Case Study

Burtons Biscuit Co:
10% OEE Improvement in just 12 weeks with POET

The POET team on site with the Burton Biscuits Co team - Success Story - POET Systems

Executive Summary:

Burtons Biscuit Co, a renowned UK manufacturer since 1935, and famous for their ‘Jammie Dodgers’ and ‘Wagon Wheels’, enhanced their production efficiency OEE (overall equipment effectiveness) measure by 10% in just 12 weeks, by implementing POET software to track their OEE and drive change utilising their collaboration features.

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Client Introduction

Burton Biscuit Co, with a legacy spanning over 85 years, Burtons has cemented its place in the food industry, employing over 2000 staff across multiple sites, including their key manufacturing facility in Llantarnam, South Wales.

The Challenge

Burtons faced challenges in tracking the real-time performance of their production lines. The absence of immediate data for short interval control (SIC) meetings hindered their productivity and the ability to meet hourly output targets.

The Goal

The primary goal was to implement a platform that could monitor production line performance hourly, and to then use this data at their regular team meetings throughout the day (SIC meetings), to enhance productivity and meet hourly targets consistently.

The client needed a system that could manage the activities and actions generated at meetings alongside the OEE data, and ensure this information was available lineside (next to the production lines) for production operatives to monitor.

The Solution

POET Systems bespoke OEE software solution was implemented swiftly and quickly, ensuring hourly readings were available to the teams, and that through using the tracking features, Burtons Biscuits could:

Monitor hourly output by line.
Analyse waste, availability, and performance data.
Display color-coded KPI’s (red/green) to guide production teams on hourly status.
Hold regular meetings, assign actions and track progress in near real time.

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Results and Benefits:

Post implementation, Burtons observed a substantial increase in OEE from 68% to 78% within 12 weeks. Improvements across availability, performance, and waste metrics were notable, as shown in the graph below.

Burton's Biscuit Co - 12 weeks OEE improvement graph with POET Systems

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POET implementation process

With decades of expertise in manufacturing and OEE implementation, POET Systems were able to take Burtons from Discovery to Launch within 3 weeks, including training all production operatives.

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Working with POET Systems has been a positive and collaborative experience. Direct access to the software developers has enabled all training and functionality queries to be dealt with promptly. With their focus on meeting the needs of the customer, the guys from POET have worked hard to ensure that the system has been embedded quickly and effectively within our business.

KEITH ROACH

BURTON'S BISCUITS

Our focus was on helping Safran achieve their objectives, improving real-time productivity data was a key area of focus and looking at the data measuring process to identify opportunities for improvement.

By introducing POET, the Safran team had access to real-time accurate performance data, and were able to gain insights into the efficiency of the trim process and the analytics to work on the outcomes.

The POET team took a holistic approach that considered various factors, such as engagement, ease of implementation and software solutions. This approach was designed to create the biggest and most sustainable impact on the trim operation.

Lynn Davies

POET as a system has shown us where the value opportunities are in our business and has been instrumental in putting our improvement plans together, to harvest the opportunities that are displayed and reported.

Mark Cooper

Transformation Director Food Sector

It is great to be working with the POET team on their Digital Productivity Solution for the Manufacturing sector.

Richard Morgan

ACCADEMIA - SENIOR LECTURER UWTSD

We needed a production solution to replace our old legacy system and take us into the digital age, we’re more than happy with POET and we use it at all levels of the business to drive productivity

Peter Lane

Automotive Production Manager

We have established POET on all our productions lines and are now busy working on the solutions the data is presenting, POET has helped us cut down on paperwork and is giving us the time to continually improve our productivity.

PAUL SHEPHERD

FOX’S BISCUITS

POET as a system has shown us where the value opportunities are in our business and has been instrumental in putting our improvement plans together, to harvest the opportunities that are displayed and reported.

Mark Cooper

Transformation Director Food Sector

It is great to be working with the POET team on their Digital Productivity Solution for the Manufacturing sector.

Richard Morgan

ACCADEMIA - SENIOR LECTURER UWTSD

We needed a production solution to replace our old legacy system and take us into the digital age, we’re more than happy with POET and we use it at all levels of the business to drive productivity

Peter Lane

Automotive Production Manager

We have established POET on all our productions lines and are now busy working on the solutions the data is presenting, POET has helped us cut down on paperwork and is giving us the time to continually improve our productivity.

PAUL SHEPHERD

FOX’S BISCUITS

Our focus was on helping Safran achieve their objectives, improving real-time productivity data was a key area of focus and looking at the data measuring process to identify opportunities for improvement.

By introducing POET, the Safran team had access to real-time accurate performance data, and were able to gain insights into the efficiency of the trim process and the analytics to work on the outcomes.

The POET team took a holistic approach that considered various factors, such as engagement, ease of implementation and software solutions. This approach was designed to create the biggest and most sustainable impact on the trim operation.

Lynn Davies

POET has been a great tool that has enabled us to review our performance with more frequency through our two hourly SIC meetings. We can now see efficiency/waste and the cost of waste at a glance which enables us to react much faster than before. We now hold Daily Operational Reviews based on Poet inputs which graphically presents us with a visual on how we are performing by line/plant over any selected period.

David Heald

Manufacturing Improvement Manager-Food Industry

Conclusion

The strategic partnership with POET Systems not only optimised Burtons Biscuit’s manufacturing process but also ingrained a culture of continuous improvement and efficiency.

Burtons Biscuits were so satisfied, they’ve implemented POET across 3 additional manufacturing facilities.

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Case Study

Burtons Biscuit Co:
10% OEE Improvement in just 12 weeks with POET

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Executive Summary:

Client Introduction

The Challenge

The Goal

The Solution

Results and Benefits:

OEE Software
Running in just
3 weeks

POET implementation process

Conclusion

Get started with POET today

Poetry in progress®, Poetry in process®, Poetry in performance®

Let’s Talk OEE

See how POET can benefit your business

Case Study

Burtons Biscuit Co: 10% OEE Improvement in just 12 weeks with POET

Let’s Talk OEE

See how POET can benefit your business

Executive Summary:

Client Introduction

The Challenge

The Goal

The Solution

Results and Benefits:

OEE Software Running in just 3 weeks

POET implementation process

Conclusion

Get started with POET today

Poetry in progress®, Poetry in process®, Poetry in performance®

Let’s Talk OEE

See how POET can benefit your business

Burtons Biscuit Co:
10% OEE Improvement in just 12 weeks with POET

OEE Software
Running in just
3 weeks