Client€3B Global Chemical Company
SprintAn 8-10 week sprint
Fieldwork60+ sites mapped · 15+ interviews conducted
“SprintlyWorks gave us clarity on where our supervisors' time was going. What would have taken us months internally, they delivered in weeks.”
Operational Improvement
Unlocking Efficiency in Plant Supervisor Operations
The client aimed to improve plant efficiency by freeing supervisor time for safety and value-adding activities. Supervisors were often overloaded with reporting, meetings, and administrative tasks, limiting their ability to focus on frontline operations.
1,500+
Hours of supervisor work mapped. Current time use measured across work permits, reporting and training tasks, and grouped into six task themes.
80%
Supervisor time-saving potential. Time that could be reallocated toward safety initiatives and frontline performance.
A note on sourcing. Every figure here comes from a SprintlyWorks client engagement. Clients are described, never named. Where a figure is identified or modelled rather than banked, the line says so.
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The problem
There was no clear fact base on how supervisors spent their time. Leadership lacked visibility into inefficiencies and struggled to prioritize improvement efforts.
Without action, the client risked supervisors being overburdened, safety initiatives being delayed, and productivity opportunities being missed.
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What the sprint set out to do
Assess and capture supervisors’ daily tasks and challenges through structured interviews, surveys, and time mapping.
Identify and analyze key areas of time wastage and inefficiency that reduce supervisor capacity.
Develop and recommend strategies to reallocate time, support safety initiatives, and improve plant efficiency.
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