Here are just a few things our clients have had to say about their experience with the IMPAC^® productivity system.

Christian NESME
Director of Operations
Harry’s France SA.

“The new management system, Access training workshops, and the follow-up work completed by the Project Team on the floor, resulted in 15% increase of productivity  in our Talmont site. Raw material waist was also significantly reduced in this plant (-30%).

I also want to stress the fact that, during their 35 weeks long presence, the IMPAC Team have shown all the professionalism that one can expect. ‘No detail was neglected in helping our people to become more efficient in an economic environment where competition is ferocious.”

AN PHAT Plastic and Packing Co. JSC.
Chairman
Pham Anh Duong

“With strong support from AN PHAT’s Executives, after the completion of the AN PHAT—IMPAC project, we have achieved.

• Total weekly output increase by 127%, the highest in history
• Average labour productivity increased by 195%
  
• Savings guarantee was achieved 20 weeks consecutively till end of the project.
  
• Recovery of Investment is 83%
  
• ROI is 292%”

Dätwyler Cables
Executive Vice President
Johannes Müller

“As a result of the work during this period with the management team as well the supervisors on the floor and installing new management systems we have, together with the IMPAC team, managed to get up productivity of our machines by roughly 15%,and the productivity of our employees up by 50% in some cases. In relation to the financial results in project week 26, - 4 weeks before competition of the project- I can say we have reached 150% of the savings IMPAC promised to us after the analysis they performed at our company.”




Dätwyler Cables
Executive Vice President
Johannes Müller

“After having accomplished so far six other projects with IMPAC, we decided to conduct a comprehensive Training Programme with the help of IMPAC.

The training programme focused on “Best in Class”-principles and behavior, containing training on systems and leadership, planning and role responsibility, as well as compliance and cooperation.

Furthermore we were able to design new management goals for our Foreman and Area Manager in order to future increase the results of the previous projects; resulting effectively in an ROI of 210%, and to make our people ready for future challenges.”



Allied Colloids
Chief Executive
David Farrar

“You will know that we have commenced projects at our Virginia plant, in our global supply chain systems and will soon commence a project to improve performance in our other US plants and in our sales force around the world.

• You promised a return on investment of 300%. We achieved 1400%.
• You stated that we would recoup 70% of the project cost by the end of the project. In reality we have already reeived more than twice the project cost back in pocket.”

CAUTRE EXPORT GOODS PROCESSING
General Director
Ms. Tran Thi Hoa Binh

“Having worked closely together with IMPAC, CAUTRE has made significant achievements as follows:

• Managers and supervisors are now working more systematically and more efficiently.
• Company’s output increased by 15%
• Recovery of investment during 30 weeks of the project that savings is calculated is 77%
• Cumulative savings Annualized, return on investment (ROI) is 285%
• Overall, potential of CAUTRE has been realized in 2008 with the help of IMPAC
• Turnover is increased by 40%
• Profit is increased by 440%”

APM TERMINALS
Managing Director
Henrik S. Christensen

“By working on the floor with the supervisors and installing new management systems we have, at the moment together with our IMPAC team, managed to get our resource utilization levels up with approximately 5% and have realized saving of more than 300% above plan. A couple of weeks ago we even reached our highest level ever. In relation to the fees paid for the project, at current we are experiencing a return on investment of 57%, again considerably ahead of plan.”




BCM Electronics Corporation SDN. BHD
Chairman
Lim Keng Hock

“The new management system that was installed in the manufacturing areas helped the supervisors to control operations at te point of execution. Furthermore, the installed controls made our people more aware of the cost implications of lost time, rejects, rework and scrap, thus making them more proactive in addressing such problems. Productivity has improved dramatically during the course of the project, from 60% last year to an average of 90% to date.”




IG Watteeuw CR s.r.o.
CEO
Eric Neyrinck

“We began our cooperation with IMPAC in October 2008. The main goal of the project was to implement management systems that would allow producing more gear boxes for railways applications, improving planning, increasing machine utilization and maintenance as well train management and supervision in management techniques and tactics.

• The number of gear boxes assembled weekly increase from 54 (average of 2008 before the project) to 82 (average of 2009)—which is 52%
• Cumulative savings achieved at the end of the project are over 4 000 000,-EUR and actual ROI was above 400%
• Thanks to the savings achieved our Out-Of-Pocket became positive as of week 8
• The results are also reflected in improvement of EBITDA which increased by 12% points comparing to beginning of the project and contributed to the plant’s profitability”

P.T. Polymindo Permata
President Director
Junus Sumardi

“We have just finished our IMPAC Project and I think it is a good moment to summarize all of the activities performed by your team within our company.

• Within 6 months of the project, the productivity of our machines has grown by 33.75% in May 2008 compared to year 2007
• Simultaneously, the percentage of waste decrease by 15.8%
• Overtime ratio generated by factory workers reduced by 15%
• IMPAC assisted us with the Single Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED) implementation program which has resulted
• in a 17.9% reduction in set-up time within 3 months of implementation”.

P.T. Royal Korindah
Chief Executive Officer
Jun Ho Lee

“I am very pleased with the results achieved after 25 of 40 weeks of the IMPAC Implementation Program here at Royal Korindah.
IMPAC has worked closely with our people to design new systems and procedures that focuses on the Key Performance. Control is now where it should be—on the shop floor at the point of execution.”




Thai Cubic Technology Co, LTD.
Director and Factory Manager
Pitsnu Chokwatana

“Certainly, in order to efficiently run an organization, systems and tools are needed. We have 5S activities, ISO 9000/14001 and will certify TS16646 in a few months. We found that many of them didn’t contribute much to efficiency or quality of production, but IMPAC program have provided us with the systems and tools that fit well together and which directly relate to production control and improvements by our workers, the program build up our worker confidence, they fell more willing to participate.”



Ta Yang Group
Executive Director
David Huang

“Impac was invited to commence the 30 weeks project on May 2008. As a result of the work with IMPAC team during this period with the management team as well as with the supervisors on the floor we are able to achieve tangible results, such as:

1. Project Cum Savings till now already exceeds the total cost of the project. Cum Annualized Savings ROI is 450%.
2. In Factory II we able to achieve an increased of material ratio from 62% to 77%
3. In Factory I (JINHE), comparing to Company Standards we improved the overall labour productivity from 74% in July to 90% in October.   
4. PAP program generated more than 150 proposals with annualized saving 207,604 RMB”.

Dr. Tran Qui Thanh
Chairman and CEO
Tan Hiep Phat Trade & Service Co., LTD

“As a result of the work IMPAC has done, we have seen improved productivity and utilization of the lines by 25% and reduced losses by 40%.
Based on these experiences we are very satisfied with the IMPAC System as well as the results achieved. We already received the forecasted ROI of 250%. The IMPAC project is a foundation on which you build a future with the assurance of success. We have also begun a second project with IMPAC for additional successes in other area of our organization to improve our current Staff Productivity.”


Le Minh Cuong
Chairman / CEO
Tan Tien Plastic Packaging JSC

 “The biggest achievement is the change in thinking, awareness and responsibility of not only executives, mid-management but also shift leaders. They represent the company to supervise on the floor to bring root results.

Machine productivity of Printing and Lamination area of Factory 1 and Factory 2 increase 35%, 34% ,52%, and 12% respectively, the highest in history.

Saving until the week 37 out of 38 is 515,764 USD, which has exceeded 400,000 USD
of the investment fee (129%).

Labor productivity of Cylinder factory has increased 42% from 2360cm2 / manday to 3341cm2 / manday.

The productivity of Proofing section – Cylinder factory has increased 300% from 3 samples/day to 9 samples/day”.