Features

The leading source of FMCG Operational Excellence knowledge, to clear up confusion and ensure everyone gets results.

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OPEN Framework

Discover the OPEN framework - Break through the confusion and understand the key to unlocking the next improvement

A simple 4 step process that explains all you need to know about improving a factory, when you need to know it
Easily understand all the concepts and choose the right next step for your factory
Built on over 20-years experience of delivering guaranteed value return projects across more than 200 FMCG manufacturing sites

Platform Features

The FMCG Academy Platform brings up to date technology together with cutting edge operational excellence expertise to allow you to see and understand exactly where your factory is on its operational excellence journey and know the right next steps to take

Explainer videos and animations to bust improvement jargon
Lean, Six Sigma, OpEx and World Class Manufacturing (WCM) terminology made easy
Unique self scoring system to rate your own place on your improvement journey
Access to operational excellence knowledge previously the domain of multi-million pound enterprises only
Dynamic tool that tells you the top 3 next steps to focus on to improve fast and make the biggest difference possible

From the Operational Excellence Experts

Get insights into taking your factory forwards

Are apprenticeships the solution to the productivity conundrum?

Despite the doom and gloom so often reported in the media, UK manufacturing is not getting worse. The problem is that when the media talks about the manufacturing sector, it focuses on jobs, wherea...

How to unlock productivity improvement

When a business is not performing as efficiently as it could, it can be tough to work out where to make immediate changes for the biggest impact. Knowing which order to do all the important things ...

Small changes make a big difference

It’s a common misconception that continuous improvement and change management will be extremely complex processes with huge cost implications in terms of both time and money. However, this isn’t al...

What can a child teach us about processes

I recently attended a county schools’ athletics meet for eight to ten-year-olds. I was watching the long jump competitors, and as the children took turns, I noticed an interesting difference in how...