Challenges
The producer turned to QLECTOR for a comprehensive solution that included:
Economic Pressures
The rising minimum wage for assembly workers posed financial strains.
Product Diversity
Managing a vast array of 2000 different products with 1500 work orders daily, ranging from 10 to a million items per order, added complexity to production planning.
Inefficiency in Lead Times
Long and unpredictable lead times impeded the ability to meet demand promptly.
Manual Labor Allocation
The manual scheduling of workers to assembly cells was time-consuming and prone to errors.
Inventory Excess
A significant amount of intermediate inventory indicated a mismatch between production and demand.
Solution
The producer turned to QLECTOR for a comprehensive solution that included:
Predictive Analytics
Implementing tools to forecast realistic lead times from real-time data.
Workforce Management
Optimizing the scheduling of workers, significantly reducing production time.
Cost Visualization
Employing visual tools to understand the opportunity costs associated with intermediate inventory levels.
Benefits
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Lead Time Reduction
The company achieved a 10% decrease in lead times.
Financial Savings
An impressive 135,000 EUR was saved annually due to increased efficiency and reduced waste.
Production Uplift
The visualization tools provided insights that helped improve the allocation of workers to tasks, leading to a more streamlined production process
Time saved
A graphical representation of worker efficiency before and after the implementation illustrates the enhancement in productivity, with a notable difference of almost 1 hour (0,5) saved per worker.
Conclusion
This multinational company’s experience with QLECTOR serves as a powerful example of how digital transformation can address fundamental issues in production environments. By leveraging QLECTOR’s predictive and visual tools, the company not only achieved significant economic savings but also enhanced its operational efficiency and agility.
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