Case Study: The Old Bushmills Distillery boosts OEE and continuous improvement with Epicor Informance EMI from Sage Clarity

Boosts continuous improvement initiatives with Epicor Informance EMI

The Old Bushmills Distillery, a historic Irish whiskey manufacturer, faced the challenge of monitoring its production performance with inefficient, error-prone paper-based methods. To eliminate this manual intervention and support its continuous improvement initiatives, the distillery sought an enterprise manufacturing intelligence (EMI) solution. They partnered with vendor Sage Clarity to implement the Epicor Informance EMI system, which provided the automated data collection and real-time visibility they required.

With the Epicor Informance solution implemented by Sage Clarity, Bushmills achieved significant, measurable improvements. The distillery grew its overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) by 48%, reduced major stops by 46% and minor stops by 38%, and increased production output. The real-time data provided by the system also led to decreased labor costs, improved quality management, and helped cultivate a more engaged and informed workforce across the entire organization.

The Old Bushmills Distillery

Roy Simpson

Manufacturing Excellence Change Agent Coordinator