GREATER ACCESS TO MARKET OPPORTUNITIES was considered to be a challenge for steel businesses serving diverse industries in Australia. From our completed Steel Efficiency Review® consultations we have found widespread need for greater access to the market in addition to a combination of the other value proposition solutions. The need for increased exposure into new […]
Supported by the efficiencies offered by BlueScope Distribution, Australia’s leading raw sugar producer is using Australian-made steel in a large-scale cane bin manufacturing project that is not only using Australian materials – it’s also boosting direct and indirect employment along the Queensland coast. Milling company Wilmar Sugar turned its focus to making its cane bins […]
“Rework” tends to pose major challenges with steel businesses involved in manufacturing, fabrication and building. Having a direct impact to the bottom line, quality defects resulting in rework or scrap are a tremendous cost to steel businesses. Associated costs include quarantining inventory, re-inspecting, rescheduling, and capacity loss. In many steel businesses the total cost of defects […]
Excess Motion tends to hide problems on the workshop floor, which must be identified and resolved in order to improve operating performance. This waste is related to physically moving and is seen in all instances of bending, stretching, walking, lifting, and reaching. These are also health and safety issues to be considered by steel businesses. […]