Context / scope of project : EAF steel maker with downstream rod, bar and wire operations asked PIP to come and review its operations. The diagnostic team identified more than $40m of potential savings covering procurement, operational efficiencies, maintenance practices, go-to-market strategies, line rationalisation and cost controls. Many of these elements were done internally by the client team but PIP were engaged to deliver the procurement savings and up-skill the client team.

PIP and client achieved:
	The team tackled 41% of the total spend and delivered an average of 13% reduction in spend across this group.