Since Baxters started using TileBoard, the company has seen increased uptime and productivity, along with lower direct labor costs.
Baxters Canada Inc. is the largest supplier of private-label canned soups in Canada. The company also markets its own brands: Aylmer, Primo and Baxters. Since 1976, it has built deep expertise in manufacturing a wide range of complete meals in flexible pouches. Baxters has been HACCP recognized since 2006 and BRC certified since May 2011. The St-Hyacinthe plant produces more than a hundred soup recipes.
To remain an industry leader, Baxters needed to understand its main downtime causes and monitor the performance of its various products. After only 6 months of TileBoard use, average productivity per hour per employee increased by more than 21%, reaching a 32% improvement after 24 months. Direct labor costs dropped by 18% after 6 months and reached a 30% reduction at 17 months.
Daniel Bolduc, production analyst, and François-David Leblanc, finance director, also saw an 18% increase in uptime and an impressive reduction in the average duration of stoppages, going from 23 minutes per stop to 5 minutes, thanks to increased responsiveness.
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