Botter

Flexibility and market response time as a key success factor | Case Study

Botter

Flexibility and market response time as a key success factor | Case Study

Scenario

Botter, winery founded in 1928 in Fossalta di Piave (Ve), is today a leading exporter of Italian wine.

In order to To improve customer service e to increase productivity, management recognized the importance of defining and implementing a performance measurement system focused on reducing waste and increasing the flexibility of the logistics-production model. Objectives that can only be pursued establishing in the Company a Continuous improvement-oriented organizational approach structured through the involvement and empowerment inter-functional resources, continuing education and theapplication rigorous principles and tools Lean World Class®.

Areas of intervention

With the project, four improvement directions were activated to embrace the world of Operations in a comprehensive way.

On the one hand, work was done on processes related to Production and Supply Chain, through the application of the principles and tools of Lean World Class®, to improve business performance:

  • Implementation of the Focused Improvement, Autonomous Maintenance and Professional Maintenance Pillars.
  • Implementation of the Sales&Operations approach
  • Business Blueprint on enterprise ERP

On the other hand, work has been done on Resources, their involvement and empowerment through dedicated training programs and certification of some resources Lean Six Sigma.

Results

  • Increased productivity of 15% 
  • Over 40% of corporate staff involved in training activities resulting in increased motivation and sense of belonging 
  • Introduction of a manufacturing execution system (MES) for factory performance monitoring (OEE)  
  • Increased productivity in the business office  

All this has led to an overall improvement in the level of service to the end customer.  

Objectives achieved

+15%

PRODUCTIVITY.

-30%

SET-UP TIMES

40%

RESOURCES INVOLVED IN TRAINING ACTIVITIES