Case Study
No. of years of association: 4
Context:
We started working with Mangrove Collective, a bespoke furniture design and manufacturing company, in 2018. A group of dedicated and experienced furniture designers founded it in 2015. The company began as a 3–4 person team that outsourced products before opening their own factory within a year of being founded.
Challenge:
Mangrove had plenty of orders and a pipeline, but the challenge was to manufacture them on time and within budget. The processes for ensuring reliable delivery had yet to be established.
Solution:
We used the following tools for the intervention: Production Flow Management, Job Cards, Costing System, and RACI for R&R. We discovered that the cost of producing goods was significantly higher. By implementing job cards throughout the departments, they were able to record time and material inputs. Within a year, this measure helped to reduce direct manufacturing costs by 25%. The costing system allowed for more accurate pricing quotes.
Clarity and collaboration were achieved by first creating a RACI for the production flow, mapping different roles and then streamlining pre and post orders.