The Missing Middle: Engaging Middle Management on the Continuous Improvement Journey
Ask a group of plant managers where a continuous improvement program breaks down, and most won’t point to the shop floor or the boardroom. They’ll point to the layer in between. Middle managers are the ones translating leadership’s vision into what happens on a Tuesday afternoon, and the frontline takes its lead from them, not […]
Extending Operational Excellence: How to Create Impact Across Your Entire Value Chain
You have run the pilots. Your operational excellence rollout is progressing across sites and functions. Cross-functional alignment is building. And now a genuinely exciting question starts to emerge: what if you could share what you have built with the suppliers, partners, and customers who make up your wider value chain? It is the natural next question, and it is […]
Introducing Lean Supply Chain Fundamentals: In Conversation with CCi’s Rosie Simpson
CCi recently launched Lean Supply Chain Fundamentals (LSCF), a new best practice TRACC for supply chain teams in planning, logistics, and other office-based functions outside the four walls of the factory. In this Q&A, Rosie Simpson, CCi’s Global Head of Consulting, talks about why the LSCF TRACC exists and how it fits into the wider TRACC portfolio. Q: Why this TRACC, and why now? Rosie Simpson: The world of supply […]
High raw material costs: 7 practical strategies to mitigate the impact
Key takeaways June 2026 – Manufacturers have spent the past few years learning to operate in a world where disruption is no longer the exception. It is the baseline. High energy prices, shifting trade policy, and unpredictable raw material costs now shape day-to-day decisions across the supply chain, from the shop floor to the boardroom. The good news […]
Operational Excellence Leadership Insights: In Conversation with FrieslandCampina’s David Cutter
In February 2023, FrieslandCampina began one of the most ambitious operational excellence rollouts in its history. Across 48 manufacturing sites and a global supply chain spanning 30 countries, the business set out to create one consistent way of working. After FrieslandCampina Chief Supply Chain and R&D Officer David Cutter’s presentation at a recent CCi OpEx Leader Insights Webinar (read the key insights here), the session opened up to […]
Scaling Operational Excellence: How to Extend Your Pilot Wins Across the Entire Organization
You’ve run the pilots. The results are in: OEE is up, waste is down, your teams are energized. Leadership is asking the obvious question: why aren’t we doing this everywhere? It’s the right question. But the answer requires more than rolling out the same program to more sites. Scaling operational excellence is a fundamentally different challenge from proving […]