Anodyne Surgical Location: O’Fallon, MO 2017 Revenues: $5 million Employees: 60 The Critical NumberTM: COGS (Labor) Company Background Anodyne Surgical, which was founded in 1981, manufacturers medical devices used for ophthalmology; specifically, they make needles used in cataract surgery. Challenge Find a way to reverse course as cost of goods sold numbers were skyrocketing, earnings were suffering, and debt was increasing. The company also faced pressure in attracting and retaining quality employees in a tight labor market. Solution Anodyne kicked off playing the Great Game by implementing the rigor of weekly huddles, scoreboards, and MiniGames in June 2015 with the objective to achieve a 20% improvement in COGS by the end of the year. The company also introduced a f

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