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Case Study

Enhancing Service Compliance and Traceability for a Food Manufacturer

One of the world's largest confectionery and food companies faced frequent breakdowns, traceability gaps and errors from manual checklists. iSERV added predictive maintenance, a service portal and digital service management.

Engagement at a glance
Client
Global confectionery, food and beverage company
Industry
Food and beverage
Solution
ITHENA Smart Service (iSERV)
Scope
Predictive maintenance, knowledge portal, service portal, service management
Headline result
31% better compliance and traceability
Opportunity for impact

Three numbers the food plant moved.

Results after iSERV replaced manual service processes.

31%

Increase in service compliance & traceability

Digital checklists and service records closed traceability gaps.

32%

Reduction in equipment downtime

Predictive maintenance cut frequent machine breakdowns.

25%

Increase in service efficiencies

A central service portal streamlined requests and resolution.

About the client

Meet the organization and understand the context behind the transformation.

One of the world's largest companies in confectionery, food, beverages, and snacks. To address challenges such as frequent machine breakdowns, compliance and traceability issues, and high rates of human error in manual processes, the company partnered with ITHENA to implement the iSERV smart service platform. With features like predictive maintenance and a centralized service management portal, the company improved service compliance, streamlined operations, and ensured better product quality, reinforcing its commitment to excellence in the food manufacturing industry.

In their words
iSERV solution helped us transform our service management processes. By digitizing checklists and enabling real-time equipment monitoring, we improved our compliance, reduced downtime, and made our operations far more efficient.

– Director of Operations
Key challenges faced

Breakdowns and paper checklists.

Machines failed often and manual checklists caused errors and compliance gaps.

  • Frequent machine breakdowns leading to high downtime
  • Compliance and traceability issues impacting operational standards
  • High rate of human error due to manual checklist management
Our solution

How ITHENA closed the gaps.

ITHENA deployed a Smart Service solution– iSERV, that efficiently delivered end-to-end service platform for customers through:

Predictive Maintenance

Enabled real-time monitoring of equipment through digital checklists for inspection and maintenance

Knowledge Portal

Provided access to a knowledge portal for self-service troubleshooting of common errors

Service Portal

Introduced a service ticketing portal to define, schedule, complete, and report on services, reducing response time

Service Management

Deployed a back office service portal for technician, routing, and scheduling management

Inside the console

Every check, on record.

An illustrative iSERV view: line equipment monitored live, with digital checklists and service records for every audit.

iserv.ithena.app/assets/confectionery-lines
siSERV AssetsChecklistsServiceKnowledge 3 OP
Assets/Confectionery lines/Last 24 hours
Line equipment signals, last 24 hours2 alerts flagged
ALERT THRESHOLD 00:0012:0023:00
Enrober temperatureLine speedCooling tunnel humidityAlert, maintenance raised
Digital checklists and service records on every line · 09:41:07
Since iSERV went liveLive
31%Compliance and traceability, up
32%Equipment downtime, down
25%Service efficiency, up
480Assets on record
Checklist completion by line, this week
Line 1100%
Line 298%
Line 397%
Line 494%
Line 588%
Service records2 open
Enrober 3 temperature high, maintenance raised9m
Digital checklist signed off, line 224m
Audit trail exported for food safety review1h
Line 5 checklist incomplete, supervisor notified2h
Predictive service booked for a depositor3h

Illustrative view. Unit names, counts, shares and activity are examples; the headline results are the client's.

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