Case Studies
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PCA Guides Cutting-Edge Recycled Linerboard Mill in Seven-Year TransformationA state-of-the-art recycled linerboard mill in the U.S. had begun a transition from OEM-supplied maintenance to in-house maintenance in 2017. It partnered with PCA to help implement work management and MRO materials management workflows beginning in 2016. The organization had successfully demonstrated incremental improvements, with OEE rising from 76% in 2016 to 78% in 2020. |
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Developing a Best Practices MRO Storeroom for a Building Products Firm: Technology Leads the WayWhen a Gastonia, North Carolina building products firm wanted to eliminate staggering time and parts waste with an advanced, technology-driven MRO storeroom facility, the organization called on PCA for assistance. Today, the company has eliminated its inefficient and extremely costly ad-hoc MCO approach in favor of a best practices MRO storeroom, with accompanying systems, that deliver astounding results. |
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PCA Helps Milliken Chemical Gain Control of MRO Inventory; Increased Maintenance Services Efficiency by 33 PercentIn 2018, when Milliken Chemical’s Blacksburg, S.C. facility sought to expand its maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) storeroom to expand parts capacity, management invited PCA to develop a plan. In conjunction with the expansion, plant management also wanted to implement best practices for MRO inventory management. |