Retail

A retailer was experiencing excessive shrink (product waste) in its prepared foods departments.

10xSolutions facilitated the documentation of the current production planning processes in two product lines. The team identified as many variations of the production planning process as there were stores in the chain. They gathered disconnects and determined enablers to current business performance, and analyzed historical shrink data by store. Disconnects were complex and involved the business processes, information technologies and even employees’ skill sets.

10xSolutions benchmarked best production planning practices used by heavy manufacturers and automotive companies. The application of this learning helped identify $5.5 million in annual recurring savings potential.