3rd impulse scientific workshop procter & gamble, brussels october 2008
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3rd IMPULSE Scientific Workshop
Procter & Gamble, Brussels
October 2008
Patrizio Ricci
• Italian
• 13 yrs with P&G in Brussels & Cincinnati & many extended stay across EMEA
• Engineering Associate Director WE Fabric Care & Global Process Breakthrough
– Dry Laundry ( Ariel / Daz / Bolt )– Laundry Liquids (Ariel, Bold, Dash, Dreft)– Fabric Enhancers (Lenor, Downy)– Laundry Unit Dose ( Ariel tabs ) – Bleach (Ace)– Hand Dish (Fairy, Dreft)
• 8 Fluids Plants around the world
Topics
• P&G
• Engineering
• Process Breakthrough
• A changing environment
• Sustainability
• Connect and Develop
Some more facts
• 138,000 employees
• Operating in over 80 countries worldwide
• Active in every market in Western Europe
• Our European headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
• Several European Technical Centers
• In Brussel Innovation Center : >800 R&D, > 100 Engineers, > 30 nationalities.
Company structureCompany structure
What is a good engineer ?
Where do we workWhere do we work
Percentage of Engineeringin P&G’s four organizations
1. Technology Innovate
2. Capital Management Provide
3. Health, Safety &
Environment Protect
4. Capability BuildingImprove
4 core competencies 4 core competencies
PROCESS BREAKTHROUGH
We want to explore uncharted territory, find breakthrough process solutions , and with our partners, develop discontinuous technologies
that meet our customers & consumers needs and provide competitive advantage for our
Company.
THE 1992 EFFECT
A Fast Moving Consumer Good Company
In a fast Moving World
Mr Proper Bathroom Production Sites 1992
Amiens
Gattatico (I)
Worms Plant
Alizol (F) - contractor
Global R&D Surface Care
Manchester
Key changes in 1992
• Elimination of intra EU Custom
• Cabotage: Full truck loads in both directions– Decrease of intra EU Road Transport cost
Mr Proper Bathroom Production Sites 2008
Gattatico (I)
Global R&D Surface Care
Advantages of central Sourcing
• Economies of scale on Capital Expenditure & Operating Cost
• Easier Product & Technology Standardization (one plant -> one technology platform -> one product for the whole of Europe)
• Concentrate R&D – Engineering – Supply Chain Management effort
• Faster Continental Roll-outs
The World is Changing Fast!How Far on $500 Worth of Diesel?
1999
2001
2004
2007 2008
What else is changing ?
• More product customization
• Faster response to local market demands
• Globalization of the market
• Higher cost pressure
• Focus on Sustainability
• …
And on top we want
• More Flexible unit – Easy to relocate
• Less capital…..
Changing world
“We need to anticipate the game, be ready with our engineers to solve the challenges that are not defined yet, using technologies that haven’t yet been invented in order to solve problems we don’t even know are problems yet.”
1998
2000
2002 2005
2006
2007
2003
Pace of Innovation
Sustainability
Sustainability on Leadership Agenda
• “We are committed to helping solve the world’s
sustainability challenges. We do this through
product innovations, reducing the environmental
footprint of our operations and through our
contributions to help children live, learn and
thrive. Companies like P&G can be a force for
good in the world. This is a responsibility and an
opportunity that we embrace.”
A. G. Lafley,Chairman of the Board andChief Executive
Current Landscape
Defining Sustainability
•“Sustainable development is a very simple idea. It is about ensuring a better quality of life for everyone,
now and for generations to come.”
Department of the Environment,
Transport and the Regions,
London, UK.
February ‘98
Built Into P&G’s Purpose and Values
• P&G Purpose:
• We provide branded products and services of
superior quality and value that improve the lives
of the world’s consumers, now and for
generations to come.
• Principles:
• We incorporate sustainability into our products,
packaging and operations.
P&G Sustainability MatrixO
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Social
PVP
Environmental
Values andPolicies
Worldwide Business Conduct Manual
Supplier sustainability guidelines & complianceCommunity programs
Disaster Relief & Preparedness
Worker Health & Safety
Eco-efficiency – cost savings
Sustainable Forestry
Environmental Quality policy & management system
Product Safety assessment tools(Risk Assessment, LCA, PSAT, etc)
Product Safety Policy
Older population products
Child Development
Products for lower income
consumers Retailer Sustainability
Tide Cold WaterAriel Cool cleanFuture Friendly
InnovativeDistribution
P&G’s Sustainability 2012 Goals
• Develop and market at least $20 billion dollars of “sustainable innovation”
products.
• Complete a decade-long program of reducing the greenhouse gas
emissions, disposed waste, and energy and water consumption of our
own operations by at least 10% each.
• Improve the lives of hundreds of millions of children in need around the
world through our global Cause program - Live, Learn and Thrive.
So how do we face all these challenges ?
Open Innovation or C&D
P&G’s innovation business model to leverage external innovation assets.
Finding innovative products, packaging, technologies, processes and commercial connections from anywhere in the world.
• Disruptive Technologies
Plasma technology to modify interior surface of bottles to get the “last drop out”.
• Cooked Technologies
Reapplication of electro-static spray technology from car painting to makeup application.
• Ready To Go Product Ideas
Swiffer Dusters from Unicharm. We also leveraged their production lines and advertising.
• Commercial Connection
Partnership with Clorox/Glad.
Examples from the C+D Focus Areas
$5 Billion/yrNew Sales
8,000 P&G
Researchers
The C+D Concept
>Two Millions
More than 2,000,000 researchers worldwide in science areas of interest to P&G.
This is why we are here
Let us innovate together