Executive Summary
Customer Profile
World Class Plastics, Inc., located in Russells Point, Ohio, provides engineering services, custom thermoplastic injection molding, and tooling services to the automotive, industrial, and dental industries.
The Challenge
World Class Plastics, Inc. was struggling to link their strategic plan to individual performance objectives and then use these objectives to have meaningful performance reviews.
The Solution
Six Disciplines provided World Class Plastics, Inc. with the knowledge, software, and coaching that it needed to firm up the strategic plan, implement goals and initiatives linked to each associate’s performance plan, and establish a system for performance reviews.
The Benefits
- Improved inventory turns to free up cash
- Improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness, saving the company money
- Reduced the overall costs per machine
- Revamped human resources processes
The Result
World Class Plastics, Inc. has used Six Disciplines to provide structure and discipline where it was previously lacking as the company evolved into a professionally managed organization
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Detailed Customer Profile
World Class Plastics, Inc. was founded in Russells Point, Ohio in 1994. The company is a thermoplastic custom injection molder, providing tight tolerance and visually critical products to the automotive, industrial, and dental industries. The company also provides engineering and tooling services. More than half of the company’s sales are attributed to automotive seating. World Class Plastics, Inc. employs 76 full-time, 3 part-time, and 6 temporary associates. The company has been using Six Disciplines since 2007.
The Problem
World Class Plastics, Inc. was struggling to implement meaningful performance reviews. They wanted to link the strategic plan to individual performance objectives, and then use these objectives as part of the performance analysis.
The Solution
The process and the structure provided by the Six Disciplines software and coaching helped World Class Plastics, Inc. to firm up the strategic plan, implement goals and initiatives that were linked to each associate’s performance plan, and established a system for performance reviews.
The Benefits
During the three years that World Class Plastics, Inc. has been using the Six Disciplines process, the company has realized the following benefits:
- Improved inventory turns from a low of 4 to 10 +, freeing over $200,000 of cash
- Improved overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) by 5 percentage points, saving the company $225,000 annually
- Reduced overall costs per machine hour by more than 15%
- Critically evaluated associate survey feedback, resulting in revamped Human Resources processes
What World Class Plastics, Inc. has to say about Six Disciplines
“Using the Six Disciplines process has provided structure and discipline to the organization that was previously lacking as the company moved from an entrepreneurial driven start up to a professionally managed organization.” ~ Mark Seeley, President, World Class Plastics, Inc.
Visit World Class Plastics, Inc. at www.worldclassplastics.com. To learn more about Six Disciplines, visit
www.sixdnwo.com. Or, contact Eric Kurjan at ekurjan@sixdnwo.com or (419) 348-1897.
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