BMS slashes WIP by 75%
19th September 2006 by Tim Kitchin
People-centric systems are the key to improved manufacturing performance, according to a survey from solution providers Invistics, profiled at in Pharma Technology.
Their recent research report highlights Bristol-Myers Squibb’s achievement in slashing cycle times by 80 per cent and Work-In-Progress (WIP) by 75 per cent.
Inventory turns increased fivefold, employee productivity doubled since the 1990s, and first-pass quality rose to 95 per cent in the last three years despite a significant increase in product variability.
However, more than half the companies surveyed had seen no benefit from lean manufacturing techniques.
Focus on team building is the key to success, say Invistics - even in complex environments.
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