KGHM Metraco, a subsidiary of KGHM Polska Miedź S.A., is a market leader in raw and secondary materials. The company partnered with Sherlock Waste, to optimize its operational processes and increase employee engagement, resulting in significant financial and operational benefits.
KGHM Metraco faced the challenge of increasing operational efficiency by identifying and eliminating internal problems. The company struggled to monitor and resolve reported problems, which negatively impacted operational efficiency and generated unnecessary costs.
KGHM Metraco used a new system for reporting and resolving problems in the form of a mobile application Sherlock Waste. Each employee was given access to the mobile and browser-based application, which made it possible to report problems as soon as they occurred.
Training on how to use the platform was conducted so that each employee could effectively report and monitor problems.
The platform has been integrated into the company's day-to-day operational processes, making it possible to monitor requests on an ongoing basis.
Regular monitoring of requests and analysis of their content by a dedicated quality management team.
Based on employee requests and suggestions, effective solutions were implemented, which helped improve process efficiency.
The implementation of Sherlock Waste has significantly influenced the operational efficiency of KGHM Metraco. Thanks to the platform, the company not only improved problem management, but also engaged employees in the process of continuous improvement. The result was not only increased operational efficiency, but also significant financial savings. To strengthen the effect, gamification elements were introduced, which further motivated employees to actively participate in the improvement process.
As a result of the implementation of Sherlock Waste, York recorded impressive results in the first period. There were savings of several hundred thousand thanks to the elimination of waste and optimization of processes, which translated into significant financial benefits for the company. These results were achieved thanks to the high commitment of employees, as evidenced by, among other things:
"Sherlock waste limited liability company" implements the project: "Expansion of products of Sherlock Waste company to foreign markets." under the contract POIR.03.03.03-02-0138/20-00 in the Operational program Intelligent Development 2014-2020, 3.3.3 Support for SMEs in the Promotion of Product Brands - GoToBrand. The aim of the project is to reach new foreign markets with the company's products, in particular the USA, UK, DAH and the Middle East. Total project value: 332,520 PLN net Total EU funding: PLN 282,642 net.
"Sherlock waste limited liability company is implementing the project titled"Sherlock Waste". on the basis of the Support Agreement concluded on January 9, 2019 with Tech-Impact Fund Sp. z o.o., based in Krakow, Tech-Impact Fund Spółka z ograniczoną odpowiedzialnością ASI sp. k., based in Krakow, and the National Research and Development Center, based in Warsaw, co-financed from the European Union funds under the Operational Program Inteligentny Rozwój 2014-2020, Measure 1.3: R&D works financed with the participation of capital funds, Sub-measure 1.3.1: Support for R&D Projects in the Preseed Phase by Proof of Concept Funds - Bridge Alpha.
The purpose of the Project is to carry out research and development work, which will result in the development of a tool - a mobile application permanently increasing the involvement of employees in the improvement of the company (so-called Continous Improvement). The tool will serve to:
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