Crafting and Implementing Management Information System for Agrochemical Manufacturing
Introduction
One of our esteemed partner is Agrokemia PLC., with whom we concluded a successful project in 2023 / 2024.
Agrokemia PLC. is based in Hungary, its head office is in Sellye. The company operates in the Pesticide and Other Agricultural Chemical Manufacturing sector. It was incorporated on January 01, 1964. 110 (2023) employees currently work for Agrokemia PLC.. In 2022, the company’s net sales revenue increase of 101.21%, net profit margin increased by 2.68%.
Source: https://www.emis.com/php/company-profile/HU/Agrokemia_PLC_en_2416087.html
Agrokemia PLC. is now taking full advantage of our Management Information System that helps in ensuring cost-effective organizational cooperation that leads to customer satisfaction and maintains ongoing control over it.
The Story of Agrokemia PLC.
Agrokemia Sellye PLC. (aka. AKS) proudly looks back on its founding in 1964. As a manufacturer of chemical products in Hungary, they have been committed to the development of sustainable agriculture ever since. They have grown into a team of over 110 employees. The Factory is located in the southwestern part of Baranya County, where they are one of the largest employers in the region.
AKS provides high-quality solutions to both domestic and international partners. Their modernly equipped facility in Sellye spans nearly 5 hectares, while sales are conducted from our partner office in Budapest. Primarily, they focus on the production of plant protection products, with nearly hundred different materials in their product range.
The extensive product portfolio includes: Fungicides, Insecticides, Herbicides. Their self-developed and produced products include: Hand sanitizers, Surface disinfectants, Antifreeze fluids, Windshield washer fluids.Thanks to their decades of experience in formulation development, they successfully meet their partners' product development needs.
The high quality of Agrokemia’s products is evidenced by our ISO 9001 certification, which has been in place since 2002, and our ISO 14001 environmental management system, introduced in 2019. They place special emphasis on preventing cross-contamination and promoting environmentally friendly operations.
The Owner of Agrokemia Sellye PLC. has been extending its succesful business presence in the European markets.
The Challenge of New Markets Before Management Information System
The growth associated with new markets requires the Factory fulfilling both pre-scheduled and on-demand production. These change simultaneously affects operational frameworks, the managerial and business processes of progress/performance management, and systemic problem handling.
The Owner required that all of this must be implemented in such a way that the Factory’s performance and product quality do not deteriorate and the financial expectations are met.
The Owner also realized that if management modifies elements of the change through direct interventions, it puts significant pressure on employees and tends to work against the change. However, if management handles the change at a systemic level, the interactions of the individual operational elements are also considered.
Why Agrokemia Chose Management Information System
The multiple goals can only be achieved with a very consciously developed management communication system. Our approach is based on the actual business impact of individual positions, focusing on how each position and their cooperation contribute to generating the expected financial results.
The advantage of the management communication system we recommended is that only top management is involved in managing the change, which occurs in the background. At the same time, it transparently and consistently appears at every level of internal communication, conveying the changed role expectations and clearly supporting the new role adoption.
The result is that employees perform the same professional tasks and solve professional problems, but the performance indicators reflecting their work now align with the new operational model. This facilitates the development of new behaviors or communication styles required by the new business situation.
How Agrokemia Used Management Information System
The implementation and use of our Management Information System made Agrokemia’s operation run smooth, controlled and per Owner’s expectation.
The main feature of our system are communication boards, which operated at organizational levels. The data on these boards are produced by the organizational unit that owns the board, about their work, the quality of planning, and issues and development opportunities. Using the data produced by the contributors, the boards continuously maintain the functions—responsibility and authority—assigned to jobs and positions through daily joint task and problem allocation and accountability.
The boards show the quality of:
- planning
- execution, and
- development and problem-solving activities in the area.
The data on the boards serve as the basis for decisions about the organizational unit's operation, employee performance, and development opportunities (recurrent issues, efficiency improvements, cost reductions).
The foundation of the boards includes:
- a plan against which the level of performance and the issues hindering it can be tracked,
- a connection to another level of communication board,
- standardized operation (format, regularity, minimum information content, participants, output).
Boards are present at every:
- production area,
- support organization, and
- management level
The Results
“Thank you very much for helping in our company’s endeavor towards organizational excellence.”
Kostiantyn Kurganov, Owner
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The implementation includes training top management to detect changes (primarily financial and market) early and to intervene as needed.Training leaders to use the boards (discussing data/meetings) and adjusting the incentive system to align with the new job metrics system to ensure its maintenance.
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