Case Study: Crayola achieves better crayon quality and millions in savings with Minitab

Crayola saves more than $1.5 million with Minitab

Crayola, a leading manufacturer of crayons and art supplies, faced the challenge of maintaining the highest quality standards across the billions of crayons it produces annually. To enhance their products through continuous improvement, the company turned to vendor Minitab and its statistical software to help build a data-driven culture for solving problems.

By implementing Minitab Statistical Software for rigorous data analysis, Crayola empowered its teams to conduct Six Sigma projects that identified root causes and delivered effective solutions. The results were substantial, including an initial savings of over $1.5 million, the development of new crayon-testing methods, and the establishment of data-driven problem-solving as the norm across the entire organization. Minitab was key to making these sustainable improvements.

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