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What’s Holding Your Initiatives Back?

Scattered Data: Teams waste time searching for information instead of improving processes.
Unmeasured Results: Without tracking progress, success is impossible to prove or sustain.
Lost Impact: Great ideas fade when outcomes aren’t captured or shared.

You need one platform to connect every project, metric, and outcome.

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Centralization

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Savings Tracking

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ROI Visualization

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Workload Optimization

Too many CI projects go unmeasured, making it difficult to demonstrate real impact. You can’t showcase improvement if you can’t see it.

KYOCERA's Implementation of Minitab Engage on a Global Scale

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Hear from Lori Gioia, Director of Corporate Quality at KYOCERA AVX Components Corporation, speak on the implementation of Minitab Engage at over 30 plants around the world.

Maxion Wheels Accelerating Savings Through Continuous Improvement

CASE STUDY

Due to difficulties in accessing project data and standardizing templates, Maxion Wheels sought to implement a digital platform for tracking continuous improvement projects.

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Global collaboration
Faster response

19% cost savings
1,600 projects managed
Real-time ROI visibility

Enhancing Project Visibility and Workforce Optimization in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing

Challenge

Challenge

A pharmaceutical manufacturing team struggled to track and verify savings generated by its continuous improvement projects. Because initiatives were managed separately across SharePoint, Excel, and Smartsheet, there was no single source of truth for project progress or financial impact. Many projects were abandoned without documentation or accountability, and leaders lacked visibility into who was working on what or how workloads were distributed. This made it difficult to assess performance, allocate resources effectively, or demonstrate measurable business value.

$2 M
total verified savings

40x ROI
with 20 licenses

$915 K
in avoidance savings
Solution

Solution

The organization implemented Minitab Engage to centralize project management, savings tracking, and workforce visibility. Using Engage’s standardized forms, dashboards, and project repository, all initiatives were logged in one place thus eliminating the need for disconnected spreadsheets and improving accountability.

The built-in ROI tracking dashboards provided real-time visibility into savings by category, while the resource management features allowed managers to see who was working on what and identify overloaded team members. Staffing and prioritization decisions could now be made based on skill sets and current workloads, improving utilization across departments.

Within the first phase of deployment, 20 users were onboarded, enabling the company to track project progress and verified financial impact with complete transparency.

$2 M
total verified savings

40x ROI
with 20 licenses

$915 K
in avoidance savings
Results

Results

In the initial rollout, the pharmaceutical manufacturer reported $2.0 million in verified savings across 30 completed or active projects. Savings were distributed as follows:

$915K in cost avoidance $830K in hard savings $165K in soft savings $90K in efficiency savings

Of the 30 projects, 12 were completed and 18 were active, with an average project duration of 88 days. By consolidating all project information into Minitab Engage, leadership gained the centralized visibility needed to make data-driven decisions, reduce redundancy, and increase accountability. The unified platform replaced fragmented tracking systems and made verified savings easy to quantify and communicate across the organization. Overall, the deployment delivered an ROI of approximately 40× (4,000%) in its first phase, demonstrating the measurable value of standardizing improvement project management through Minitab Engage.

$2 M
total verified savings

40x ROI
with 20 licenses

$915 K
in avoidance savings

Challenge

A pharmaceutical manufacturing team struggled to track and verify savings generated by its continuous improvement projects. Because initiatives were managed separately across SharePoint, Excel, and Smartsheet, there was no single source of truth for project progress or financial impact. Many projects were abandoned without documentation or accountability, and leaders lacked visibility into who was working on what or how workloads were distributed. This made it difficult to assess performance, allocate resources effectively, or demonstrate measurable business value.

$2 M

total verified savings

40x ROI

with 20 licenses

$915 K

in avoidance savings

Solution

The organization implemented Minitab Engage to centralize project management, savings tracking, and workforce visibility. Using Engage’s standardized forms, dashboards, and project repository, all initiatives were logged in one place thus eliminating the need for disconnected spreadsheets and improving accountability.

The built-in ROI tracking dashboards provided real-time visibility into savings by category, while the resource management features allowed managers to see who was working on what and identify overloaded team members. Staffing and prioritization decisions could now be made based on skill sets and current workloads, improving utilization across departments.

Within the first phase of deployment, 20 users were onboarded, enabling the company to track project progress and verified financial impact with complete transparency.

$2 M

total verified savings

40x ROI

with 20 licenses

$915 K

in avoidance savings

Results

In the initial rollout, the pharmaceutical manufacturer reported $2.0 million in verified savings across 30 completed or active projects. Savings were distributed as follows:

$915K in cost avoidance

$830K in hard savings

$165K in soft savings

$90K in efficiency savings

Of the 30 projects, 12 were completed and 18 were active, with an average project duration of 88 days. By consolidating all project information into Minitab Engage, leadership gained the centralized visibility needed to make data-driven decisions, reduce redundancy, and increase accountability. The unified platform replaced fragmented tracking systems and made verified savings easy to quantify and communicate across the organization. Overall, the deployment delivered an ROI of approximately 40× (4,000%) in its first phase, demonstrating the measurable value of standardizing improvement project management through Minitab Engage.

