ABC Service & Produktion – production fine planning with 4APS (ams.leitstand) integrated with ams.erp in Austria

Location: 9020 Klagenfurt, Austria · Industry: Contract manufacturing, mechanical engineering, metalworking · Products: Contract manufacturing, metal assemblies, assembly services, packaging and production services · ERP: ams.erp · Website: https://www.abc-auftragsfertigung.com/de/home · S4P modules: 4APS

Initial situation

At ABC Service & Produktion Integrativer Betrieb GmbH, with around 270 employees, varying orders, high quality requirements and the need for greater planning reliability converge in metalworking and contract manufacturing. Metal assemblies, assembly services and production services are provided in variant-rich contract manufacturing. Manufacturing was to be efficiently planned and integrated with the ERP system ams.erp to optimally utilise capacities, shorten lead times and reliably ensure on-time delivery.

Challenge

In metalworking with varying orders and a broad product range, reliable fine planning was essential to optimally utilise capacities and meet delivery dates. Without graphical production planning, bottlenecks and scheduling risks were difficult to identify at an early stage. The goal was to closely integrate fine planning with the ERP system ams.erp, reduce manual planning effort and enable planning-reliable order confirmations to customers.

Solution

To optimise manufacturing processes, ABC Service Produktion Integrativer Betrieb GmbH relies on solutions from S4P. Through integration with the ERP system ams.erp, production is comprehensively fine-planned and controlled in the ams.leitstand powered by S4P to enable transparent and reliable utilisation of manufacturing. Module deployed: 4APS – fine planning for optimal utilisation of capacities and higher on-time delivery. The graphical scheduling board displays all orders and capacities in a single view; dispatchers can adjust sequences and identify bottlenecks early. Master and order data from ams.erp are automatically transferred and planning changes bidirectionally synchronised.

Results and benefits

With solutions from S4P, ABC Service Produktion Integrativer Betrieb GmbH achieved higher transparency across all production and a reliable data basis for production control. Capacities are planned optimally, lead times shortened and on-time delivery improved – for greater productivity and schedule adherence. Planning-reliable order confirmations to customers are possible and manual planning effort was significantly reduced.