Operations Management Paper
Saint-Gobain Containers
Andrew Vaccarezza
Ryan Russell
05/17/2007
INTRODUCTION 3
BACKGROUND 3
STUNNING FIGURES 4
OPERATIONS OF THE GLASS MAKING PROCESS 5
RAW MATERIALS 5
MELTING 6
CONDITIONING 6
FORMING 7
ANNEALING 8
INSPECTION 9
PACKAGING 10
CONCLUSION 10 Introduction
Saint-Gobain Containers is one of the leading glass packaging companies for the food and beverage industry. Employing over 4,000 people and having 14 locations in North America, Saint-Gobain Containers has shown to be one of the main leaders of its industry. Ranking number one in the European market and number two worldwide, Saint-Gobain Containers has shown to have a superb base of Operations Management. Having a good chain of Operations Management usually comes from another aspect of the company which is passed on as it expands which is exactly the case with Saint-Gobain Containers.
Background
Saint-Gobain Containers comes from a large group of manufactures in like industries. The base company is simply Saint-Gobain. Saint-Gobain was created in 1665 by Colbert and built the Hall of Mirrors at the Chateau de Versailles (Saint-Gobain). This group contains many different industries; such as glass, ceramics, plastics, cast iron, reinforcements, abrasives, construction materials, pipe, and gypse. The following diagram illustrates how much of Saint-Gobain Containers production accounts for: (Saint-Gobain Containers is the packaging industry)
• BREAKDOWN OF SALES PER SECTOR IN 2005
(Provided by www.Saint-Gobain.com)
As one can see the packaging sector of this large chain of manufactures accounts for only a small portion of their broad product scope.
Stunning Figures As a whole, Saint-Gobain is operating in over 50 countries worldwide. Saint-Gobain employs a workforce of more than 200,000 employees. This is very large when compared to the 4,000 employed by Saint-Gobain Containers. Saint-Gobain is one of the largest leading materials
Andrew Vaccarezza
Ryan Russell
05/17/2007
INTRODUCTION 3
BACKGROUND 3
STUNNING FIGURES 4
OPERATIONS OF THE GLASS MAKING PROCESS 5
RAW MATERIALS 5
MELTING 6
CONDITIONING 6
FORMING 7
ANNEALING 8
INSPECTION 9
PACKAGING 10
CONCLUSION 10 Introduction
Saint-Gobain Containers is one of the leading glass packaging companies for the food and beverage industry. Employing over 4,000 people and having 14 locations in North America, Saint-Gobain Containers has shown to be one of the main leaders of its industry. Ranking number one in the European market and number two worldwide, Saint-Gobain Containers has shown to have a superb base of Operations Management. Having a good chain of Operations Management usually comes from another aspect of the company which is passed on as it expands which is exactly the case with Saint-Gobain Containers.
Background
Saint-Gobain Containers comes from a large group of manufactures in like industries. The base company is simply Saint-Gobain. Saint-Gobain was created in 1665 by Colbert and built the Hall of Mirrors at the Chateau de Versailles (Saint-Gobain). This group contains many different industries; such as glass, ceramics, plastics, cast iron, reinforcements, abrasives, construction materials, pipe, and gypse. The following diagram illustrates how much of Saint-Gobain Containers production accounts for: (Saint-Gobain Containers is the packaging industry)
• BREAKDOWN OF SALES PER SECTOR IN 2005
(Provided by www.Saint-Gobain.com)
As one can see the packaging sector of this large chain of manufactures accounts for only a small portion of their broad product scope.
Stunning Figures As a whole, Saint-Gobain is operating in over 50 countries worldwide. Saint-Gobain employs a workforce of more than 200,000 employees. This is very large when compared to the 4,000 employed by Saint-Gobain Containers. Saint-Gobain is one of the largest leading materials