Capacity Optimization

Workplan
Contacts: Jennifer Caine
Peter Fishman

May 2001
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• Internal data collection • Define metrics to
and analysis
- Historical financials
• Identify and quantify
- Product and
process data
- Operating reports/
statistics
• Plant walkthrough
• 10-15 management
and operations
personnel interviews
• Bain roll-out of
•Root cause analysis pilot program • Bain facilitates and serves as an
measure performance • Train client teams advisor
•Prioritization of high
impact areas
sub-optimal areas
-Prioritization
- Activity based
costing matrix
- Process mapping •Goal setting • Client Implementation
- Internal and -Communicate - Specific optimization actions by activity
external with client to center
benchmarking develop specific
- Training and policy implementation
- Performance gap actions
analysis - Installation of tracking systems
-Create timeline
- Detailed monitoring and reporting
-Assign
responsibilities - Weekly implementation team meetings
- Addressing and resolving roadblocks
throughout implementation process

Capacity Optimization Opportunity Specific targets for

Hypothesis Review identification implementation (9/15)
(7/15) (8/15)

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