Bosch Rexroth

Increasing service level and process efficiency | Case Study

Bosch Rexroth

Increasing service level and process efficiency | Case Study

Scenario

Bosch Rexroth, world's leading group in highly customized machine and engineering applications, wondered how to increase the level of service in terms of reliability and speed of response to the Customer without penalizing process efficiency.

In the context of an overall organizational realignment, a definite conviction matured to make visible a signal of change that would revolutionize the organization by degree of innovation and service to the Customer.

The goal was to counter addiction to problems, introduce fresh and modern skills in a conservative environment And have free resources to analyze, thinking and proposing, out of the maelstrom of daily emergencies.

The request made to the Bonfiglioli Consulting team is to accompany them along this journey through the application of the methodologies and tools of the Lean World Class®.  

Areas of intervention

The activities carried out by our consulting team with the client team:

  • Study of the current state of affairs, the end-to-end process from listing to delivery, using the VALUE STREAM MAP tool
  • Introducing SCRUM and ENGINEERING-TO-ORDER techniques for finite capacity planning of Technical Area resources
  • Defining a detailed plan of activities to realize VISUAL FACTORY
  • Introduction of the pillar of the PEOPLE DEVELOPMENT for skill development focused on the project areas and to increase resource motivation and involvement.

Objectives achieved

-80%

PRODUCT ENGINEERING TIME

-40%

MACHINERY ASSEMBLY LEAD TIME

-30%

LEAD TIME FINISHED PRODUCT DELIVERY