World Grain - July 2018 - 31
"The return of volatility in the ag commodity markets creates opportunities for The Andersons and the industry as a whole." - Patrick E. Bowe, The Andersons "I have had lots of exposure to plant operations throughout my career and am highly focused on creating a safe workplace," he said. "We had a 32% reGXFWLRQ LQ UHSRUWDEOH LQMXULHV WKH ¿UVW \HDU DQG QRZ ZH¶YHMXVW¿QLVKHGWKHVHFRQG\HDUZLWKDQRWKHU reduction." A behavioral-based safety program has been implemented, and that program has helped employees identify ways to improve work processes across the company. The company's second P is "People," with a steppedup focus on succession planning and career development. The Andersons has created detailed succession plans across the company. The Andersons also has updated its development plan process for career advancement for all employees. "Partner of Choice" has been a third area of focus at The Andersons. While Bowe said the company had a long history of serving the customer, he is seeking to build on this heritage with more advanced tools. On the grain side, as an example, the company looks to become the Partner of Choice through enhancing the services provided through The Andersons Freedom Pricing Tools, which offer a wide range of grain marketing services for grower customers. "Productivity" is the fourth area of focus. The comSDQ\ODXQFKHGDSURGXFWLYLW\LQLWLDWLYHLQWRUHGXFH run rate costs by $20 million by the end of 2018. That goal was reached a year early in December 2017. A new goal was added to capture an additional $7.5 million in run rate cost savings by the end of 2018, Bowe said. The company completed the end-to-end implementa- )ORXU0LOOLQJ7UDLQLQJ 6HYHQVWHSVWRVXFFHVV 6DIHW\+HDOWKDQG +\JLHQH O,QWHUQDWLRQDOO\UHFRJQLVHGGLVWDQFHOHDUQLQJSURJUDPPH O'HYHORSHGIRUPLOOHUVE\LQGXVWU\SURIHVVLRQDOV O6WXGLHGHYHU\\HDUE\KXQGUHGVRIPLOOHUVZRUOGZLGH :KHDWDQGWKH 6FUHHQURRP 0LOO3URFHVVHVDQG 3HUIRUPDQFH 3URGXFW+DQGOLQJ 6WRUDJHDQG'LVWULEXWLRQ )ORXU 3RZHUDQG$XWRPDWLRQ )ORXU0LOOLQJ 0DQDJHPHQW (QUROVWXGHQWVDQG\RXZLOOEHQHĆWIURPPRUH NQRZOHGJHDEOHDQGFRPSHWHQWPLOOHUVDQGFROOHDJXHVZLWK FRQVHTXHQWLPSURYHPHQWVLQSHUIRUPDQFH To enrol or find out more, contact: nabim 21 Arlington Street London SW1A 1RN UK Tel: +44 (0)20 7493 2521 Fax: +44 (0)20 7493 6785 email: info@nabim.org.uk www.nabimtraining.com www.World-Grain.com / World Grain / July 2018 31