Location: 33399 Rietberg, Germany · Industry: Metalworking, steel construction, storage technology, logistics, Sage 100 · Products: Steel profiles, storage technology, racking systems, steel construction components and customised metal structures · ERP: Sage 100 · Website: https://www.growi.de/ · S4P modules: 4APS, 4BDE
Initial situation
In metalworking and steel construction at Großewinkelmann GmbH & Co. KG, with around 65 employees, changing orders, high quality requirements and the desire for more transparency in manufacturing come together. Steel profiles, racking systems, storage technology and customised metal structures are manufactured in customer-specific order production. Production planning and shop-floor data collection were to be more closely integrated with the ERP system Sage 100 in order to plan capacities reliably, control orders on schedule and make operating data transparent in real time.
Challenge
In metalworking and steel construction, changing orders, high quality requirements and the desire for more transparency in manufacturing come together. Without end-to-end fine planning and shop-floor data collection, capacity bottlenecks and schedule risks were difficult to detect early. The goal was to closely integrate production planning and shop-floor data collection with the ERP system Sage 100, reduce manual feedback effort and enable planning-reliable control of steel construction and storage technology manufacturing.
Solution
To optimise its manufacturing processes, Großewinkelmann GmbH & Co. KG relies on the solutions from S4P. Through integration with the ERP system Sage 100, production planning and shop-floor data collection are mapped end-to-end in order to enable transparent and reliable manufacturing control. Modules deployed: 4APS – production planning for transparent planning and scheduling of manufacturing orders and capacities; 4BDE – shop-floor data collection for transparent capture and evaluation of order and operating data.
Results and benefits
With the solutions from S4P, Großewinkelmann GmbH & Co. KG achieved greater transparency in manufacturing and a reliable data basis for production control. Capacities are planned optimally, operating data are captured reliably and manufacturing orders are scheduled dependably – for more efficiency and on-time delivery. Manual feedback effort was reduced and a solid basis for planning-reliable order confirmations towards customers in steel construction and storage technology manufacturing was created.