The Challenge
Improve flexibility and efficiency
Introduce configurable products
Increase rate of growth
One person responsible for using and owning separate spreadsheets
The Solution
They wanted a solution that would lift them out of the habit of looking backwards at what they had previously done, Preactor AP and AS was that tool. It looks for emerging patterns of demand so that they can highlight potential resourcing issues.
The Benefits
Predicted future customer demand
Managed spikes in demand
Saved €30M on the first phase
Recorded 4% increase in delivery capability
Reduced inventory by 20% (€11M to €9M)
Achieved 14% improvement in utilization
Cut Work In Progress by 60%
Quotation
“Our new plaaning and scheduling tools are changing the way we think as a factory, enabling us to focus more on customers and taking us to the next stage of lean production. Reliability and responsiveness are crucial for our customers and the Preactor tools are now a part of our overall strategy.”