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44 IMPROVED COOPERATION THROUGH CUSTOMER SUPPLIER AGREEMENTS Casthouse and Reduction departments are strengthening their cooperation through Customer Supplier Agreement (CSA), targeting increased efficiency and maximising Casthouse production of value added products. On a daily basis, Reduction supplies approximately • Direct, clear and effective communication between two 1,680 Mt of liquid aluminium to the casthouse. In turn, important key stakeholders, Tapping Logistic Supervisor the casthouse mixes this liquid with alloying elements and Metal Scheduler to form a value added product perfected to customer • Allowing further development of a common requirements. This daily amount of liquid corresponds to understanding of each other’s processes, thereby about 230 trips for Metal Tapping Vehicles, each with a reducing the effect of bottlenecks capacity of 7.3 Mt per trip. For the Casthouse, it is of great importance that the liquid metal is filled in its furnaces • The Tapping Logistics Supervisor will be closer to his at the right time, with the correct volume and to the own shift team in the Crucible Cleaning Area. It will exacting quality. The efficiency of this customer/supplier ensure visible leadership to solve issues within the relationship is measured as on-time delivery (OTD), which team at all levels is equal to the time spent by the Reduction Tapping • The physical presence of the Tapping Logistics Organisation to fill a Casthouse furnace. Supervisor on site will also ensure a better housekeeping standard and strengthen support to the In order to continuously improve OTD of liquid metal, the implementation of the 5S standard in the RAM stations Tapping Organisation and Casthouse have focussed on their Customer Supplier Agreement to further improve their relationship. Actions have been taken based on a Root Cause Analysis (RCA) as to how to improve OTD targets. Representatives of the ODT initiative’s improvement team gathered in front of the Casthouse RAM station Tapping Logistic Supervisor and Casthouse Metal Scheduler show closer cooperation “This will result in stronger cooperation between and teamwork the two organisations which is an important step to continuously improve on day-to-day performance,” The primary action was to create a shared office space at the commented Hans Petter Lange, Reduction Group Manager. Casthouse for the Tapping Logistic Supervisor and Casthouse “This implementation is a direct result of a customer Metal Scheduler. The resulting proximity of these key supplier relationship that is monitoring the status and stakeholders allows for close cooperation that enables them continuously searching for common improvements. We, to efficiently supervise and support the Metal Tappers and in the Casthouse are already seeing the first indications Casthouse Furnace Tenders, resulting in improved Casthouse of improved OTD,” said Dr. Roar Orsund, Casthouse Group productivity and an increase in product margins through Manager. value added products. The expected full outcomes of this implementation will include: