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Corrugated board plant management KPI analysis course

Programme designed to use KPIs as a practical management tool. Participants will learn how to define, monitor and interpret key performance indicators, and gain a clear understanding of the most relevant KPIs for a corrugated board plant across production, logistics, quality and personnel management.

Who is it for?

  • General management
  • Operations directors
  • Controllers
  • Production directors
  • Plant managers
  • Finance department professionals within a corrugated board plant

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Description

Course features

  • Teletraining hours: 35 hours
  • Live streaming sessions with the instructor
  • Duration: 4 weeks
  • Start date: June 25, 2026
Course Syllabus

Objectives

Through this programme, participants will:

• Understand what a KPI (Key Performance Indicator) is, its purpose and the value it brings to the organisation.

• Learn how to define the most relevant KPIs according to the company’s operational and strategic context.

• Learn how to structure, visualise and monitor KPIs, and make data-driven decisions based on their results.

• Gain in-depth knowledge of the most critical KPIs for a corrugated board plant from the perspectives of production, logistics, quality and personnel management.

Methodology used

The programme is delivered in an online format. It combines live sessions with the instructor and practical case resolution. Throughout each module, scheduled live virtual sessions will be held where course content is delivered, proposed case studies are analysed, and participants have the opportunity to raise questions and discuss specific plant-related situations.

Attendance at these sessions is mandatory.

Assessment: Successful completion of all modules and exercises is a mandatory requirement to obtain the programme certificate. In addition, active participation in the live sessions with the instructor will be taken into consideration.

Full course syllabus !

01.- Corrugator KPIs

  • Total available hours
  • Running – downtime hours
  • Uptime
  • Linear meters per minute
  • Square meters per hour
  • Starch consumption
  • Trim waste
  • Energy consumption
  • Maintenance costs

02.- Converting KPIs

  • Total available hours
  • Running – downtime hours
  • Square meters per hour
  • Strokes per hour
  • Order changeover time
  • Availability hours
  • Downtime hours
  • Overall productivity
  • Man-hours per 1,000 square meters

03.- Logístics KPIs

  • OTD (On-Time Delivery)
  • Delayed orders (%) in linear meters
  • Inventory (days)
  • Truck loading efficiency

04.- Quality KPIs

  • Cost of non-quality
  • Number of claims (per number of orders)
  • Cost of non-quality (credits issued minus recovered) in €
  • Quality analysis in the corrugator
  • Quality analysis in converting

05.- Waste KPIs

  • Analysis of trim generation points
  • Trim waste calculation

06.- Personnel KPIs

  • Hours worked

07.- Costs KPIs

  • Per square meter sold
  • Production per square meter produced
  • Total energy consumption and energy per square meter

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