PROCTER & GAMBLE
Manufacturing mastery of P & G ’ s IWS delivered cost savings of up to $ 1 billion despite the pandemic , says Maciej Stawicki , Global Manufacturing VP
Procter & Gamble ’ s iconic family and home care products flew off supermarket shelves around the world during the past year - a surge fueled by the COVID-19 pandemic .
Who would have thought that more than 180 years after Mr . Procter ( a candlemaker ) and Mr . Gamble ( a soapmaker ) opened their doors in Cincinnati promoting the ‘ highest grade soaps and candles ’ the company would again be focusing on its basic household hero products as they supply a world working from home during lockdown .
Despite COVID-19 causing massive distribution challenges for some companies , P & G has leveraged their manufacturing and supply chain resiliency to enjoy a competitive edge and always ensure their consumer products , from Charmin to Mr Proper , are on the shelf .
One key to success for such operational excellence is P & G ’ s Integrated Work Systems ( IWS ) which works on two principles ; the power of zero defects and losses and the power of 100 per cent Total Employee Ownership ( TEO ).
“ The power of IWS , has not only enabled us to go through the pandemic with minimal impact , but in some respects , has made our organisation stronger by building the learning into how we operate going forward ,” said Maciej Stawicki Global Manufacturing Vice President speaking from his office in Geneva .
“ Looking at the last calendar year , we continued to deliver to the company close to a billion dollars of total delivered cost savings powered to a large extent by IWS ,” he said . “ We had a strong first half of the fiscal year with impressive sales . This was enabled by the Product Supply organisation and practically uninterrupted operation of manufacturing sites driven by IWS , while in EXECUTIVE BIO
MACIEJ STAWICKI
TITLE : VP GLOBAL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY : CONSUMER
Maciej Stawicki is the P & G Global
Manufacturing Vice President . He owns the Integrated Work System capability building program for 113 manufacturing sites across the globe . Stawicki earned his MS in Mechanical Engineering from Warsaw Technical University and worked as Process Engineer in CNC Machine Tools Design Center before joining P & G in 1993 . Since then he successfully performed several manufacturing roles in several countries including leading three plants in Saudi Arabia , Poland , and Germany . Prior to his current role , Stawicki led the Baby Care category Product Supply organisation in India , Middle East , and Africa region .
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