Illustrative case
Manufacturing — automotive parts supplier
Lean and kaizen on the shop floor — in one tool with bonus accounting
This is an illustrative scenario. Company profile, KPI values and quotes illustrate typical outcomes based on industry benchmarks and do not describe a specific costwise.pro customer.
Company profile
~320 employees, two production halls, southern Poland
+38%
submissions in the first 6 months
−72%
idea-to-payout time
4,2×
program ROI year-over-year
Challenge
Kaizen program lived in spreadsheets. Ideas got lost, there was no clear ROI approval path, and bonus payouts dragged on for weeks.
Solution
Moved the program to costwise.pro: operator → foreman → finance controller workflow. Problem marketplace posted by shift managers, gamification per department.
Shrinking the idea-to-payout time from weeks to days changed how the crew thinks about improvements.
Production Manager, automotive parts supplier