Manufacturing continues to be challenged to seek out better ways to do what we did yesterday, more efficiently and with less skilled staff performing skilled roles.
Flat-Pack Cut to Size and Component Manufactures are a a great example of our industry pivoting to cater for the needs of today's customer, be that from a DIY enthusiast or a supplier direct to other Manufactures, Trade and Retail entity's.
Many business now focus on what they can control, what they do well and use 3rd party manufactures to produce what was once completed in house. Many reasons contribute to why someone changes the way they do what they do, maintaining profitability is generally a major deciding factor.
Having worked with many of these manufactures, it is a high volume production line typically with lower skilled staff performing repetitive roles at 3-4 Critical key stages.
Business owners continue to seek out ways to automate process, de-risk business and streamline through systems. Typically many of these business have already invested heavily in state of the art CNC's, Edger's and Wrapping Machines and CAD-CAM systems.
In recent times we have worked with many of these businesses to help align front of house expectations with Production Capability & Capacity & Production Execution. High level information coming in from the online system into a Production Management System, that helps improve visibility of Work in Progress (WIP), Manages Production Scheduling and providing automatic updates to the end Customer in relation to the status of an Order/Project.
An order generated by an end customer flowing through a business, with one source of truth should be the ultimate goal for all business owners. Seek out systems that help reduce human error through the various stages of the business and production.
Many are now focusing on standard process automation in Production for key areas of focus for Flat-Pack Cut to Size and Component Manufactures that include Part Sorting, Kitting and Hardware Picking.
Part Sorting items into a Fixed Rack that creates an inventory of parts ready to be Kitted, Wrapped or Assembled. Kitting allows us to create a summary of all items that have been picked from the Sorting Rack allowing us to wrap ready for dispatch and apply a shipping label comprising of all parts in the Kit. Hardware Picking allows us to have a regrouped list of hardware items for each Order that then can be scanned and Picked, drawn down from Inventory. A Product Label is generated with items included for tracking.
When an order is ready to be dispatched, the office can generate a shipping report that contains high level information regarding the order, each touch point can indicate a scan time, and validate that the shipment has been picked, wrapped and supplied as ordered.
The system has helped many manufacturing business improve and manage cash-flow better in the business, as well as manage the various tasks, work orders and client/ customer journey. The system acts as the glue that keeps it all together.
Standard Process is then deployed at the CNC, Edging, Part Sorting, Hardware Picking,
Kitting, Wrapping and dispatch/shipping. The visibility and traceability are ensuring the orders leave the factory in there entirety and highlight when they are not, proactively.
Revolutionize and transform your business with our unique Planning & Production Management software solution for Flat-Pack Cut to Size and Component Manufactures.
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