Presenters:
Michael Jenkins, V.P. Engineering
Brent Bozile, V.P. Operations Strategic & Tactical Planning Using TP
CMP is a 104 year old company with 450 employees and $75 million in sales. Its processes are primarily metal stamping, but also include thermoformed plastics. CMP serves the commercial bakeware, retail bakeware, food service bakeware and food packaging markets.
The company’s interest in TOC began in the late 1980s, leading to formal training in Drum-Buffer-Rope (DBR), Distribution and the TOC Thinking Processes (TP) in 1991. Although benefits were immediately realized, over the years, CMP failed to exploit the full power of TOC and the TP. In 2000, CMP’s president authorized a new round of TOC training.
A team of managers, including CMP’s president, attended a JonahSM Program; top management attended a TOC Strategic Planning session. The need for DBR and Replenishment was recognized and the implementation plan was created. Several employees then attended the Supply Chain Expert Training Program. Key production staff attended the TOC Supply Chain Workshop.
When CMP presented at TOC World® 2002, their TOC implementation had been in full day-to-day swing just two months. Results reported at that stage included a decrease in finished goods inventory of $400,000, increase in productivity, reduction of $900,000 in OE, and the new-found flexibility to add or move up large orders without negatively impacting the overall schedule.
Price: $65.00
