https://www.avient.com/sites/default/files/resources/Investor%2520Day%2520-%2520May%25202012%2520-%2520Operational%2520Excellence.pdf
Kedrowski
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Operational Excellence
• Operational Excellence is a never-ending quest
for improvement in response to the voice of our
customers and shareholders
• It is all about strengthening our capabilities to
deliver value flawlessly to our customers deliver value flawlessly to our customers
• It challenges us to enhance our
productivity, profitability, and efficiency
in all phases of our business, from
safety to quality to waste elimination
to environmental stewardship
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Lean Six Sigma Initiative
• In 2009, Lean Six Sigma was launched to
improve execution skills across all
businesses, functions, and global regions
• A company-wide diagnostic was
conducted, resulting in identification of six conducted, resulting in identification of six
strategic improvement platforms
• Financial targets were estimated,
resources identified and trained
results delivered
,
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PolyOne OSHA Recordable Incidence Rate
4
5
6
5.1
Safety Performance
*Rubber And Plastics Manufacturing Industry (2010 Bureau of Labor Statistics).
0
1
2
3
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Industry
Average
1.4 1.3 1.1 1.1 0.85 0.65
0.57
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• Exemplary on-time delivery
• Best-in-class working capital
% of sales
81%
87% 88%
95%
93%
92%
94%
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
On-Time Delivery*
Lean Six Sigma Delivering Results
• Approximately $200M in
cash driven by working
capital improvements
16.2%
14.4%
18.9%
11.7%
9.6% 9.6%
2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
WC % of Sales
2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011
*As measured to customer request date
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40.0%
Percent of Associates
Trained in LSS
World’s Best Start-up
Program in 2009*
World’s Best Business Process
Excellence Program in 2012*
Award-Winning Lean Six Sigma Program
*Both awards received from International Quality and Productivity Center
16.5%
40.0%
2009 2011
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• Globally leverage strategic supplier
management best practices
• Implement world class demand
management processes
Critical Imperatives
• Improve operational reliability and efficiencies
• Optimize global freight management
Drive 50 – 100 basis points of gross margin expansion per year
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