The challenge
The starting point
The factory operated with manual processes and disconnected areas. Administrative load was high, machines lost time on color changes and cleaning, and raw-material stock-outs stalled production.
Answering a client about availability meant checking several sources, and leadership had no centralized view of sales, purchasing, production, finance and inventory. The business needed an ERP that integrated and automated the entire cycle.
The approach
How we approached it
The goal was not to digitize isolated tasks, but to integrate and automate the entire cycle, from the client's first call to the accounting close.
We put an algorithm in charge of the production sequence so the plant stopped losing time on color changes and cleaning.
The solution
What we did with COBIZ
COBIZ designed and built a custom ERP that organized the operation end to end:
- Financial automation: 100% of transactional accounting and accounts-payable management was automated, with automatic voucher generation.
- Manufacturing efficiency: a scheduling algorithm prioritizes color sequencing on injection and blow-molding machines, minimizing downtime from equipment cleaning and die changes.
- Smart inventory control: automated raw-material reservation with early alerts and purchase suggestions to prevent stock-outs.
- Sales-cycle optimization: the orders module integrates with inventory and the production schedule, calculating real-time availability for the client on the first call.
- Business intelligence: operational information is centralized in control dashboards for the sales, purchasing, production, finance and inventory teams.
Results
The impact
A factory that responds and controls itself:
- 100% of transactional accounting was automated.
- Availability is calculated in real time, on the client's first call.
- The whole operation was centralized in dashboards for 5 management areas.