LEAN BUSINESS Case Study 2015 | #05 | ENGINEERING
MASTEK Ltd HAS DEVELOPED AND PRODUCES A
FULL RANGE OF SLURRY SPREADING EQUIPMENT
FOR THE IRISH AND EXPORT MARKETS
Mastek Ltd was established in 2000 and is based in Cootehill, Co. Cavan.
Mastek updates their products on a continual basis with the latest technology
and innovations. The company's main markets are in Ireland, UK, Holland, New
Zealand, Australia, Norway, Finland, Latvia and China.
LEAN PLUS PROJECT OBJECTIVES
RESULTS
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Develop the capability of the organisation
to profitably grow the business
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Carry out an organisation review, agree
the structure, responsibility and authority
levels within the business
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Leverage Lean to bring a continuous
improvement culture into the business
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KEY CHALLENGES
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The company is young and the systems
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and structures had not kept up with the
company’s growth. It operates in two
distinct business sectors.
KEY CHANGES
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Strategy
and
profitable
growth
opportunities
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Organisation structure and roles and
responsibilities
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Setting up of Lean teams
Mastek Ltd
Business Park Cornacarrow, Cootehill,
County Cavan
Web: www.mastek.ie
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The program has delivered €150k in hard
savings and increased capacity by 25% in
mast production. However the customer
has increased orders by a further 30%
which has resulted in shift work and a new
backlog. There are new jigs in place to aid
production, a cleaner work space after a
5’S program. All masts now have drawings
and parts numbers.
A new warehouse has a lean design input,
will be used for assembly only with a
bespoke showroom for the full range of
slurry spreading machinery.
An expanded range of machinery has no
gaps and the company is a one stop shop
for slurry spreading equipment with major
export potential. The need for a customer
database with serial numbers, customer
details has been addressed and the
supplier has started work.
The flow of innovation between the shop
floor and the design team is feeding
practical innovation and better equipment.
A R&D plan has been agreed, submitted to
Enterprise Ireland and been approved with
support to further the company’s exciting
growth plans.
More Information
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