Task

  • Reorganisation of the production division
  • Introduction of an agile sprint process to support the project and research-based business area
  • Increasing productivity and creating transparency across the production process

Industry/ Function / Environment

  • Leading technology company in the development and mass production of premium lithium-ion battery cells
  • Change Manager
  • Björn Gresens

Situation

  • Insufficient planning reliability due to constantly changing production plans
  • Low productivity and increasing rejects
  • High dissatisfaction among the production staff and fluctuation
  • Low transparency regarding production progress

Measures

  • Personnel reorganisation and introduction of team leader positions for individual production sections and management training
  • Introduction of a decision-making body to allocate production capacities to the various business areas
  • Introduction of an agile sprint process for production
  • Introduction of a Kanban system for tracking production orders
  • Optimisation of processes and clarification of interfaces

  • Prioritisation and definition of production capacities for the individual business units
  • Improving transparency and planning reliability through the sprint process
  • Increasing productivity and reducing waste by optimising processes
  • Improving internal communication
  • Personal responsibility in the production teams
  • Increased employee satisfaction and motivation in production
  • Clarification of responsibilities and reduction of interface problems

  • Leading technology company in the development and mass production of premium lithium-ion battery cells
  • Customer portfolio: Automotive industry, aviation, maritime industry, medical technology, etc.
  • Product portfolio: Research, development and production of prototypes of electrodes and premium lithium-ion battery cells
Bankfachwirt Björn Gresens

Partner

 +49 40 8000 845 92 gresens@fup-ag.com
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