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Representative illustration: A global building-products leader wanted to reduce maintenance costs across its network of cement plants.

Case Study · Aerospace & Manufacturing

A global building-products leader wanted to reduce maintenance costs across its network of cement plants.

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1Challenge

Implement world-class maintenance across multiple cement plants: lower repair and PM cost, use fewer outside contractors and extend part life.

2Approach

  • Built a roadmap with the client's OpEx group to cut maintenance cost per ton 20%
  • Strengthened work-order management, planning, backlog management and daily review
  • Updated PM frequencies, cut spares cost and improved kitting and staging

3Results

20%

Reduction in maintenance costs

40%

Reduction in work order backlog

18%

Improvement in throughput

$4.2M

Savings across three plants

One plant's shutdown was shortened by two days; practices spread to three more sites.

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