timber Milling

A timber mill operation employing over 200 people in a small rural town was threatened with closure unless it could reduce costs and improve performance. Using Hagen software and implementation services over a 6 month period, a site team of managers, engineers, and operators increased the output of the existing manufacturing assets by 40% and reduced scrap by 30%, saving $3 million per annum. This turned around the plant’s performance from running at a loss to making a profit.  In fact, the plant had the best return on capital employed over the next 12 months of all the plants in its division.