WCLE implementation leads to substantial improvements

In 2008, Andrea Forzenigo joined Sidel as the new Vice President Product Supply. His task: to lead the implementation of World Class Lean Enterprise (WCLE) in all the Sidel factories around the world. WCLE is used by many leading multinationals as a tool to deliver best quality products with short lead times, using the company’s assets in the best possible way. It takes into consideration all steps in the process from suppliers of raw material to the start-up at the end customer. At Sidel, WCLE has quickly become an important tool to guarantee continuous improvements.

“What we do is that we look at every process and assess how much time that is wasted. It could be time for waiting, or handling a mistake or something else. WCLE allows us to clearly monitor seven different types of waste, which we then use as a tool to identify the root cause of the waste and eliminate it”, says Andrea Forzenigo.

In short, WCLE is about assessing the real value of the time spent on a certain stage or process. The question to ask is: what is the part of the time that the customer would not want to pay for, or rather: what is the part of the time spent that does not add any value.