James Hardie Industries Plc. · NYSE:JHX

James Hardie Industries — Investor Day (September 2017)

30 slides from James Hardie Industries's investor day presentation, Sep 14, 2017

  1. Slide 1: Operations

    OPERATIONS Ryan Kilcullen & Dave Merkley September 2017 Exhibit 99.8

  2. Slide 2: Agenda

    PAGE AGENDA 2 Our Zero Harm Commitment Manufacturing Innovation & Operational Excellence Tacoma Greenfield Update JH Supply Chain Advantage

  3. Slide 3: Journey to Zero Harm

    () sames Hardie JOURNEY TO ZERO HARM

  4. Slide 4: What Does Our Journey Look Like

    PAGE WHAT DOES OUR JOURNEY LOOK LIKE 4 Zero Harm Safety Performance Driven by a Culture Shift that… Ensures that safety is our first gate Thrives on leadership commitment and visibility Empowers/engages all employees to proactively participate Results in a predictive approach to safety management in

  5. Slide 5: Zero Harm Approach

    PAGE ZERO HARM APPROACH 5 Safe People • Engaged, Empowered and Trained • Visible Leadership • Committed 24/7/365 Safe Plants • Clean & Organized • Facilities that Represent “The Brand” • Capable Machines and Processes Safe Systems • Real-Time Feedback • Data/Tools for Continuous Risk Reduction • Ver

  6. Slide 6: Safe People

    PAGE SAFE PEOPLE 6 A key component of our culture shift is to partner with world class safety programs that support plant floor ownership in safety… Peer-based observations Self-triggering assessments 3rd Party verification of JH execution

  7. Slide 7: Safe Plants & Safe Systems

    PAGE SAFE PLANTS & SAFE SYSTEMS 7 Safe Plants Safe Systems Safety as a core philosophy in plant & process design Significant reduction in operator-to-machine interface Facility maintenance to a JH brand standard Predictive measures of employee engagement Safety data management system World Class tra

  8. Slide 8: Zero Harm Summary

    PAGE ZERO HARM SUMMARY • We are fully committed to a significant culture shift that results in JH becoming a World Class safety organization • Core elements of our program are visible leadership commitment, operator empowerment and predictive systems • One year in, significant progress has been achi

  9. Slide 9: Delivering on the Potential of JH Manufacturing

    DELIVERING ON THE POTENTIAL OF JH MANUFACTURING

  10. Slide 10: Manufacturing Advantage

    PAGE MANUFACTURING ADVANTAGE 10 Unique throughput advantage in our manufacturing processes Engineered scale creates labor and capital advantage Flexible manufacturing achieves low unit cost through market cycles JH manufacturing: Major lever in our competitive advantage Proprietary technology delive

  11. Slide 11: JH Manufacturing Evolution

    PAGE JH MANUFACTURING EVOLUTION 11 Historical focus on step change innovation has delivered significant business value 4x4 FC Line 5x6 FC Line 5x9 FC Line She et Ma ch ine Th ro u gh p u t Platform Advancement with continuous improvement focus Actual machine performance Machine design potential Who

  12. Slide 12: JH Reaching Its Full Potential

    PAGE JH REACHING ITS FULL POTENTIAL We have created a continuous improvement organization, the sole focus of which is to shift JH manufacturing from… Reactive Operations Predictive Manufacturing Enabled by… Dependence on operator intervention Lean standard work & process control Maintenance on equip

  13. Slide 13: Sample of Continuous Improvement Initiatives

    PAGE SAMPLE OF CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT INITIATIVES 13 Creating a JH Approach to Lean Manufacturing Establishing Foundational Capabilities in Reliability Leader Standard Work Standard Work Initiative Visual Workplace Management Greater consistency within plants, and across our network, will significan

  14. Slide 14: JH Manufacturing Step Change

    PAGE JH MANUFACTURING STEP CHANGE 14 We have also doubled down on our ability to deliver break through engineering step change in all areas of JH manufacturing Next Generation Hatschek New Product Enablers Mfg Platform Development Step innovation in… …enables break through progress JH Man u fa ct u

  15. Slide 15: Step Changing the Hatschek Process

    PAGE STEP CHANGING THE HATSCHEK PROCESS 15 Current Speeds vs. Nameplate Enabled by step change innovation… • Significant increase in drainage rate • Raw material formation modifications • Felt technology innovation • New approach to sheet forming 5x6 Nameplate Textured Plank Product With Speed Disco

