What are some of the benefits from Total Welding Management?

The successful implementation of Total Welding Management in a company will result in several types of benefits both financial and organizational as well as market.

Some examples of financial results:

• A barge builder with 450 welders saved millions of dollars per year
• A hospital bed manufacturer with 150 welders saved millions, significantly reduced warranty costs and met FDA compliance requirements
• A fan manufacturer with 56 welders saved over one million dollars a year
• A mining machinery manufacturer with 88 welder saved over a million dollars or $13,000 per welder per year
• A truck manufacturer saved over $3 million a year by adopting the philosophy of Total Welding Management throughout their entire company’s operations
  Another barge builder with 150 welders had a potential savings of $5.5 million per year or $36,000 per welder

Over many years, many surveys and many different industries, the typical cost savings have ranged from $15,000 per welder per year to $25,000 per welder per year. The implementation of Total Welding Management also brings about cultural change in most organizations with some additional benefits.

Organizational benefits include:

• More effective teamwork
• More focus on quality
• Development of problem solving skills
• More focus by all on company goals rather than individual goals
• A formal management system for all areas of the company
• More focus on planning and less on reacting
• Improved employee attitude and individual self-esteem leading to better company-wide morale
• A better place to work
• Objective performance measures

Total Welding Management has brought benefits to a company’s marketing and sales departments to help grow the company. Marketing benefits include:

• More competitive costs
• Higher quality and more consistent products
• More production capacity to handle additional sales
• Shorter production lead times
• Fewer customer complaints
• More focus of marketing rather than reacting

All of the above benefits have been achieved by many companies through the successful implementation and management of their Total Welding Management system.

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