Optimized manufacturing and inventory management for increased efficiency.
Transforming production workflows into models of precision and reliability.
Leading global provider of industrial environmental equipment, specializing in oil skimming and water treatment solutions, renowned for durability and automation in over 38,000 applications across 121 countries.
Overview
- Key Challenges: Complex BOM issues, manual order processing, and inventory gaps.
- Key Solutions: Automated order processing, component classification, and inventory management.
- Key Results: Enhanced order efficiency, precise component handling, and optimized inventory control.
challenges
- Complex BOM Creation: Intricate product nesting led to convoluted Bill of Materials (BOM) and manufacturing order processes.
- Manual Order Segmentation: Extensive effort required to distinguish between manufactured and purchased component orders.
- Inventory Management Gaps: Lacked automated monitoring of safety stock, causing production delays.
Solutions
- Automated Order Processing: Customized Salesforce automations to streamline the BOM and manufacturing order creation process.
- Intelligent Component Classification: Engineered an automated system for classifying manufactured vs. purchased components.
- Automated Safety Stock Checks: Implemented an automated system for monitoring and managing safety stock levels.
Impact
- Optimized Manufacturing Orders: Reduced manual steps in order creation by 92% (75 clicks down to 5!), boosting efficiency and reducing cycle times.
- Faster, More Accurate Production: Automated component processing, improving planning and minimizing errors.
- Improved Inventory Handling: Automated safety stock management, eliminating shortages and ensuring uninterrupted production.