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Company
This company is a manufacturer of automotive parts to Toyota, Honda, and Daimler Chrysler. Such customers demand that its complex sound insulation products combine exceptionally high quality with competitive costs. Lean manufacturing methods have been effectively combined with advanced technology to build on their position as a major global partner.

Challenges
Productivity at this company is critically reliant on the reliability o

Company
Created in 1981, this company provides water and wastewater services to millions of residents of one of Europe`s largest and fastest-growing cities. It is under pressure to provide water to ever-higher standards and to become more cost-efficient, while coping with increasing demand. Its large network of pumping stations and treatment works are spread across a wide area.

Challenges
The company has embarked on a number of initiative

Company
Since it`s foundation in the 1950s, this company has grown to be one of the world`s largest manufacturers of white goods. It has 250 million customers, and continues to sell a product every 2 seconds in over 100 countries. Its washing machine plant makes extensive use of highly- automated production lines to produce more than 1 million machines a year.

Challenges
Volume manufacturing of white goods is critically dependent on the e

Company
Producing more than 40% of the automobiles in its home market and with a rapidly-growing export market, now exceeding $2B annually, this manufacturer has achieved a global reputation for reliability and cost-effectiveness. It is now engaged in releasing a new generation of automobiles to all its major markets.

Challenges
Increasing focus on productivity forced this company to address a history of conveyor system failures on three