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Reading Bakery Systems: Snacking on Added Revenue
技术
- 功能应用 - 企业资源规划系统 (ERP)
适用功能
- 离散制造
- 采购
用例
- 库存管理
- 自动化制造系统
服务
- 系统集成
挑战
Reading Bakery Systems 是一家设计和建造零食产品加工生产线的公司,它面临着多项挑战。该公司依赖自主开发的程序,但这些程序无法提供有效运营和增长所需的信息和控制。该公司的旧业务系统缺乏运营业务所需的功能,因此需要开发自己的程序和程序来解决这些不足之处。新系统需要包括能够跟踪复杂生产作业以及多作业项目的调度功能,以保持所有活动的协调和正确安排。成本核算和财务管理还需要识别单个作业和整个项目,以便进行适当的控制和核算。鉴于需要设计、建造和测试生产线,规划和调度也是至关重要的要求。Reading 需要一份完全缩进的物料清单 (BOM),作为集成 CAD 和 ERP 系统的一部分。此外,在调度和发布作业和子作业进行生产时,Reading 希望简化 BOM。这些具有挑战性的要求组合都需要成为 Reading 最终选择的系统的一部分。
关于客户
Reading Bakery Systems 是一家设计和制造零食产品加工生产线的公司,产品包括饼干、薄脆饼干、薯片、椒盐卷饼和面包零食产品。该公司由两个部门组成:Reading Pretzel & Snack 和 TL Green Biscuit and Cracker。Reading Pretzel & Snack 是全球椒盐卷饼生产系统领域无可争议的领导者,在全球拥有 200 多套设备。110 多年来,TL Green Biscuit and Cracker 一直为饼干、薄脆饼干、片状零食和其他烘焙产品的生产商提供性能和可靠性,在全球拥有 500 多套设备。凭借 Reading Pretzel & Snack 和 TL Green Biscuit and Cracker,Reading 现在提供各种加工生产线,能够生产几乎无限种类的零食产品。Reading 的大部分设备都在该公司位于宾夕法尼亚州罗伯索尼亚的主要工厂制造。该公司还在印第安纳州印第安纳波利斯拥有一家零件制造厂。
解决方案
Reading Bakery Systems 选择实施 Aptean Encompix ERP 来应对挑战。Encompix 团队了解 Reading 的业务需求,并开发了符合 Reading 规格的集成解决方案。新系统包括调度功能,能够跟踪复杂的生产作业以及多作业项目,使所有活动保持协调和正确安排。成本和财务管理还识别单个作业和整个项目,以便进行适当的控制和核算。该系统提供了完全缩进的物料清单 (BOM),作为集成 CAD 和 ERP 系统的一部分。此外,在安排和发布作业和子作业进行生产时,Reading 能够简化 BOM。尽管由于人员问题而略有延迟,但实施进展顺利。新系统需要与计算机进行更多交互,而车间员工则习惯于此,但过渡出人意料地顺利。
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