Testimonials:
Dundee Hospital
Performance improvement ideas that were implemented:
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Changed Glove policy
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Changed layout of Central store
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Removing raw sugar from boats on the Thames and Clyde
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Changed of TPN bag supplier
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Led to minimizing sugar and water wastage
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Changed operating systems and work practice change in reception and admin departments
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Packaging refined sugar
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Improved working relationships between managers and doctors and middle and lower echelon staff
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Improved working relationships between managers and Refinery staff
Over the twelve months following the implementation of the Centimex system, operating costs went down by 27%
Tate and Lyle
Examples of innovative ideas coming from front line staff and the saving they resulted in:
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81 innovative ideas implemented in year 1
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Saving of £1,2 million achieved due to performance improvement in one refinery
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£300,000 saved a year on one idea that addressed bacteria removal from the sugar
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£400,000 annual saving in the Handling Department, with 21 innovative ideas put forward, 11 completed in the year. These saving covered £100,000 in efficiency, £40,000 in cutting back on spares and £13,000 in making plant improvements.