A tighter grip on components
A major challenge of the order-driven production model was that raw materials and components must always be available. However, the ERP that Itho Daalderop works with could not sufficiently guarantee this. The parts lists and spare parts cover a total of about 6,000 SKUs which are supplied by 600 different suppliers. Algera states: “Every end product is produced almost weekly. If you have to deliver within two weeks, those components really have to be there. If a part is not in stock, the entire production order cannot go through.”
Slim4 offered the perfect solution: “This has given us a grip on our components. With our ERP system, it was impossible, for example, to manage life cycles and to deal well with dynamic safety stock and variable delivery times. As a result, we often had to place urgent orders, but on the other hand, we also had a lot of obsolescence. With Slim4, we are in full control of availability and we have also eliminated our excess inventory. Since implementing Slim4, the stock has decreased by ten to 15% in just a few months.”