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VALUE–GENERATING BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
Geographic
balance
Portfolio
optimization
Excellence in core processes
Structural
improvements
Excellence
Trelleborg’s core processes are
continuously developed and
improved to become simpler
and more cost-efficient and to
increase value generation for
customers.
Excellence. Trelleborg works proactively
and systematically to further optimize
the core processes: production,
purchasing, capital management and
sales. The objective is Excellence; to
eliminate all types of waste, and to
instead use these resources to continuously
improve operations and profitability.
The long-term aim of the Excellence
programs is to boost value generation
for Trelleborg’s customers through
systematic work with modern tools,
training, exchange of experience and
other improvement activities at all units.
Much of this is achieved within the
scope of the Trelleborg Group University.
Manufacturing Excellence. The purpose
of the program is to work systematically
to ensure world-class manufacturing,
thereby increasing cost efficiency and
competitiveness.
The program focuses on the four
objectives: Safety, Quality, Delivery
precision and Efficiency and applies the
following vision: Zero accidents, Zero
defects, Zero delays and Zero waste.
Each site has an action program linked
to the objectives with monthly follow-up.
To develop internal competence in
Manufacturing Excellence, Trelleborg is
pursuing an internal training program
focused on individuals with responsibility
for driving the development of the local
Efficiency
Zero waste
Delivery
Zero delays
Safety
Zero accidents
Quality
Zero defects
Enhanced flow yields results
At Trelleborg’s facility for pipe seals in
the U.S., a group of employees has
developed a solution that considerably
improves production process efficiency.
The changes reduced retooling time by
71 percent – from 48 minutes to just 14.
Another project was carried out at
Trelleborg’s precision seals facility in
China. Production was reorganized in
accordance with the Just-In-Time principle
over the course of a five-day workshop.
The final production layout was developed
by a cross-union team comprising
both white-collar and blue-collar workers.
The result was a cut in production lead
time from 12 to two days and a significant
reduction of products in process. The
distances that the products travelled in
production was reduced to one-third
compared with before the project.
Supplier Days worldwide
Trelleborg is a first-class supplier to its
customers. Consequently, it is important
that the Group’s suppliers maintain a
similarly high class. As part of the Purchasing
Excellence program, Trelleborg’s
buyers use various tools in their cooperation
with partner suppliers. One of these
is a Supplier Days initiative during which
suppliers are informed of challenges and
expectations, as well as the need for
continuous improvements. The core
message is that all suppliers must
actively support Trelleborg by improving
quality and deliveries, and by proposing
innovative solutions that offer superior
cost, efficiency and long-term growth for
both parties.
production operations. The program is
being implemented in Europe, Asia and
the U.S.
The work environment and resource
efficiency are integrated parts of
Manufacturing Excellence, where the
Safety@Work and Energy Excellence
programs focus on reducing industrial
accidents and energy consumption.
Purchasing Excellence. Trelleborg works
systematically to ensure increased
competitiveness in all aspects of its
purchasing function. All purchasing is
to follow the same process – regardless
of who implements a purchase – with a
uniform set of objectives and deadlines
for all potential suppliers.
Working Capital Excellence. The
purpose of this program is to reduce the
need for working capital by improving
the operating capabilities, which is a
prerequisite for effective cash flow.
Sales Excellence. The program aims to
contribute to increased sales and growth
via an improved sales process and
standardized sales tools in such areas
as strategic marketing and positioning,
digital market communication and
pricing. This is achieved through various
training initiatives.
Trelleborg Excellence
We endeavor to be better in all that
we do. We constantly raise the bar
and hone our most important core
processes.
In 2015, the Raise the Bar
campaign was launched, aimed
at involving all employees in the
Excellence work.
GRI: G4-56
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