Auto OEM High Throughput Sunroof Installation – Case Study

Problem – Back to Back Sunroofs Slow Down Assembly Line When an automotive manufacturer fits sunroofs, this is considered a high work content feature.  If operators have to fit back to back sunroofs, this slows down the production line.  This naturally reduces the throughput of the line and can thus impact further downstream operations. Sunroofs cannot …

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Allergen-Safe Food Production Scheduling – Case Study

Packaged Food Manufacturing Background Packaged food manufacturing is highly sophisticated with complex multi-line plant layouts, increased order mix, allergen restrictions, and supply chain disruptions. Manually scheduling production using well-worn spreadsheets cannot address such complexity. Eyelit Technologies has the functionality to deal with all the complexity of packaged food manufacturing and will always generate buildable and …

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Auto Manufacturer Reduces Order to Delivery Cycle Times – Case Study

Automotive Production Scheduling Challenge A major automotive OEM was facing material shortages from suppliers and this was exacerbating production problems. This automotive manufacturer had already implemented Eyelit Technologies’ APS asked for help managing supply chain instability. Material shortages from suppliers were causing production problems. Key Takeaways The Order Moves solution from Eyelit Technologies reduces Order to Delivery …

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Italian Semiconductor Fab High Volume MES Solution – Case Study

Semiconductor Legacy MES Limitation LFoundry, a semiconductor foundry, a vendor for the automotive and industrial sectors, located in Avezzano, Italy, migrated away from its existing Micron legacy MES system which was deeply ingrained in the day-to-day operations of the fab. High Volume MES Solution As part of the discovery phase Eyelit Technologies worked with the …

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Pharma Manufacturer Vaccine Production Scheduling – Case Study

Background of Pharmaceutical Scheduling Challenge This describes a scheduling implementation for a pharmaceutical manufacturer of vaccines. The complexity of the schedule stems from the length of the scheduling horizon, number of operations, variable times taken by the operations, and availability of both primary and auxiliary resources. Eyelit Technologies is used to generate / regenerate buildable …

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Food & Beverage Plant Increases Utilization w/ APS – Case Study

Food & Beverage Plant Background In Planning and Scheduling, the “devil is in the details” – unless all relevant details of the production environment are accurately modeled and solved, the resulting plans and schedules will be sub-optimal, or even unbuildable. A case in point is a Food and Beverage (F&B) plant with a complex production …

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​Salesforce Assembly Line APS Integration – Case Study

Manual Planning & Scheduling Problem: The client faced challenges with their manual planning and scheduling process as component lead times increased and production demand surged. This manual effort became increasingly difficult to manage efficiently, prompting the need for an APS solution to automate and optimize their processes. APS Solution: Using Eyelit Technologies APS, the client …

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Automotive OEM Order Sequencing Boosted w/ APS – Case Study

BACKGROUND A major auto OEM was faced with the challenge of replacing its legacy system for order sequencing. With increased complexity due to new models and production mixes, the current solution was not able to perform and solve the OEM’s production challenges. The heuristics-driven competitor was not able to produce a buildable schedule, which was …

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GTK Romania MES Cable Assembly Site Expansion – Case Study

GTK, a UK-based electronics manufacturer, successfully expanded operations to Romania using Eyelit Technologies’ cloud-based MES solution to manage production across multiple international sites. The Challenge GTK’s aim in opening its overseas manufacturing plant is to complement its existing operations with a factory capable of handling higher volume batches to serve new market sectors. From its …

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Gordon Sinclair SKU Management – Netsuite Case Study

Manufacturing Efficiency Challenge: Gordon Sinclair, a manufacturer of highly customized promotional products, operated in an environment with increasing complexity due to their growing SKU count. With thousands of unique products and combinations, understanding the time, effort, and cost associated with each customized order became critical. However, the company lacked the visibility into its factory floor …

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