This case study involved a large, well-known manufacturer of shredded and sliced cheese. The manufacturer wanted to drive cost out of production. The Mi Group delivered OEE type metrics (i.e. waste, downtime) and installed large dashboards and displays throughout the facility. This allowed employees and managers to see production progress and make informed decisions based on real-time data. This case is a prime example of how Mi Group used dashboards to change an organization's culture and behavior.

This case study involved a large producer of boxed candies. The manufacturer sought to eliminate paper-based systems to reduce costs and the possibility of human errors. The Mi Group implemented mobile data collection and entry to eliminate clipboards and paper. They installed Audimatic to automate their manual shop forms, with goals to reduce waste, reduce labor costs supporting existing processes and provide better reporting and scorecard communication.

This case study involves one of the largest producer/packagers of wine and spirits in the world. Originally, the producer had no visibility into how full their crush tanks were at any given time. The Mi Group provided them that visibility by installing levels and providing management with dashboards to track the level of each tank. This case is a prime example of how the Mi Group used dashboards to change an organizations culture and behavior – every manager now contributes to continuously improving the process.

This new visibility allowed them to optimize the fill of their crush tanks by flushing them as soon as they reached capacity. In turn, the company was able to purchase more grapes after the peak of the demand and after the prices had dropped significantly. This provided the producer higher margins in the process. In the two years following the implementation of the new visualization techniques, the winery had their two largest crush yields in history.

The Mi Group also helped the producer address and correct packaging line bottlenecks to optimize OEE.