EVERYTHING IS POSSIBLE …

NATURE’S PRIDE THE ONLY EXOTIC BRAND

“Become the most efficient and effective Food company by implementing a continuous improvement culture as a unique strategic advantage”

“Sharing this with our suppliers and partners”

AMBITION …

‘LEAN’ will be the driver of our change World class Improvement Philosophy, Approach and Tools

History of Lean Proven ‘track record’

– 1945 FORD – Assembly Lines

– 1950 TOYOTA – TPS, Just in Time

– 1980 MOTOROLA – Six Sigma

– 1990 MIT – Lean

– 1995 GE – Project Structure

– 1997 LMI – Link with Strategy

– 2000 Lean Six Sigma

– 2013 NATURE’S PRIDE

What is LEAN? The ability to make exactly what the customer wants

– The optimization of value in our processes so that we have the ability to make exactly what is needed, when it is needed and in the quantity it is needed by our customer

– Reduce Lead Time to our customers by removing waste from our system

– Reduce frustration by removing barriers to doing our jobs

– Encourage everyone to get involved in improving the process

– Increased customer satisfaction

– Optimally utilize resources while meeting our customer's needs.

A People oriented and Practical approach with short term savings on Productivity

Traditional Approach: ‘Corporate / Consultant Style’

The Nature’s Pride way Sustainable: ‘Let it grow’

– Technical approach

– Top Down

– Fixed Formal structures

– Full KPI-dashboards

– One size fits all, regardless culture

– Focus on short term benefits

– Training on techniques and tools

– Results via Projects

– Practical fact based approach

– Both Top Down (Vision) and Bottom-up (Execution)

– Limited number of formal structures supported with KPI’s

– Using the strength of the current culture

– Focus on long term sustainable benefits, but with short term actions on ‘bleeders’ and ‘productivity’

– Coaching on the job with additional Training on techniques and tools

– Results via People

Lean in a nutshell: Remove non-value activity

The Nature’s Pride way Putting Lean into practice

– The optimization of value in our processes so that we have the ability to make exactly what is needed, when it is needed and in the quantity it is needed

– The removal of waste in the processes:

‒ Transport of goods

‒ Inventory and Work In Progress

‒ Movement of people

‒ Waiting to continue

‒ Overproduction

‒ Over-processing

‒ Defects

‒ Skills of people – Start with getting the basics right; a strong foundation is required to

maximize results

– Stabilize the operation, set standards, improve to determine the new standards, etc..

– Key is teaching people new skills and changing behavior (Sustainable)

The Nature’s Pride Way of Lean a Practical and People oriented approach

The Nature’s Pride Way of Lean a Practical and People oriented approach

Improvement Boards in use Daily used in Team Lead meeting (15 min.)

1. Daily new ideas by Team Leads and Operators

2. Weekly meeting to assess impact and costs per idea

3. Decide what actions will be done next week

4. On daily base assign tasks and follow up

5. Celebrate the finished tasks

New Ideas Prioritizing ideas To be done Assigned action per person

Finished

30 – 50 finished actions a

week!

Team Lead Improvement board

Operator Improvement boards

• Same structure as Team Lead board

• Additional column on the left to add performance info

Thank you!