Location:                  Germany

Project:                     Submission of a bid for a substation

Industry:                   Energy

Products:                  Substation

Project duration:    6 months

Departments:         High-Voltage Team

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Background:           

The High-Voltage Team required at least 4 weeks to prepare a bid for a standard substation. The goal was to reduce the processing time to 7 business days. 

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Approach:   

Step 1

Kick-off meeting with the project and team leaders, clarification of the framework conditions for process improvement (SIPOC, team members, ZDF, etc.)

Step 2

Current state analysis of the process (noting initial issues)

Step 3
Design of the target process; a major focus was the standardization of workflows, contracts, prices, etc.
Step 4
Implementation of the measures agreed upon in the target process workshop
Step 5
Tracking the implementation of the measures and the goal
Step 6

Celebrating the success; no adjustments were necessary

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The goal of completing the quotation process within 7 days was exceeded. Additionally, a significant amount of time was saved for individual colleagues.