PROCTER & GAMBLE
“ We continue to progress a strategy to shorten our supply chains and to move our supply points from single source materials to materials that can be sourced from multiple locations . So the pandemic also accelerated this journey and helped us move faster towards our vision .”
OVERALL EQUIPMENT EFFECTIVENESS
One of the most critical metrics of manufacturing excellence is overall equipment effectiveness ( OEE ).
“ OEE is one of the key indicators we look at and compare performance across our plants as it has a major impact on cost and cash ,” said Stawicki who pointed out that from a cost standpoint a high OEE performance means minimal losses and reduced waste .
“ At the same time , operating equipment with a higher efficiency means we have much higher utilisation of our assets . So
EXECUTIVE BIO
FIRST BILLION DOLLAR BRAND
Serendipitous strokes of genius by P & G ’ s people that have defined the brand :
Pampers : When P & G researcher Vic Mills became frustrated with changing his newborn grandson ’ s cloth nappy he decided there must be a better alternative . In 1956 he asked R & D to work on developing the first disposable nappy . This led to the creation of Pampers - the number one nappy brand worldwide , serving 25 million babies in more than 100 countries and P & G ’ s first brand to generate more than $ 10 billion in annual sales . P & G now has 22 billion-dollar brands .
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