed per month.
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SAP functionality project completions increased by 30% to 20 projects a month.
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Nuclear Power Engineering |
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19 design evaluation and modification projects were being completed per month.
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Throughput increased by 25% to 24-30 projects per month.
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Automotive Product Development |
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Cycle time for prototype builds was 10 weeks.
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Cycle time for prototype builds reduced to 8 weeks.
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Biotechnology Plant Engineering |
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87% projects on time.
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15% immediate increase in throughput.
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Aircraft Engine Repair and Overhaul |
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476 engines produced per year.
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4-8 weeks piece-part cycle time.
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60 days landing gear turnaround time.
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586 engines produced per year (23% increase).
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30% reduction in engine turnaround time.
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15 days piece-part cycle time (70% reduction).
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25% increase in throughput.
30 days landing gear turnaround time (50% reduction).
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$60M monetized in assets from reduced turnaround time.
Ongoing improvement:
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10 days piece-part turnaround time (30% further reduction).
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Pharmaceutical New Product Development |
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6 projects completed in the first 12 weeks.
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20% projects on time in 12 weeks.
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85 global generics and PSAI filings in 2009.
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85 product launches in 2009.
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915 days cycle time for full development in 2008.
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11 projects completed (83% increase).
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80% projects on time (60% increase).
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110 filings in 2010 (30% increase).
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149 launches in 2010 (75% increase).
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563 days cycle time for development in 2010 (40% faster).
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Semiconductor Design and Manufacturing |
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Actual cycle time of projects was 38 months;
25% of projects were on time.
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Actual cycle time reduced to 23 months; almost all projects are within the committed cycle time of 24 months.
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Telecommunications Network Design & Installation |
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On-time delivery was less than 75%.
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Average cycle time was 70 days.
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Increased on-time delivery to 98+%.
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Average cycle time dropped to 30 days.
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Manufacturing Plant Construction |
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11 months industry standard project duration.
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7 months to project completion (55% additional revenue 4 months earlier).
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TGV Station Construction |
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6 months left to deliver, and project was 5 months late.
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Completed 11 months of work in 6 months.
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Project on time (€5 M penalty avoided).
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Helicopter Manufacturing and Maintenance |
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Only 33% projects completed on time.
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On-time delivery increased to 83%.
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Aircraft Upgrade and Repair |
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5 aircraft on station.
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Cycle time of 165 days.
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3 aircraft on station, 2 aircraft returned to Air Force, a replacement value of €300 M.
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15% cycle time reduction, 15% increase in output with 13% fewer resources; 22% reduction in support shops' cycle time.
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New Product Development For Home Appliances |
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34 new products per year.
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74% projects on time.
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Increased throughput to 52 new products in the 1st year, and to 70+ in the 2nd year, with no increase in head count.
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88% projects on time.
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CPG New Product Development |
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150 projects per year.
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90% on-time delivery.
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20% faster time-to-market.
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98% on-time delivery.
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10% of projects finished ahead of schedule.
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Digital Camera Product Development |
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6 cameras launched in 2004.
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1 camera launched in spring window.
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1 out of 6 cameras launched on time.
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15 cameras launched in 2005.
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7 cameras launched in spring window.
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All 15 cameras launched on time.
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Engineer-to-Order |
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84 days overall cycle time.
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24 days production cycle time.
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15 machines in 8 months was highest throughput ever.
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64 days overall cycle time (25% reduction).
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10 days production cycle time (60% reduction).
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22 machines in 5 months (47% higher throughput).
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22% improvement in EBIT.
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Oil & Gas Platform Design & Manufacturing |
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Design Engineering took 15 months.
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Production Engineering took 9 months.
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Fabrication and Assembly took 8 months.
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Design Engineering takes 9 months.
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Production Engineering takes 5 months.
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Fabrication and Assembly takes 5 months with 22% improvement in labor productivity.
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ASIC Design Technology Development |
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74% projects on time for small projects.
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Major tool releases were always late.
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85% of small projects on time.
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Major tools released on time for three years in a row.