  16. Slide 16: Manufacturing Platform Step Change

    PAGE MANUFACTURING PLATFORM STEP CHANGE 16 Platform A Platform B Platform C Manufacturing platform innovation has the potential to unlock significant process, product and cost levers in fiber cement manufacturing. Enabling Product Attributes Enabling Total Cost Optimization Enabling New Products Lon

  17. Slide 17: Manufacturing Capability Summary

    PAGE MANUFACTURING CAPABILITY SUMMARY • We have an established history in step change manufacturing innovation • We are adding to and enhancing the talent and capability of our engineering teams to accelerate the pace of step change in JH • The value associated with continuous improvement has increa

  18. Slide 18: Tacoma Greenfield Core Concepts

    TACOMA GREENFIELD CORE CONCEPTS

  19. Slide 19: Tacoma Expansion – Site Overview

    PAGE TACOMA EXPANSION – SITE OVERVIEW 19 • Nameplate Capacity – 300 Mmstdft/year • Capabilities – Plank, Backer, Heritage, ColorPlus® Technology • 130 Employees at full production • Site benefits • Low input cost • Proximity to growing markets

  20. Slide 20: Tacoma Expansion

    PAGE TACOMA EXPANSION 20 Q1 FY18 Building Erected Q4 FY18 Start-Up Q2 FY19 Break Ground Install Complete 85% Design Capability Q3 FY18 Q1 FY19 Equipment Install Commission Timeline Update People Operational Zero Harm trained – Day 1 Network-wide staffing plan Building on existing Tacoma base Maximiz

  21. Slide 21: Tacoma Expansion – Pre-Autoclave Concepts

    PAGE TACOMA EXPANSION – PRE-AUTOCLAVE CONCEPTS Safety Integrated into Design 3rd Party Safety Design Consultants Large Reduction in Human/Fork Lift Interface Housekeeping Integrated into Design Material Handling Step Change Zero Forklifts from Stacker to Finishing Enables Building Space Optimization

  22. Slide 22: Tacoma Expansion – Post-Autoclave Concepts

    PAGE TACOMA EXPANSION – POST-AUTOCLAVE CONCEPTS Safety Integrated into Design Focus on Operator Access & Work Floor for Safe Operation Total Plant Product Flow Designed to Minimize Human Interface Coating Line Process Step Change Integrated High Speed Break Out Line Nested Coating Lines Enabling Ope

  23. Slide 23: JH Supply Chain Evolution

    () sames Hardie JH SUPPLY CHAIN EVOLUTION

  24. Slide 24: JH Supply Chain Overview

    PAGE JH Supply Chain Overview 24 Procurement Network Planning Outbound Freight Channel Management Production Scheduling Customer Experience A fully integrated value chain that begins with customer value creation… ...and has capabilities that create a substantial competitive advantage: – Highly integ

  25. Slide 25: JH Supply Chain – Capability Advantage

    PAGE JH Supply Chain – Capability Advantage Automated Order Taking Software Sequential low cost tendering for delivery Optimization Planning Software builds & aggregates large production runs System Generates VMI Replenishments Trucks TMS Software combines job packs and VMI replenishments to optimiz

  26. Slide 26: Capability Investments to Enable Growth

    PAGE CAPABILITY INVESTMENTS TO ENABLE GROWTH 26 An expanding network enables a variety of optimization levers… …requiring a new level of network planning capability to… Achieve the true lowest landed cost network Fully exploit the scale of our VMI & reload network Appropriately level load production

  27. Slide 27: Enabling Growth "Inside the Walls"

    PAGE ENABLING GROWTH “INSIDE THE WALLS” 27 Increasing plant scale & value-add processing is changing our plant size & flow… …requiring new capabilities inside the walls… • Product flow optimization • Automated material handling • Warehouse management system • Work design & flow analysis We are inves

  28. Slide 28: Freight Outlook

    PAGE FREIGHT OUTLOOK 28 Continued economic recovery Market supply/demand dynamics continue to create upward cost pressure… JH continues to view freight capability as a core competency and expects to offset market pressure through continued performance gains Market Pressure Driver shortage Decreasing

  29. Slide 29: Supply Chain Summary

    PAGE SUPPLY CHAIN SUMMARY • We continue to invest in supply chain capability to enable customer value creation at an optimized unit cost • Our current efforts are focused on leveraging the full benefit of our network and plant scale • Freight market headwinds persist, but we are well positioned to o

  30. Slide 30: Key Messages

    PAGE KEY MESSAGES 30 • We are becoming a Zero Harm organization • Step change innovation in manufacturing will continue to deliver significant business value • We are increasing our focus on continuous improvement to become a more predictable manufacturer • Tacoma Greenfield on track and includes st

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