$2 M

total verified savings

40x ROI

with 20 licenses

$915 K

in avoidance savings

95% of manufacturers have clear KPIs for quality
But only 27% are using real-time monitoring
Nearly 1 in 4 teams still rely on paper or spreadsheets

30% use predictive analytics today
But 52% want to
Data is coming from everywhere, yet only 26% say it’s immediately usable

This disconnect between aspiration and reality is the core tension shaping the future of quality.

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Your team is charged with the responsibility to make improvements to car door functionality for the next model year of the Avanti. Multiple product reviews of the vehicle listed issues with the doors, which led to a recall to repair several units; at significant cost. A thorough, systemized approach will be needed to sort things out and mitigate the risks realized in the current model year.

Key tools used:

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House of Quality
Value Stream Maps
Monte Carlo Simulations

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The Tools Powering (and Hindering) Quality Progress

Quality work is evolving—but tools haven’t caught up.

We asked respondents what they use today to manage quality initiatives, SPC programs, and problem-solving projects.

The results showed significant fragmentation:

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47% use digital project management platforms (e.g., Asana, Jira)

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25% rely on Excel, Word, or SharePoint

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24% use internal, custom-built tools

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2% still use paper-based methods

Even among the digital adopters, tools often aren’t integrated, automated, or scalable.

Too many teams are doing digital work with analog tools. That’s creating data blind spots, delayed responses, and process inefficiencies that stall real progress.

Where Manufacturers Stand in Their Data Journey

The data is there. But it’s messy, fragmented, and hard to use.

Manufacturers are collecting more data than ever before—but collecting it isn’t the same as leveraging it.

When we asked how teams collect data for quality monitoring, we heard:

Yet despite all this input, only 26% say their data is immediately usable.

Key roadblocks:

Data lives in different systems
Manual cleaning or combination is required
Teams don’t trust the completeness or accuracy of what they’re seeing

The future of manufacturing will be built on connected, clean, and centralized data systems. Many aren’t there yet—but they want to be.

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54% rely on operator entry

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36% use wireless sensors

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48% connect to controllers

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32% pull from cloud-connected machinery

What’s Fueling the Push Toward Real-Time Quality

Speed, pressure, and the rising cost of being too late.

Quality teams aren’t just looking for improvement—they’re looking for speed. In an increasingly competitive global market, delayed decisions cost money.

What’s motivating manufacturers to improve their processes?

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36% want to keep defect rates stable

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23% must meet quality demands as part of a larger supply chain

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17% are actively working to reduce defects

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14% are focused on minimizing downtime

These goals are difficult—if not impossible—to achieve without real-time feedback loops.

The shift toward real-time SPC isn’t just about monitoring—it’s about gaining the agility to act before problems grow.

Why the Future of Quality is Predictive

Manufacturers don’t just want to react. They want to anticipate.

We asked teams if they’re using predictive analytics or machine learning in their quality efforts.

30% use predictive analytics today
52% want to use them—but lack training
12% aren’t using them at all
6% want to—but don’t know where to begin

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This tells us something important: the appetite is there. What’s missing is guidance, systems, and support.

Real-world use cases:

Forecasting process instability
Identifying root causes before issues spread
Optimizing production based on historical trends

Predictive analytics can help move manufacturers from “monitoring quality” to actively shaping it.

Unlocking Quality at Scale

You can’t scale quality without solving visibility.

The most advanced quality teams aren’t just making improvements in one plant or one line. They’re building repeatable, scalable systems that work across facilities and teams.

What separates them?

We’ve seen that once quality systems become centralized, everything changes:

Defects Decrease

Response Times Drop

Operator Trust Increases

Leaders Get Clearer ROI Visibility

If the tools work for one line—they should work for every line.

Unlocking Quality at Scale

You can’t scale quality without solving visibility.

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The most advanced quality teams aren’t just making improvements in one plant or one line. They’re building repeatable, scalable systems that work across facilities and teams.

What separates them?

Connected dashboards that aggregate data across machines and shifts
Alerts that trigger action, not just logging
Automations that eliminate manual data entry and reduce variability

We’ve seen that once quality systems become centralized, everything changes:

Defects decrease
Response times drop
Operator trust increases
Leaders get clearer ROI visibility

If the tools work for one line—they should work for every line.

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Embracing the Revolution: What Comes Next

The Quality Revolution isn’t a moment. It’s a movement.

The data is clear: teams are ready for better systems, faster insights, and deeper impact.

But readiness isn’t enough. What’s needed now is action—and alignment.

Here’s what quality leaders should prioritize:

Break down data silos
Automate data collection wherever possible
Invest in centralized platforms
Shift from reactive monitoring to proactive decision-making

You don’t have to rebuild from scratch. You just need the right foundation.

The Solution: Real-Time SPC in Action

Introducing Minitab Real-Time SPC

Take action the moment variation starts—before it becomes a defect. Minitab Real-Time SPC is designed for manufacturers who are serious about continuous improvement. It doesn’t just help you react faster—it helps you build smarter processes from the ground up.

Minitab Real-Time SPC gives you:

Live dashboards that monitor every line
Automated alerts when control limits are breached
A centralized hub for plant-wide visibility
Seamless integration with your existing equipment and databases

Perfect for:

Reducing waste
Meeting supplier quality agreements
Minimizing downtime
Scaling improvement across sites

It’s not just SPC. It’s visibility, accountability, and improvement—built into every shift.

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