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Food Processor — Turnaround: $12M result

A Fourtre client result documented from our engagement records.

$12M

Result

Cost reduction

Primary measure

TPS

Operating approach

Profitability

Business focus

The Challenge

Where they started

The company was facing bankruptcy, with cost pressure compounded by poor sales performance. The goal was to return the operation to profitability.

The Approach

The engagement centered on cost reduction in a high-pressure turnaround environment.

Attack the operating cost structure while keeping the business focused on the practical work required to become profitable.
Translate the business objective into operational measures the team could manage.
Focus improvement at the point where work was performed rather than relying on isolated events.

“The goal is not improvement activity. The goal is measurable operating performance.”

Measurable Results

$12M in cost reduction was achieved.
$12M in cost reduction
The improvement was tied to the business problem identified at the start of the engagement.

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