Treat root causes instead of symptoms to improve OEE
Chocolate bar line significantly improves performance by implementing partner approach to continuous improvement plan.
Mondelez Ireland is a market-leading producer of chocolate, biscuits (cookies), gum, candy, coffee and powdered beverages. Its factory in Coolock produces several brands. But in 2010, the auto line for its popular Cadbury Flake bars was not achieving the required output. “At that time, performance was not consistent across all machines,” remembers David Lindsay, production engineering manager at the Coolock site. “We worked on the Bosch packaging line ourselves, but productivity was still not meeting our expectations.”
The processor invited Bosch senior management and colleagues from its customer service hub in Derby, UK to define a continuous improvement plan. Bosch’s OEE specialist explained how the Bosch OEE approach could be used to help work through the issues on the Cadbury Flake bar packaging line.