How POLIPOL saves over 2.2 million euros annually
The POLIPOL Group and its subsidiaries are among Europe's leading manufacturers of upholstered furniture, with over 7,500 employees in Germany and abroad. the company manufactures comfortable, individual pieces of furniture of the highest quality.
The high number of variants made it difficult to train new employees, as the production processes were paper-based. The use of Operations1 software averted the threat of quality losses and resulted in the company saving over 2.2 million euros annually.
- -67% Shorter training period
- 2.2 m€ annual savings
- 2’000+ Worker use Operations1
With Operations1 we were able to reduce our learning time by 67%.
Steffen Paul Head of Future Projects / REFA, POLIPOL
Status quo
Until 2017, assembly instructions for process execution and training of new skilled workers were documented in paper-based form, and a lot of additional process knowledge rested in the heads of the employees.
In order to counter impending quality and productivity losses in good time, POLIPOL decided to rely on the cloud-based software platform from Operations1.
Learn how POLIPOL saves over 2.2 million euros annually with Operations1
Challenges
Prior to 2017, POLIPOL's way of working was characterized by unergonomic paper-based documentation, intransparency of processes and employee-dependent knowledge.
An ERP system was in use, but could not provide the information content at the branch level that was required for individual employees to execute the processes.
Goals
With the introduction of Operations1, POLIPOL wanted to increase productivity on the shopfloor by effectively training new employees and thus enabling them to work productively more quickly.
A new and ergonomic working environment was also intended to increase employee satisfaction in order to increase employee loyalty and to be able to grow further.
Results
Through the introduction of Operations1, POLIPOL has recorded annual savings of €2.2 million, as training time of new employees was reduced by -67%.
The ergonomic working environment and the user-friendliness of the platform increased employee satisfaction and productivity, which led to an increase in the quality of work.
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