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In order to providem nufactur g wth exactly the right amount ofm terial mu


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order to provide manufacturiing wiith exactly the right amount of material SCHMIDT Technology must have complete transparency of the amount of material held at any tim in the FIFO racks.


transparency of the amount ofm terial held at any time in the FIFO racks.


Onlly in this way can the replenishment process be optimised and excess stockholdingmni StockSAVER system


y in this w y can the replenish ent


process be optimsed and excess stockholding minimised. The retrofit StockSAVER system makes sure that FIFO shelves never run dry, solves traditional Kanban problems and renders previousl required safety stoc


sed. The retrofi kes sure that FIFO


shelves never run dry, solves traditional Kanban problems and renders previously required safety stocks unnecessary. “We don’tm nufa


“We don’t manufacture parts for stock,” com ents SCH IDT Technology’s productionmanager Ulrich Heck. “The question of whether there was toom ch or too l ttl


cture parts for stock,” ks unnecessary.


comments SCHMIDT Technology’ production manager Ulrich Heck. “The question of whether there was too much or too little stock of components in, was fundamental in establishing the degree of transparency in the logistics process.” Bins in the FIFO flow racks contain the h are awaiting the barrel mo


fundamental


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stock of components i was establ hing the degree of


transparency in the logistics process.” Bins in the FIFO flow racks contain the refills which are awaiting the barrels coming in from the mould shop before being worked on further. Because there is no additionalWP stock it is important to have excel ent transparency of the actual content of the FIFO flow racks to prevent toom ch or too l ttl


al w production to flow smoothly.


being w rked on further. Because there is no additional WIP stock it is important to have excellent transparency of the actual content of the FIFO flow racks to prevent too much or too little stock being held and allow production to flow smoothly.


“To begin with we started looking at an E-Kanban system explains leanm nager SteffenM ser. “However everybody


“To begin wth w started looking at an E-Kanban system,” explains l an manager Steffen Moser. “However everybody


involved with the process needs volved wth the process needs


unequivocal transparency of the actual current status on the l


unequivocal transparency of the actual current status on the line.”e. th the StockSAV


AVER systemsensors


With the StockSAVER system sensors monitor the number of bins on the FIFO flow racks and transfer this data wrelessly to the StockSAVER software. StockSAVER offers a robust error-free systemas it is no l nger necessary to scan withdrawals of stock; there i no danger of dupl ate in


stock being held and


calculated stock level errors are not possible. The intelligent monitoring of stock levels on the flow racks ensure full transparency and the automatic i sue of replenishment orders safeguards against stock-outs or i correct i ems being repl nished. SCHM T Technology fitted


stock levels on the flow racks ensure ful transparency and the automatic issue of replenishment orders safeguards against stock-outs or incorrect items being replenished. SCHMIDT Technology fitted


nitor the number of bins on the FIFO flow racks and transfer this data wirelessly to the StockSAVER software. StockSAVER offers a robust error-free system as it is no longer necessary to scan w thdrawals of stock; there is no danger of duplicate bookings being made and arithmetiically calculated stock level errors are not ssible. T e intelligentm torin


in ith ca ly The retrofit StockS


dry and renders stoc


he retrofit StockSAVER system makes sure that shelves never run


system makes sure that FIFO shelves never run dry and renders


previously required safetpreviously required safety stocks unnecessary


unnecessar


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bins and transfer this data via the SmartBOX to the software wirelessly. In this way a digital version of the


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17 she ves with 3 sensors each and 4 on one whichmonitor them vem nt of th bins and transfer this data via the SmartBOX to the software wrelessly. In this w y a digital version of the


th 3 sensors each and 4 on nitor the movement of the


real-time status of the shelves i created which gives a perfect overview of stock evels on the shelves. In addition, clear instructions are given automatically to Logisti s and Planni g on repl nishm nt requirements an


status of the shelves is created


h gives a perfect overview of stock llevels on the shelves. In addition, clear instructions are given automatically to Logistics and Planning on replenishment requirements and priiorities.orities.


Analyses and data export allow lasting provementm asures to bem de to the process. Replenishment orders and sts are created by degree of urgency and grouped together according to the type ofm terial thusm king picki


“Information on replenishment time, how often a shel was empti d and replenished, is informatio I sim didn’t have before and even the pre- production software version we tested together wth the hardware functioned perfectly without any kind of teething problems,” concludesM ser.


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“Informati n on replenishment ti how often a shelf was emptied and replenished, is information I simply didn’t have before and even the pre- production software version we tested together with the hardware functioned perfectly without any kind of teething problems,” concludes Moser.


Analyses and data export al w l sting improvement measures to be made to the process. Replenishment orders and lists are created by degree of urgency and grouped together according to the type of material thus making picking and prepping an easier and less stressful process for staff.


and prepping an easier and less stressful process for staff.


Intelligent systems for process optimisation


StockSAVER A retrofit solution for FIFO flow racks to monitor stock movements and launch replenishment orders automatically - Kanban without cards.


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Machine and workstation data collection and monitoring system - reduce downtime, get lean.


AndonSPEED Call-for-action system for logistics operations - identifies bottlenecks and gets things moving again quickly.


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