Implementation | Pull-control


Branche

Misc

Company size

about 1,300 employees

Project duration

15 months

Result

Reduced stock and cycle time

Switzerland, Poland

Customer

Our customer, based in Switzerland, is one of the world's leading manufacturers of bonded abrasives.

Services

Design and implementation of a levelled production planning and scheduling system based on pull:

  • Value stream analysis of existing processes with focus of planning and scheduling criteria
  • Material flow analysis of product streams with creation of product families
  • ABC/XYZ analysis of all articles per product family
  • Design of a transparent and levelled planning and scheduling concept based on pull
  • Implementation of the designed planning and scheduling concept and training of employees during the ramp up in the new plant