Aristoncavi Spa chose the J-Flex MES solution
The manufacturer of rubber insulated low-voltage and mediumvoltage cables extends the J-Flex APS solution already in use for planning and scheduling processes, to the J-Flex MES solution for manufacturing execution.
A decision which confirms the strategic partnership with Tecnest and Aristoncavi.
Founded in 1958, today Aristoncavi is one of the most important independent manufacturers of rubber insulated low-voltage and mediumvoltage cables.
Since its foundation it has grown up to the present 35.000 sqm, due to a recent expansion and reallocation of the manufacturing sites and warehouses, shared between the two production units dedicated to the manufacture of conductors and electric cables, for different applications.
Aristoncavi Spa chose the J-Flex MES solution
The manufacturer of rubber insulated low-voltage and mediumvoltage cables extends the J-Flex APS solution already in use for planning and scheduling processes, to the J-Flex MES solution for manufacturing execution.
A decision which confirms the strategic partnership with Tecnest and Aristoncavi.
Founded in 1958, today Aristoncavi is one of the most important independent manufacturers of rubber insulated low-voltage and mediumvoltage cables.
Since its foundation it has grown up to the present 35.000 sqm, due to a recent expansion and reallocation of the manufacturing sites and warehouses, shared between the two production units dedicated to the manufacture of conductors and electric cables, for different applications.
FLEX APS is the manufacturing Planning and Scheduling software solution that supports all company planning processes from master planning to scheduling
Main features:
MASTER PLANNING
Demand Planning:
features for sales forecasting and demand planning. Sales forecasting calculation selecting the mathematical algorithm from a library, features for "backward" forecasting on past time intervals in order to make simulations and confrontation between the different algorithms, marketing intelligence features for manual correction on the plan and the creation of the final demand plan,reporting features.
Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP):
Marketing and Production plans are integrated in a single plan (Sales & Operations Plan) for production, inventory stocks and delays, by balancing demand and offer.
Master Production Schedule (MPS):
feature for demand management in terms of sales orders, sales forecast, internal orders, inventory reorder levels, which are the main components for the Master Production Schedule.
DETAILED PLANNING
Demand Fulfillment:
it provides all business levels with the highest visibility on the process of fulfillment of market requests and demand: features to manage independent demand both in terms of order promising, giving customers a promised date, and in terms of sales orders' progress report.
Interactive ATP/CTP (Availabile/Capable To Promise) to check customer orders' feasibility:
it calculates customer orders dispatching dates according to the actual availability of end product, components and materials quantities and to production resources capability.
Fast-MRP, running in RAM, with interactive analysis of results (proposals and exceptions):
it integrates the output of the planning and scheduling process to complete the planning activity by checking if the requirements are fulfilled and, alternatively, by providing a proposal to fulfill the requirement with the missing material.
Interactive Graphic Full-pegging to track requirements-availabilities:
it compares, at all levels of the Bill of Materials, each requirements (in terms of sales forecast, customer orders, production commitment) with its availability (inventory stocks, production orders, outsourcing orders, purchase orders).
Finite and Infinite Resource Capacity Planning (CRP):
innovative approach to manufacturing resource capacity planning , both infinite and Finite, in accordance with backward, forward and mixed rules.
Finite Capacity Schedule of manufacturing resources (FCS):
it calculates the optimal sequence of work according to configurable objectives and to the model constraints (in terms of production capacity, technological issues, resources set-up, material availability).
Planning KPI with interactive simulation features:
performance analysis features to calculate specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the effectiveness of each production plan and choose the best one.
FLEX APS is the manufacturing Planning and Scheduling software solution that supports all company planning processes from master planning to scheduling
Main features:
MASTER PLANNING
Demand Planning:
features for sales forecasting and demand planning. Sales forecasting calculation selecting the mathematical algorithm from a library, features for "backward" forecasting on past time intervals in order to make simulations and confrontation between the different algorithms, marketing intelligence features for manual correction on the plan and the creation of the final demand plan,reporting features.
Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP):
Marketing and Production plans are integrated in a single plan (Sales & Operations Plan) for production, inventory stocks and delays, by balancing demand and offer.
Master Production Schedule (MPS):
feature for demand management in terms of sales orders, sales forecast, internal orders, inventory reorder levels, which are the main components for the Master Production Schedule.
DETAILED PLANNING
Demand Fulfillment:
it provides all business levels with the highest visibility on the process of fulfillment of market requests and demand: features to manage independent demand both in terms of order promising, giving customers a promised date, and in terms of sales orders' progress report.
Interactive ATP/CTP (Availabile/Capable To Promise) to check customer orders' feasibility:
it calculates customer orders dispatching dates according to the actual availability of end product, components and materials quantities and to production resources capability.
Fast-MRP, running in RAM, with interactive analysis of results (proposals and exceptions):
it integrates the output of the planning and scheduling process to complete the planning activity by checking if the requirements are fulfilled and, alternatively, by providing a proposal to fulfill the requirement with the missing material.
Interactive Graphic Full-pegging to track requirements-availabilities:
it compares, at all levels of the Bill of Materials, each requirements (in terms of sales forecast, customer orders, production commitment) with its availability (inventory stocks, production orders, outsourcing orders, purchase orders).
Finite and Infinite Resource Capacity Planning (CRP):
innovative approach to manufacturing resource capacity planning , both infinite and Finite, in accordance with backward, forward and mixed rules.
Finite Capacity Schedule of manufacturing resources (FCS):
it calculates the optimal sequence of work according to configurable objectives and to the model constraints (in terms of production capacity, technological issues, resources set-up, material availability).
Planning KPI with interactive simulation features:
performance analysis features to calculate specific Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to evaluate the effectiveness of each production plan and choose the best one.
FLEX APS is the manufacturing planning and scheduling software solution, that supports all company planning processes from master planning to scheduling.
Interactive
The Flex APS solution provides innovative features for production planning by replacing the traditional "Sequential Planning" approach with the new “Concurrent Planning”approach.
Thanks to this approach, several planning tools are integrated on a single Planning Workplace so that users can istantaneously and easily modify the simulation context, according to the related objectives.
It is possible to make changes not only on the graphical views (Gantt Diagram) but also on the development environment, working on the algorithms.
Simulative
Flex APS provides planning simulation features, in order to operate a confrontation between different production plans and scenarios. This is particularly useful to take proper decisions and choose the best production plan.
Thanks to the Planning KPI module, in fact, it is possible to easily understand the impact , in terms of performance, of a specific decision taken about the production plan.
Once a production plan has been generated, it is possible to see the impact of the same on a set of KPIs.
Each simulation plan and the related KPI dashboards, can be saved in order to make a comparison and choose the best plan.
Real time
FLEX APS – by exploiting the synergy assured by the co-development with the MES application (Manufacturing Execution System) – fully embodies the “Plan while Executing” paradigm, so that every planning decision can be immediately executed on the Shop Floor, and viceversa, every low-level event may affect immediately the decision panel.
FLEX APS works in real-time with Flex MES (J-Flex PWE solution) but it can also be integrated with third-part MES applications and it can be easily integrated with the company existing ERP systems (SAP, Baan, Microsfot Dynamics, JDEdwards, AS400, etc).
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