Case Studies

WBS was asked to provide Process Minimalism^® training for 12 middle management staff from a variety of departments and disciplines at Esssentra Ltd in Kidlington UK. This was to enable key staff to be fully competent in Process Improvement across the Kidlington Site and beyond. 

WBS was asked to provide support and guidance to redesign the physical warehouse and related processes to create a safe, cost effective working environment, which served customers in an efficient and timely way.

Through investigation, training and design, WBS equipped ECFRS with the knowledge and skills to improve facilities and drive further improvements for the current warehouse and any future location. 

This operation was a blank canvas with hardly any existing measurements. Those that did exist were either not used at all or used ineffectively. Properly quantifying the benefits could therefore not be achieved until after implementation when systems and processes had imbedded.

This assignment involved recruiting an interim Operations Manager and a team of supply chain specialists to assist with data analysis, strategy, process improvement and project management in both distribution and manufacturing.

This Plant Bread Baker saw improved backhaul utilisation by 22%, Forecasting and Inventory improvement programme saved £185k and Improved trailer racking by 5% with savings of £85k.