Case Study: a large food manufacturer reduces overfill and saves $3.1 million with Advantive InfinityQS

Large Food Manufacturer - Customer Case Study

A large food manufacturer engaged Advantive to better utilize its statistical process control (SPC) data, managed with the InfinityQS product, to address the costly practice of overfilling product packages to avoid underfilling. Their primary challenge was a lack of visibility into production line performance, which led to excessive variance, waste, and high raw material costs.

Advantive's solution involved a statistical analysis of a year's worth of production data for the plant's top 20 products. By aggregating and comparing SPC data across production lines, Advantive identified significant variances in overfill. This analysis, which calculated the raw material cost per gram, pinpointed a clear and immediate opportunity for savings. As a result, Advantive helped the manufacturer identify $3.1 million in hard cost savings on raw materials, making their processes more competitive and less costly.