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Manufacturing Health

FSO Institute’s ™ 12 Dimensions of Manufacturing Health and PMMI’s OpX Leadership Network’s 22 industry best practices and guidelines provide roadmaps to solve challenges facing food, beverage, CPG, and life sciences manufacturers. Focused improvements in areas you know best, such as your organization’s people, process, or performance.

Explore the 12 Dimensions of Manufacturing Health

CAP EX

Strategy, TCO, Vertical Startup

MANUFACTURING

OEE, Yield, Operational Excellence

ASSET RELIABILITY

Uptime, Risk Analysis, Life Cycle

SUPPLY CHAIN

S & OP, Traceability, Logistics

TECHNOLOGY

Transformation, IT/OT, Cybersecurity

PACKAGING

Flexibility, Design, Manufacturability

WORKER SAFETY

Culture, Compliance, Ergonomics

WORKFORCE ENGAGEMENT

Employer of Choice, Team/Individual Mentoring

PRODUCT SAFETY

Track & Trace, Compliance, Risk Avoidance

QUALITY

Brand Protection, R&D, Co-Manufacturing

PLANT FACILITIES

Flexibility, Environment, Infrastructure

SUSTAINABILITY

ESG, Materials, NRG Efficiencies
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The FSO Institute is dedicated to operational execution for Consumer Packaged Goods companies (CPGs). FSO coaches skillfully combine assessment tools, designed and built specifically for CPGs, with industry focused benchmarking data and robust networking opportunities.

Collectively, these tools are designed to help identify your company’s opportunities for improvement, take advantage of evolving best practices, transform your culture, and optimize operations to meet market demand.

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CAP EX

We have extensive program management experience overseeing over $20 billion in capital investments across all sectors of Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG), Food & Beverage, and Life Sciences.

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MANUFACTURING

Over 620 years of plant and corporate leadership positions from small and mid-size companies to large multinationals. Applied Science, not Theory to improve throughput, lower COGs, reduce waste, and meet customer requirements.

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Asset Reliability

Guided 500 manufacturing plants’ journey to implementing preventive and predictive maintenance systems—operational reliability achieved through uptime availability, significant OEE improvements, and capital avoidance.

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Supply Chain

Achieved end-to-end supply chain operational excellence to enhance customer experience by focusing on lean improvements across 50 customer sites and over 250 co-manufacturers. 

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Technology

Developed and implemented digital transformation strategies, Industry 4.0 roadmaps, and cyber risk solutions for over 100 companies. Enabling organizations to craft their roadmap aligned with their business needs and technological growth.

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Packaging

Designed and implemented packaging lines across all package formats, line speeds, and technologies (Co-bots, AI vision systems, automation) that drove throughput and customer success.  

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WORKER SAFETY

Over 80 companies have implemented our employee-driven safety programs, developed under the “Drive to Zero” initiative, resulting in an average reduction of 40% in lost time per company site.

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WORKFORCE ENGAGEMENT

Programs like “Win the Day, Every Day” aim to enhance company culture by involving both employees and leaders in continuous improvement. By focusing on Buy-in, Ownership, and Advocacy (BOA), these initiatives have saved companies millions through improved yield, throughput, quality, and employee retention.

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PRODUCT SAFETY

Our coaches utilize strategic partnerships with the FDA, USDA, and top industry institutes to promote best practices, improve food safety protocols, and ensure compliance with regulations.

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QUALITY

Many of our coaches are trained as internal auditors by the FDA. They utilize lean practices, Six Sigma, and advanced control methods to ensure a quality improvement approach that emphasizes “getting it right the first time.” resulting in an average savings of 30% per site.

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PlANT FACILITIES

Experience in designing, building, and managing manufacturing facilities with millions of square feet globally that met the strict regulations required in Life Sciences, Ready to Eat, USDA, and FDA production.

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SUSTAINABILITY

Developed and managed sustainability excellence initiatives that achieved reduced carbon footprint in the supply chain, cost reduction of utility resources, and zero waste to landfill.

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