CDC Factory Express

Until recently  many single-plant organizations  have been locked out of the benefits of the latest productivity improvement products due to high price points and levels of complexity. CDC Software has launched a solution to specifically address this need.

In this tough climate it is essential to remain focused on a series of clear productivity goals.  For Food & Beverage and Pharmaceutical manufacturers it is primarily about lowering the cost of production. CDC Factory Express has been developed to address these objectives and comes ready to go with an implementation timeframe of 4 weeks.

CDC Factory Express has striped out many of the capabilities more suited to multi-plant businesses and their associated costs whilst maintaining the key elements that have made CDC Factory the breakthrough performance enabler for world leaders such as Bay Valley Foods, Pinnacle Foods and Breyers Yogurt.

It combines 2 key modules of the CDC Factory software suite with an implementation services framework geared towards very specific ROI deliverables. This service pack includes standardized working practices, real-time performance intelligence, and 'back to basics' review structures that are tied directly back to the single goal of improved cases per labor hr. For our single plant customers this means:

45% Reduction in Project Cost

By packaging CDC Factory Express as one homogenous product CDC has been able to deliver a 45% reduction in the total cost for a single factory.

Rapid time to sustainable lower operating costs and ROI

Using the experience CDC has gained working across large multi-plant organizations; the CDC Factory Express implementation path dramatically shortens the consulting engagement and time to ROI. The system comes pre-loaded with pre-seeded data, fault codes and day-to-day meeting structures all ready for immediate use.

The proven profit enhancement tools taken from kaizen and other techniques have been refined into a series of 4 simple to understand steps designed to guarantee improved performance.

The Results?

  • Plant-wide live system in 4 weeks compared to months with competitive offerings
  • Improvement workshops in place by week 6
  • Cost-per-case target achieved 8 weeks from Go-Live
  • Sustained performance step changes resulting in total project ROI in less than 6 months

 

Start with the end in mind – The Factory Performance Audit Benchmark

Using a hands-on approach, the on-site audit and study examines each plant in depth, from the executive level to the shop floor, and generates a benchmark review focused on a specific set of business priorities, financial targets and offers a pragmatic action plan. This includes:

  • Actual v perceived efficiency score
  • Cost per case improvement opportunity ($)
  • Exact timeline to targeted improvement
  • A comparative plant benchmark against those in the same industry
  • An opportunity gap analysis highlighting the opportunities that can be improved the fastest, at the least cost, with the greatest impact