About the Company |
The manufacturer is the market leader in precision tubes in India, with a dominant share of business in telescopic front fork inner tubes and cylinder bore tubes for shock absorber and gas spring applications. It also manufactures propeller shaft tubes for the automotive segment and specialty products such as rear axle tubes, side impact beams, tie rods and drag links. |
Business Situation |
The manufacturer had Oracle ERP system implemented and wanted to integrate its supplier’s information for better planning. The manufacturer procured a large number of raw materials from various suppliers and was finding it difficult to choose between suppliers due to lead time and batch size constraints. The manufacture had high lead times due to unbalanced work order plan and inadequate loading of critical resources. The manufacturer supplied unique items to a number of different customers and was unable to meet the requirement dates. |
Business Solution |
Lighthouse Solution was integrated with the existing Oracle ERP. The additional information such as supplier lead times, batch sizes were incorporated in the Lighthouse database. Lighthouse generated a procurement plan according to the material, capacity, supplier lead times and batch size constraints. All the critical resources were identified and the upstream and downstream processes were balanced accordingly, resulting in reduced lead times. End items that required similar processes were grouped together in the production plan to reduce the set up time. |
Business Benefits |
Reduced Lead timeBetter supplier managementBalanced work order plans across all the resources |
Key Performance Indicators |
Improved Customer service level Higher Resource utilization Reduced Lead time Improved material management |
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