Case Studies

SSC’S RENOWNED SUCCESS MODEL GUARANTEES PREDICTABLE AND IMMEDIATE RESULTS.

Manufacturing Case Studies

Assembly Costs

Top level assembly cost reduced by 50%.

 

Automobile Assembly

Scrap recovered saved $23,000. Improved compounds will save $8,070 per month. Improved operations meant avoidance of an appropriation for a $45,000 piece of equipment.

Automobile Glass

Savings of $100,000 per year by reduction of one person per shift from 100% inspection. An additional $30,000 was saved from reduced scrap.

Automotive Brake Pad Gasket Failure

Savings of $34,000 USD on an annualized basis on reduced materials and labour.

Automotive Change Over

$525,000 in sales capacity created.

Calibration

Savings of $11,600 for replacement and retest, plus improved customer satisfaction for on-time deliveries.

Capacity

Savings of $423,600 USD per annum of which $173,500 USD is direct material scrap.

Chemical Elastomer Moulding Rejects

Savings of $96,000 USD per annum of production level achieved during the project in this plant.

Chemical Fuel

Savings of $740,000 in lost propellant and engine recovery.

Chemical Latex Material Waste

Savings of $48,000 in recovered raw materials, along with $46,000 in cost reduction.

Electronics Cycle Time Cost Reduction

Total cost avoidance of $105,408 due to reduction in application rework.

Electronics Delivery Time

Savings of $133,000.

Electronics Labour Material Waste

Savings of $500,000 in profit before tax. This represents the loss in sales due to returns and defects.

Energy Consumption

Savings of $82,000 USD plus an additional $48,000 per year after the installation of additional power factor correction equipment.

Transactional Case Studies

Accounts Receivable

Savings up to $325,000 USD.

Customized Options

Savings of $810,000 USD per annum based on list price increased achieved in the marketplace, with an additional $540,000 USD per annum estimated to be available if the second phase of this project is pursued.

Documentation Rework

Defects per unit reduced from .979 to .500. Labor costs for each additional rework is $90.00.

Order Entry

Savings of $300,000 to $400,000 per year in financing charges.

Order Errors

Savings of $308,000 USD for Sales Region on an annual basis representing the value of stock that was produced but not required by customers.

Purchase Order Cycle Time

Savings of $105,000 annually in decreased buyer manpower requirements.

Receiving Paperwork

Savings of $13,000 USD per annum in direct labour savings

Service Centre

Savings of $120,000 USD per year.

Short Shipment

$116,000 in direct cost savings in the shipping function, not including a soft savings in the retention of customers.

Transportation Costs

$205,000 USD direct savings made with six months of the project start, with a year-end benefit of $275,000 USD.

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