For three years, our Operational Excellence Program has delivered sustainable impact through a revolutionary cross-regional optimization approach. Moving beyond traditional site-by-site improvements, we pioneered an innovative way focussing on value chains across multiple regions and production sites.

Our methodology combines agile principles with data science, bringing together cross-functional teams of scrum masters, data scientists, process experts, and site specialists in intensive sprint weeks. The approach has revolutionized our manufacturing processes by identifying synergies across sites and implementing best practices globally.

Rather than simply elevating all sites to match the best performer, we create new excellence standards by combining the strongest elements from each site, resulting in unprecedented improvements of up to 40% in process efficiency. We’ll share concrete examples of how hypothesis-driven analysis, cross-regional collaboration, and agile implementation have transformed our operational landscape and created sustainable value. In this session you will learn:

• How combining agile sprint methodology with traditional operational excellence creates a powerful framework for cross-regional process optimization.
• The critical roles and interactions in a successful cross-regional optimization team, including scrum masters, data scientists, product experts, and site specialists.
• How hypothesis-driven analysis and cross-site data comparison reveal hidden optimization opportunities that single-site approaches miss.
• How to turn sprint findings into actionable improvements through a structured roadmap, achieving up to 40% efficiency gains across global manufacturing networks.