Success story
Lotus – Intelligent Maintenance
- Standardize maintenance processes that were previously scattered.
- Manage warehouses in all plants uniformly and centrally.
- Aging of personnel and assets.
- There was no centralized data source on asset performance.
- Implementation of a single intuitive EAM system for all plants, with a significant increase in availability, improved regulatory compliance, and reduced costs.
- Integration with the ERP system (SAP) to have all the information centralized.
- Availability of maintenance data that allows benchmarking and KPI reporting through BI.
- Homogeneous management of warehouses and spare parts that increases the working time of technical personnel.
In 1932, a baker named Jan Boone Sr. created a caramelized cookie based on natural ingredients. Such was the success among the population, hospitality and businesses that after a few years, in 1980, the subsidiary was founded Lotus Bakeries France. Today, what has become the leading Speculoos brand consumed in France has production centers in Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, and Canada.
With a multi-million dollar turnover, the company required order in all processes, especially in those of maintenance that, until now, were diversified. On the other hand, the aging of personnel and assets was a concern: they had to ensure that critical knowledge was not lost once they stopped operating.
The solution not only achieved this highly sought-after standardization, but also consolidated itself as a knowledge retention base to consolidate the company for a future up to the market. As the icing on the cake, IFS Ultimo has significantly increased the availability of Lotus’ assets, reflected, among other improvements, in a reduction of costs.
