Making production at MINIT SLOVAKIA, spol. s r.o. more efficient, with the ambition to become the most effective bakery firm in V4
A joint transformation project managed to increase production, improve planning, and involve people in implementing the change
- MINIT SLOVAKIA – a family business
- Since 1991 seated in Dunajská Streda
- Produces frozen and pre-baked bakery products
Sales revenues of € 23 million
Ambition to become a leader in Central Europe
Challenges for MINIT SLOVAKIA
Ambition to become the most effective firm in the V4 region
Year-on-year sales growth of more than 20% increases pressure and requirements on production and the entire company management setting
Lack of workforce in the region of Dunajská Streda
Preparation for a generational change
in a family business
A detailed analysis of all critical areas together with defining potential for improvements and a business case
A 9-month project involving key people at all management levels
Setting management tools for an effective management of company performance
In 2016, an average SOP lasted
SOP is organised and more fluent, resulting in lead times shorter by more than 1 hour
“Company departments started co-operating much more intensively than ever before. A typical example is the collaboration between Sales and Production where even confrontational discussions from the past turned into common search for solutions.“
“In the past, we had to produce even 5 – 6 products on one machine a day. Thanks to sequencing, we now have all-day production for one product. This is also reflected in productivity.“
Benefit increase – labour productivity & throughput of production equipment
In M5, higher throughput was achieved by reducing the duration of redevelopments; efforts in improving labour productivity were mainly focused on centralizing replacers.
In M5, a throughput improvement of 4.1% (better by 1.8% than planned) was achieved, which is above project target.
Production throughput increase calculated via performed activities
In M5, the project resulted in saving 6.1 FTE (16.4 FTE in total), which is better than the required level of 13 FTE.
Agreed optimization of FTE in production influences productivity
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