| COMPANY: | Johnson & Johnson |
| HEADQUARTERS: | New Brunswick, NJ |
| SIZE OF COMPANY: | 500-999 employees |
| INDUSTRY: | Consumer products |
| PRIMARY PRODUCT LINE: | Listerine mouthwash, Neosporin/Polysporin creams and ointments, Ben Gay ointments, Desitin creams and ointments |
| NAME OF PROJECT: | Neo/Poly Automation Upgrade – improve efficiency, reduce labor cost, and reduce risks |
| PROJECT OBJECTIVE: | To remediate non-supported operating systems and non-compliant applications; facilitate a system for flexible batch recipe implementations to speed up new product introductions; improve electronic signatures and records for batch reporting |
| TECHNOLOGIES EMPLOYED: | ControlBuilder, Symbol Technologies P370 Wireless RF Scanners, Allen-Bradley PLC-5Series PLCs and I/O |
| ACCOMPLISHMENTS/ROI: | Project cost was roughly $95.2 million; annual labor savings of $65 million with ROI of about 28.9% in 2.4-year payback period; reduced business continuity risks and downtime by replacing hardware and software |