Case studies · SQDCM results
Plants like yours, better every shift. 9 plants in 8 countries, one connected loop. Each story shows where the plant started, which modules it used, how fast it went live, and the numbers that moved: safety, quality, delivery, cost and morale.
All 9 Automotive & machining Electronics Food & beverage Pharma Industrial
Electronics-Assembly Plant Penang, Malaysia · 520 people MY First-pass yield 94.1% → 98.6% · unplanned downtime down 38% Before Six SMT lines, 94% first-pass yield, tier meetings run from a printed slideSafety 5× near-misses reported Quality FPY 94.1% → 98.6% Cost $410k / yr verified Daily Management Maintenance Quality Root Cause Factory Intelligence Auto-Components Plant Pune, India · 220 people IN ₹42 lakh/yr verified savings · rejections down 44% Before Paper 5S, ~40 defects a month logged, rejections above the OEM's targetSafety 2 → 0 lost-time injuries Quality −44% rejections Cost ₹42L / yr verified Audits Defects Root Cause Improvements Instruments OPLs and SOPs Precision-Machining Plant Stuttgart, Germany · 340 people DE Customer PPM down 51% · audit prep from 2 days to 2 hours Before Findings in email, 2 days of prep before every customer auditSafety 4× near-misses logged Quality −51% customer PPM Cost €180k / yr verified Audits Quality Instruments Root Cause Reports Industrial-Equipment Plant Columbus, Ohio · 410 people US $320k/yr verified savings · 92% audit participation Before An annual 5S event, forklift near-misses tracked on a whiteboardSafety −38% recordables Quality −29% scrap Cost $320k / yr verified Audits Safety Root Cause Improvements Leaderboard Food-Processing Plant Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam · 480 people VN Customer complaints down 40% · retailer audit passed clean Before Hygiene rounds on paper, three retailer complaints a monthSafety CCP misses → 0 unclosed Quality −40% customer complaints Cost $95k / yr verified Checklists Defects Maintenance Quality OPLs and SOPs Pharma-Packaging Plant Kraków, Poland · 290 people PL Right-first-time 96% → 99% · audit prep 3 days → 4 hours Before Paper line clearance, 3 days to prepare for every GMP auditSafety 3× near-misses reported Quality RFT 96% → 99% Cost €120k / yr verified Checklists Quality Instruments Training Reports Injection-Molding Plant Monterrey, Mexico · 350 people MX Scrap down 31% · $210k/yr verified savings Before 42 presses, 9% scrap, maintenance run from a WhatsApp groupSafety −33% recordables Quality −31% scrap Cost $210k / yr verified Daily Management Maintenance Root Cause Improvements Leaderboard Soy-Foods Plant Hayward, California · 140 people US Zero Listeria positives in 12 months · $260k/yr verified Before Pre-op sanitation on clipboards, a recurring Listeria positiveSafety −48% slip / first-aid Quality 0 Listeria positives / 12 mo Cost $260k / yr verified Checklists Safety Quality Maintenance OPLs and SOPs Beverage-Bottling Plant Campinas, Brazil · 380 people BR Line OEE 61% → 74% · R$1.9M/yr verified savings Before Four lines at 61% OEE, breakdowns reported over the radio, 3 lost-time injuries a yearSafety 3 → 0 lost-time injuries Quality −52% underfill rejects Cost R$1.9M / yr verified Maintenance Daily Management Safety Improvements Leaderboard Illustrative stories: composites of typical LeanOS rollouts, with plant and people details changed.