Sohbi Craft Poland
The main activity of Sohbi Craft Poland is the stamping of components and the production of moulds for metal presses, primarily for the automotive industry. The company manufactures engine mounts, steering column components, airbags, seats, air conditioning components and electric vehicle batteries. The products are delivered to European Union countries. Since 2020, Sohbi Craft Poland has also been producing FFP2 masks.
Due to contracts with customers, the company must maintain a safety stock of finished products at agreed levels.
As part of its cooperation with eq system, the company has implemented the Asprova APS system.
Industry:
automotive
Scope of the project:
production planning and scheduling
Chosen systems:
ASPROVA APS
Number of operations in production plan:
up to 5 K
Implementation goals
Reduction of raw material inventory levels and decrease in the semi-finished goods value ratio relative to the finished goods inventory.
Setup management and scheduling of changeovers.
Implementation of long-term planning and identification of production bottlenecks.
Accurate, data-driven planning independent of human bias.
Reduction in time spent on planning activities.
Results of cooperation
50% reduction in time required for data collection and analysis.
60% reduction in time needed to prepare the production plan.
Changeover optimization – 40% reduction in the number of changeovers.
Extension of the planning horizon from a few days to 6 months.
Optimization and flexible management of production and inventory.
Launch of strategic long-term planning.
Tomasz Chodór
Plant Director, Sohbi Craft Poland
The ASPROVA APS system enabled operational flexibility during the pandemic, a time when the entire market faced challenges related to raw material availability and supply chain continuity. Optimization and flexible management of production and inventory became more critical than ever before, and with the implemented system, Sohbi Craft Poland is now able to efficiently adapt to a highly dynamic and rapidly changing environment.
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