Author: Alex Shapoval
Medical Device Co. Cuts Cycle Time 40% w/ AI Planning – Case Study
Global Medical Device Manufacturing Needs The company is a leading global maker of medical devices with almost 30 manufacturing sites worldwide. The objectives of the project were to implement a planning and scheduling solution with the following objectives: Project Objectives Strategic initiative aligned to the manufacturing operations digital roadmap. Address planning & scheduling gap in …
Japanese Textile Giant Cuts Production Lead Time 70% w/ Planning – Case Study
Dramatic Reduction of Greige and Dye Processes by as Much as Two-Thirds Twice a year – in January and July – big sale events in the apparel world promise a field day for bargain-hunting consumers. But the sales extravaganzas represent huge losses for clothing manufacturers forced to liquidate excess product inventory. One innovative Japanese textile …
Classic Brands Sleep Products Cuts Lost Sales with Demand Planning – Case Study
Challenges in the Sleep Products Manufacturing Industry The business is highly competitive and fast moving, so accurate forecasts with tightly managed inventory is critical for meeting sales and margin targets. The company needs to deal with supply uncertainty for overseas long lead time manufacturing sources and identify revenue at risk. The port delays cause the …
Allergan Pharmaceutical Boosts On-Time Delivery with Planning – Case Study
Planning Challenges in Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Allergan is a multi-national pharmaceutical company present in over 150 countries worldwide that develops and manufactures brand name drugs and medical devices in a number of areas including nervous systems, medical aesthetics and gastroenterology. Allergan had not invested significantly in supply chain and factory planning systems over the years resulting …
Firmenich Reduces Planning Lead Times by 95% in Flavor & Fragrance Manufacturing – Case Study
Customer Challenges: Planning lead times of 15-20 days due to fragmented local systems Lack of global visibility across 24 manufacturing sites Managing complex supply chain with 45,000 products and 10,000 customers Inventory inefficiencies and excess safety stock Manual processes causing delays and errors in order fulfillment Complex formulae with bills of material reaching 20 levels …
Hindustan Consumer Goods Increase Profits with Planning – Case Study
Consumer Goods Manufacturing Challenges in Production Planning: Managing complex supply chain across 2 million square miles with 2,000 suppliers and 7,500 distributors Serving diverse markets (urban vs rural, educated vs uneducated, affluent vs poverty-line consumers) Transportation challenges with dirt roads and seasonal disruptions Need for flexible planning across multiple product lines Promotional campaigns creating manufacturing …
Viavi network communications traceability with MES – case study
Challenge – traceability, labor utilization, rework, and reconfiguration The story starts with the technology that Viavi, a top urban network communications provider, relied upon to manage its manufacturing operation. Historically, this was a solution developed in-house, and one that continued to grow over time to meet an ever-changing strategic outlook – including acquisitions that further …
Siemens turbines reduces non-value add time w/ MES – case study
About Siemens Part of the global industrial conglomerate Siemens AG, Lincoln-based Siemens Industrial Turbomachinery designs and manufactures industrial gas turbines, exporting over 80% of production to a worldwide customer base. The challenge – operators were unproductive, it was difficult to discovery why Adrian Toyne Manufacturing Operations Manager explains that “by the time that production issues …
Protected: STYLED – Allergen-Safe Production Scheduling – Food Manufacturing Case Study
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Tube Bender Olicana’s MES Boosts Utilization 20% – Case Study
The Challenge – Reduce Time Spent Recording Job Times Rupert Pearson, Managing Director of volume tube bending manufacturer Olicana, had a clear set of objectives in mind when he set out to improve the efficiency of his industrial manufacturing firm to support a surge in business growth. “We started out with the intention of improving the …
