Delivery Performance Improvement
Expect the Unexpected
Enable Smart Manufacturing

Production flow and process design
Manufacturing has quickly changed from making a lot of the same items to making unique goods that need to be delivered fast. In the past, work orders were quickly “pushed” onto the floor causing bottlenecks, increased WIP, extended lead times, material shortages, and often chaos to the shop floor.
We have helped hundreds of companies reduce this chaos through well-designed production flow systems that pace manufacturing to true demand. By working on the right parts at the right time and not introducing work that is not needed, we have seen throughput improve by 30-40%, material shortages decrease and WIP levels rapidly fall.
Our Continuous Improvement Specialists repeatedly find that manufacturers today require the tools that will enable them to make fast, reliable predictions about capability. These techniques also help to establish processes that allow for quick response to customer demand. Manufacturing companies that leverage all the available systems and tools as well as continuous improvement techniques enjoy the following benefits:
- Pull-systems in place
- Constraints/bottlenecks are subordinated and managed
- Achieve rapid inventory turns while maintaining lower WIP
- Effective problem solving in place to achieve zero defects
- Minimal lot sizes or one-piece flow benefits are understood and in practice
- Lead times are zero for make-to-stock items and minimized for make to order items
- Clean, organized facility with “status at a glance” visual controls
- Trained, flexible, and empowered workforce

Scheduling that connects people, process and products.
Scheduling tools are an essential part of integrated planning and remain a powerful component in achieving world-class delivery performance. The most important outcome of a scheduling system is a reliable prediction of what will happen and when it will happen.
When scheduling systems are fully optimized, this prediction and subsequent execution (how it will happen) is what enables manufacturing companies to properly size resources, manage inventory, establish lead times, and provide customer delivery commitments with confidence.
Increase Throughput & Profit
Reduce WIP & Inventory
Increase Cash Flow & Available Space.
Happy Customers, More Business
Decrease Production Costs
Our flow is so balanced that we don’t expedite material anymore. The change was so quick and dramatic that one of our larger suppliers made a special trip to see us. Because suddenly we had stopped our constant expediting and emergency shipments, they thought we had engaged another supplier, even though we were buying as much or more from them as we ever had.
Only 39 days to transform ThermoFab into a company that can manufacture at warp speed, faster than any of our competitors. We have exceeded all of our plans and expectations.
With Infor ERP, it’s like knowing the batting averages of every department on the planet. If you look at the data, pay attention to it, and use those tools to make decisions, your business runs better.
Not long after we implemented Infor ERP, we saw improvements in our delivery performance. We’ve been able to reach more than 90% in on-time deliveries, compared to about 60% before that.
On-Time Delivery Solutions for All Manufacturers
- Increase Inventory Accuracy
- > 40% Reduction in WIP
- Inventory Reduction
- On-Time Delivery Gains of > 25%
- Lead Time Reduction > 20%
- Front Office Productivity Gains
- Shop Floor Productivity Gains
- Inventory & WIP Reductions
- Lead Time Reductions & On-Time Delivery Gains
- Cost of Quality Reductions
- Easy Access
- Descriptive, Predictive & Prescriptive Data Analytics
- Integration Services On-Demand
- Self Service
- Proper Accounting of Cost of Goods & Quality
- Superior Supplier Performance
- Improved Employee Engagement
- Correct Action Effectiveness
- Lower Inventory & Material in WIP
- Be More competitive
- Increased Cash Flow
- Repeat Customers
- Improve Production Quality
- Less Inventory, More Cash
- Multi-Tenant Cloud, Dedicated Cloud, or On-Premise Deployment
- Industry Leading Configurator (CPQ)
- Dashboards & Analytics
- Mobile-Friendly
- Customer, Vendor, & End-User Portals
- Costing, Scheduling, & Material Planning Tools
- Fast User Adoption
- See Where Your Jobs Are
- On-Premise or Hosted Deployment
- Powered by Microsoft SQL Server Database
- Increase Delivery Performance
- Drag & Drop Operations
- Accurately Forecast Pricing & Delivery Dates
- Scheduling That Actually Works
- Expedited Quote to Cash
- Eliminate Future Issues
- Dynamic Material Planning
- Quick Implementation
- Seamless Integration
- Easy To Set Up. Easy to Maintain
- PFM Anticipates Issues
- See the Future Before it Happens
- Large & Small Jobs Are Optimized
- Digitally Manage Nonconformance Actions
- Know Quality Priorities & Tasks
- Inspect Records in Real Time
- Control Document Management
- Automate Preventative Maintenance & Gage Calibration Scheduling
- Looking directly at real time consumption rates of material rather than a static forecast
- Dynamically adjusting stock levels as demand changes
- Analyzing and suggesting stocking levels between manufacturing assemblies and sub-assemblies to optimize flow and eliminate stock-outs
- Managing procurement to align supply dynamically with changes in demand
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