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Advertising Product Development |
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Completed 7 projects in 2006.
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Completed 7 projects in the first 8 months of 2007.
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High Tech Medical Product Development |
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1 software release every 6-9 months.
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Predictability was poor on device programs.
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1 software release every 2 months.
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Schedule slips on device programs cut by 50%.
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High Tech Medical Product Development |
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Device projects took 18 months on average and were unpredictable.
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Development cycle time reduced to 9 months.
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On-time delivery increased to 90%.
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Food Preparation & Packaging |
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72 sales projects completed per year.
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171 sales projects completed per year.
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52% increase in throughput-dollars.
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Process Manufacturing Plant Engineering |
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6 months cycle time for furnace design.
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45 projects/year engineering throughput.
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2.5 months cycle time (58% faster).
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60 projects/year throughput (33% increase).
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Pharmaceutical Product Development |
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In 2005, completion rate was 5 projects/quarter.
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55% of projects delivered on time.
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In 2008, completed 12 projects/quarter.
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90% on time, with same number of resources.
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Train Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul Engineering |
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16 months delay in delivery of last order.
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1 order executed at a time.
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100% on-time delivery on all orders.
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3 orders executed in the same timeframe.
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Marketing/Publishing Support |
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Projects were always late.
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Lead times were not acceptable.
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On-time delivery improved by 30%.
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Lead times reduced by 25%.
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Electric Generator Engineering |
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110 projects completed in 11 months.
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Low overall throughput.
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128 projects completed in 11 months.
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30% increase in overall throughput.
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44% increase in non-project throughput.
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Engineered-to-Order Steam Generators |
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20 casings per year.
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60% on-time delivery.
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27 casings per year (30% increase).
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90% on-time delivery.
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20-30% faster cycle time.
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Garment Design |
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Product ranges were late to market.
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100% due-date performance.
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30% reduction in lead times and sampling costs.
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Aircraft Engineering |
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12 months was best case engineering cycle time.
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On track to finish pylon project in 7 months.
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Plant Maintenance and Upgrade |
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300-500 days for boiler conversion.
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Routine maintenance took too long.
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11 days planned for shutdown.
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$2M revenue generated per day.
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120-160 days completion time (68% faster).
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10-33% reduction in 2007 cycle time.
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5-33% additional reduction in 2008 cycle time.
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8.8 days shutdown achieved.
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$4M revenue gained.
Set net operating hours industry record (6690 hours per year).
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Defense Products Design and Manufacturing |
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Long project cycle times with frequent delays.
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Difficult to synchronize Design and Manufacturing.
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Project cycle times reduced by 20%.
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Automotive Assembly Systems, Engineer-to-Order |
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70% of projects were late.
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High overtime and outsourcing.
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Lateness reduced by 50%.
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63% gains in productivity.
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15% more projects completed.
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Warfighter Systems Testing |
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Long cycle times.
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Low utilization of resources.
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Poor visibility of project slips.
|
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30% reduction in cycle time measured over 900 projects.
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30% improvement in resource utilization.
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88% on-time delivery performance.
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Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul |
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33 aircraft throughput in FY09.
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36 aircraft on station.
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44 aircraft throughput in FY10 (33% increase).
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24 aircraft on station, 12 aircraft returned to Air Force.
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Aircraft Repair and Overhaul |
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Turnaround time 162 days.
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7 aircraft in repair cycle.
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Turnaround time reduced to 115 days.
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4 aircraft in repair cycle (3 returned to customer).
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Production output increased from 185 hours/day to 273.
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1 ½ dock spaces freed up (additional revenue potential $35M).
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Aircraft Upgrade and Repair |
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Produced 11 aircraft a year.
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Cycle time of 225 days.
|
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Produced 17 aircraft a year.
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Cycle time of 195 days.
|
Aircraft Upgrade and Repair |
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4 aircraft on base.
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Cycle time of 183 days.
|
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2.6 aircraft on base on average.
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Cycle time of 155 days.
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11% capacity released for additional workload.
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Aircraft Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul |
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Average turnaround time was 327 days.
|
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Average turnaround time reduced to 146 days.
