Multi-site Aluminum Finishing Planning, Scheduling & Optimization
Common planning and scheduling solution implemented across three (3) major North American Aluminum plants
- One plant (using Oracle ERP) was experiencing operational issues as a result of combing multiple plants and production lines into one facility
- Another plant’s complex planning and scheduling relied on one scheduler who performed manual interventions. MRP and BOM (bill of materials) structure was inflexible, leading to suboptimal [production]
- The third plant was entering a new market (automotive body sheet) and required optimized planning to keep up with tough contract demands
Benefits:
- Increased visibility of upcoming production issues
- Optimal production plan and schedule
- 32% increased throughput (360,000 lbs) on a key coating line
- 5% reduction in wasted metal through better usage
- Forecasting a 9% increase in production plan next year
