The Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry, including the Food & Beverage sector faces many challenges. Also known as the Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), the industry deals with high turn-over rates, seasonality and campaign-based production batches, rapid change-overs and low margins with high volumes. From an asset management perspective production is often in the lead, a significant part of the maintenance is done, or should be done by the operators (autonomous maintenance) and the efficient and effective throughput of products is paramount to business success. With the high volumes and high inventory turnover, assets need to be managed optimally. The batch production process often applied in FMCG companies further emphasizes this as the planned downtime between batches needs to be a smooth, joint effort of Operations and Maintenance.

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Focus on lasting improvements

  • Asset Improvement Program: focus on lasting asset performance improvements. Through a realistic business case and implementation roadmap from small-scale fit/gap improvements to multinational multi-site bespoke asset performance improvements

  • Implement and deploy EAM and APM systems

  • Set up and implement Asset Management Blueprints based on industry best practices

  • Realizing interdepartmental collaboration to get internal adoption of changes; improve and increase the use and effectiveness of autonomous maintenance

  • Provide interim specialists, who are practical and hands-on, to boost transformation and practice leadership

  • Improve reliability through RCA and RCM studies and implementation programs

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Director Americas MaxGrip

Christian Tinajero
VP Americas

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APM Challenges for FMCG

Maximizing performance

Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) is an important metric for this sector. Measuring and improving OEE is a joint effort of departments such as Management, Maintenance, Quality Assurance and Operations. Introduction of modern APM 4.0 technology enables better insights in, and control over OEE and achieve higher reliability, but also require solid business cases to obtain management approval. Prior to that, companies need to have proper EAM/CMMS systems in place for effective workflow management but without overcomplicating the work execution. Maximizing asset reliability and availability will therefore positively influence optimal production levels

Anticipating market demand

It is essential to be able to adapt quickly to the market’s fluctuating supply and demand. The key to realize operational agility lies in data and business logic. Through accurate and connected data, Maintenance and Operations can unite and offer the best competitive advantage through asset management. With business logic and smart algorithms leaders can make informed decisions based on production scenario modeling.

Tightening budgets for maintenance

Maintenance is often seen as a cost center. However, by optimizing the department’s efficiency and uniting efforts with the Operations department, professional asset management can achieve lasting improvements and reduce Total Cost of Ownership. This needs to include a solid asset management strategy, with a balanced mix of  Industry 4.0 solutions such as use of mobile devices, predictive and prescriptive maintenance and a realistic implementation plan that results in lasting improvements.

Ensuring product safety and product quality

FMCG plants must abide by strict quality regulations and guidelines as well as follow hygiene and (food) safety protocols. Complying with these rules means also minimizing contamination and product waste (rejection of startups or along the process). The associated risk mitigating measures have to be incorporated in the maintenance and inspection plans; also eliminating unplanned downtime of equipment and, for instance, minimize changeover time.

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