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44% increase in throughput from Q4 2008 to Q4 2009.
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Aircraft Engine Repair and Overhaul |
Engine piece-part repair:
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137 days backshop cycle time.
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260 parts/month backshop throughput.
Engines and Modules:
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45 modules/month throughput.
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18 days cycle time.
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Engine piece-part repair:
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42 days backshop cycle time (69% reduction).
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434 parts/month throughput (67% increase).
Engines and Modules:
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50 modules/month throughput (10% increase).
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8 days cycle time (55% reduction).
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Aircraft Upgrade and Repair |
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Throughput of 178 hours per aircraft per day.
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Turnaround time 46-180 days.
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Mechanic output was 3.6 hours per day.
|
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25% increase in throughput.
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Turnaround time reduced to 37-121 days.
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Mechanic output increased to 4.75 hours per day.
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40% reduction in overtime.
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Aircraft Repair and Overhaul |
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Turnaround time 240 days.
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13 aircraft in repair cycle.
|
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Turnaround time 160 days.
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7 aircraft in repair cycle.
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75% fewer defects.
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Helicopter Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul |
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Throughput of 5.4 aircraft per month.
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Throughput for Black Hawk was much lower than required.
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Turnaround times were unacceptable.
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Work scope per aircraft was increasing.
|
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Throughput increased to 6.3 aircraft per month.
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Black Hawk throughput increased by 40% in just 6 months.
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50% reduction in Apache turnaround time.
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15% reduction in CH47 turnaround time.
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15% reduction in Pave Hawk turnaround time despite increased scope.
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Processing of Purchase Requests |
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Long delays in processing requests.
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Long cycle times.
|
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Delays reduced by 40%.
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76% reduction in cycle time.
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29% increase in throughput.
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Army Vehicles Maintenance and Repair |
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Repair cycle time for MK48 was 168 days.
-
Repair cycle time for LAV25 was 180 days.
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Repair cycle time for MK14 was 152 days.
-
Repair cycle time for LAVAT was 182 days.
|
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Repair cycle time for MK48 reduced to 82 days.
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Repair cycle time for LAV25 reduced to 124 days.
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Repair cycle time for MK14 reduced to 59 days.
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Repair cycle time for LAVAT reduced to 122 days.
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Aircraft Repair and Overhaul |
-
Average turnaround time for H-46 was 225 days.
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Average turnaround time for H-53 was 310 days.
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Throughput was 23 aircraft per year.
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Reduced H-46 turnaround time to 167 days, while work scope was increasing.
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Reduced H-53 turnaround time to 180 days.
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Delivered 23 aircraft in the first 6 months.
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Throughput increased to 46 aircraft per year.
|
Submarine Maintenance and Repair |
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Job completion rate was 94%.
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On-time delivery was less than 60%.
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Cost per job was $5,043.
|
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Job completion rate increased to 98%.
-
Increased on-time delivery to 95+%.
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Reduced cost per job to $3,355, a 33% reduction.
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Overtime dropped by 49%, a $9M saving in the first year.
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Aircraft Maintenance and Upgrades |
-
Produced 6 aircraft in 2008.
|
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Produced 9 aircraft in the first 9 months of 2009.
|
Custom Furniture Design and Manufacturing |
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Struggled to complete 200 projects per year.
-
Revenues were flat, business was just breaking even.
|
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Completed 334 projects in the first 9 months.
-
Revenues increased by 88% and profits by 300%.
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Equipment for Manufacturing Solar Panels, Engineer-to-Order |
-
Revenues of €130 M. Profits of €13 M.
-
Cycle time was 17 weeks.
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On-time delivery was 80%.
|
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Revenues of €170 M. Profits of €22 M.
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Cycle time reduced to 14 weeks.
-
On-time delivery improved to 90%.
|
Process Plant Turnaround (Nickel Smelting) |
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Projects were late and over budget.
|
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Project 1 delivered on time.
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Project 2 delivered 1 day earlier (with 10% extra scope).
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Actual cost was 96% of planned budget.
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