Eliminating 5 Hours/Week of Manual Production Planning
5h
Per Manager Per Week Saved
12
Manual Handoff Points Eliminated
The Challenge
A global manufacturing enterprise relied on spreadsheet-based production planning, creating bottlenecks and errors across multiple factory floors.
Production managers spent 5+ hours per week manually updating Excel sheets, cross-referencing inventory levels, and communicating schedule changes via email. Errors cascaded through the supply chain, causing delays and overtime costs.
The Approach
Visualized the planning workflow and identified 12 manual handoff points where data was lost or delayed.
Designed a Mendix-based planning application with real-time data integration from inventory and production systems.
Automated routine schedule updates and inventory checks, eliminating the need for manual cross-referencing.
Trained floor managers on the new system with hands-on workshops, ensuring adoption across all factory floors.
The Results
- 5 hours/week saved per production manager
- Reduced planning errors by eliminating manual data entry
- Real-time visibility across factory floors