Orogel: why be a Lean Lifestyle Company
“Orogel is a cooperative company that in its more than 50 years of history has experienced a path of growth in the world of frozen and jams. This growth was tumultuous and required a commitment to improve and consolidate production processes and involve more people. The Lean Lifestyle approach was immediately seen as a response to our expectations, a perfect combination of the need to achieve results and increase energy in the company through the development of all human resources."
Giancarlo Foschi - Managing Director Orogel
From the Lean application in production processes to the Lean Lifestyle to apply Lean Thinking in and for people, it was natural, given the context extremely attentive to well-being within the company. The Lean Transformation project at Orogel, leader in the Italian frozen food market, started in the jam department in 2016 and then expanded to other departments under the leadership of General Manager Giancarlo Foschi. From the outset, the challenge was to accelerate the execution of ideas for improvement, develop the skills and versatility of operators, and make people grow at all levels through delegation and the construction of structured organizational routines. "When I think about the project we have realized - recalls Andrea Maldini, Coordinator of the Orogel "Smart 360" Jam System - I often compare it to the ploughing activity of the fields: this because thanks to this simple activity without the addition of too many fertilizers the land becomes more fertile ready the new season and so in Orogel we started with what we had to record important improvements in terms of yield and work well-being.”
“With the Lean Lifestyle methodology we realized that what we had done for years could be done in a different way, in a better way - comments Michele Pagliarani, Head of Production Jam Orogel - In fact, one of the hardest things to change is habits and so we acted on people’s behaviors to improve our way of working and therefore our production performance.”
