Xpedite have close to a decade of experience working with sites across the snacks and beverages manufacturing industry throughout the United Kingdom, Europe and North America.
The primary goals of this programme are to optimise the maintenance of the sites utilising a blended approach of Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) with site best practice, reduce inventory management costs through Maintenance Derived Forward Inventory (MDFI) and Emergent Spares Prediction (ESP) and ultimately derive maintenance loading improvements whilst empowering and upskilling the maintainers.
The recurring customer base and longevity of the team is testament to the value obtained by each site through the suite of services offered and the final outcomes of the project.
Xpedite employ a hands-on, collaborative approach to each project including site visits which encourage complete integration with the customer team on the factory floor. Prior to conducting analysis on the equipment line, details such as running patterns and skill levels are determined to be able to produce deliverables that make sense to those who are going to use them.
Utilising bespoke, in-house built software and an experienced team to analyse the QCDM criticality, maintenance is derived on a functional basis and subsequently approved by the customer in full. Based on the approved maintenance, the team use MDFI to plan all proactive sparing requirements to inform a purchasing plan for a customer-defined period of time. From the stock-out severity analysis, the system is then run through Xpedite’s ESP application which, through utilising industry data, will predict all unplanned sparing requirements for the system. The combination of these in-house applications serve to maximise the efficiency of spares purchasing and both on-site and central depot storing levels, ultimately leading to greater capital expenditure savings.
The last deliverable is a set of fully populated work instructions which can be in bespoke format, outlining the safety warnings, the tools required and the task steps complete with pictures from the customer site (taken during a site visit by Xpedite) for all the proactive maintenance derived during the project.
The quantitative benefits (examples below) through involvement in this programme are significant. The reduction in maintenance loading and inventory costs are derived through an optimised maintenance schedule which also increases the uptime of the equipment. In addition, these improvements may be extrapolated and applied across any site throughout the business area with the assets fitted to maximise the value for the customer.
On a more qualitative basis Xpedite try to embed or improve the culture of safety on site, increase customer satisfaction through the quality and availability of the product and provide the opportunity to upskill operators, empowering and giving confidence through increased ownership and responsibility of the assets.
Maintenance Savings
Original Maintenance Loading/year - 192.00 hours
Revised Maintenance Loading/year - 36.91 hours
% Maintenance Saving/year - 80.78%
Inventory Savings in comparison to manufacturer recommendations
OEM Recommended Inventory Cost - £67,498.58
Xpedite Derived Inventory Cost - £12,552.33
Inventory Saving - £54,946.25
% Inventory Saving - 81.4%
Project: ACP
Maintenance Savings
Original Maintenance Loading/year - 536.93 hours
Revised Maintenance Loading/year - 178.63 hours
% Maintenance Saving/year - 66.73%
Inventory Savings in comparison to manufacturer recommendations
OEM Recommended Inventory Cost - £113,736.28
Xpedite Derived Inventory Cost - £18,555.00
Inventory Saving - £95,181.28
% Inventory Saving - 83.69%
