Case Study: BIC achieves standardized global manufacturing and real-time shop-floor visibility with Plex Systems

BIC - Customer Case Study

BIC, a global leader in stationery, lighters and shavers, faced the challenge of modernizing manufacturing at its Bizerte, Tunisia plant: fragmented, paper-based and bespoke systems had created operational silos, limited real‑time visibility, and inconsistent processes across lines. The company needed a worker-centric digital approach to standardize production, integrate machines and people, and create a repeatable blueprint for other sites.

BIC implemented a cloud-based Plex MES with Rockwell Automation, replacing disparate local software with a single standardized execution system. The pilot delivered immediate benefits—clear shop‑floor visibility, improved OEE, higher inventory accuracy, full traceability from raw materials to finished goods, and rapid throughput gains—proving a scalable model for global rollouts.

BIC

Dafni Vakasi

Smart Manufacturing Manager