CONSUMER GOODS INDUSTRY INSIGHTS
Global Potato Processor Based in Idaho, our client supplies French fries, hash browns and other formed-potato products to global fast-food companies, restaurants, distributors and retail customers. Its highly automated plants operate 24/7 nonstop, except for a day of scheduled equipment sanitation every three weeks. Maximum equipment uptime and utilization are imperative. The client engaged The Powers Company to help it reduce maintenance expenditures; handle and control parts purchasing and inventory; schedule/ optimize maintenance resources; and reduce equipment downtime, particularly the…
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POWERS Adds $1.2 Million to Wind Tower Manufacturer’s Bottom Line, Slashing Overtime by 50% While Improving Productivity and Efficiency.
POWERS partnered with an industry-leading wind tower manufacturer to identify and quantify opportunities to improve the systems, processes, and leadership behaviors aligned with their previously established cultural values.
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Powers Boosts On-Time Performance by a Staggering 59% For Defense Industry Make-To-Order Manufacturer
Powers Boosts On-Time Performance by a Staggering 59% For Defense Industry Make-To-Order Manufacturer.
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Employee Retention: Manufacturers, If You’re Not Doing What it Takes to Attract And Retain Talent, You’re Underperforming
U.S. manufacturing workplace culture needs a radical overhaul. When less than 50% of the upcoming workforce sees manufacturing as a…
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POWERS Crushes Promised Annualized Savings Rate of $7.5M for Pet Food Partner Fetching $13.8M Only 23 Weeks into the Project
The challenge: A leading pet treats manufacturer with first-pass quality and overall capacity performance issues unable to keep up with market demand resulting in backlogs. The result: POWERS improved processing capacity by 52%, final-pass quality by 19%, packaging capacity by 68%, and reduced packaging waste by 68% while crushing the estimated annualized savings rate.
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Rising Costs Putting Pressure on Manufacturers to Optimize Now
As the U.S. economy emerges from the pandemic, manufacturers’ costs are rising dramatically throughout the supply chain. Whether we’re going to see surging demand pushing producer and consumer prices even higher, or flagging demand due to inflation concerns, belt-tightening across the value chain is coming.
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ESG and its Impact on Supply Chain Management
ESG is a complex, global force increasingly influencing consumer demand and access to capital, two vital elements of sustainable business growth.
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As the Skilled Labor Market in Manufacturing Continues to Tighten, What Steps Can You Take to Attract and Retain the Right Talent?
The persistent shortage of skilled workers has significantly impacted the US manufacturing sector over the last several decades. While qualified workers are becoming more challenging to find, demand in manufacturing continues to grow, exacerbating the problem. So what can you do to attract and retain the right skilled labor for your organization?
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POWERS Removes Performance Bottlenecks from Major Beverage Manufacturer Facing Unprecedented Demand
POWERS Leads Operations, Maintenance, Planning, and Inventory Control Turnaround at Major Beverage Industry Manufacturer Project Overview POWERS partnered with a…
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Maximizing Operational Performance & Agility in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
During the global fight to end the COVID-19 pandemic and with unprecedented marketplace fluctuation, the Pharmaceutical Industry has faced daunting…
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Is Managing Your Company Culture More Like QA or QC? You Make the Call.
When most industrial operations leaders are asked, “What is your Quality Assurance (QA) or Quality Control (QC) process and performance…
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Your Company’s Secret Weapon for Transformation: Frontline Leaders
Any wise CEO knows that their overall success lies in empowering frontline leaders. In doing so, they gain a real-time…
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Your Company Culture Vaccine: Accept It or Reject It?
As the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out continues across the United States and globally, many individuals have pondered whether to be vaccinated…
READ MOREPOWERS PARTNERS WITH GLOBAL LEADERS TO ALIGN WORKPLACE CULTURE WITH PERFORMANCE
Actavis
Gilead
BMW
BCBS
Butterball
Cargil
Cigna
CTI Foods
Demco
Haemonetics
Harsco
Highliner Foods
Mutal Omaha
Nor Cal Bev
Simplot
Cargill
SDI
Wind point
Autoneum
Colony Brands
Foster Farms
inalfa
oatka
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