Lakeside Plastics

Plastic Injection Molder Excels During Industry Downturn with Solarsoft ERP and Manufacturing Execution Systems

Lakeside Plastics, a mid-sized Canadian plastic injection molder, earns automotive industry recognition and a 15-percent increase in business when it integrates Solarsoft ERP software with the Mattec MES manufacturing execution system.

To add to Lakeside's impressive results in automating the key points of their supply chain with Solarsoft's iVP ERP system, such as improving their inventory accuracy, Mattec MES eliminates the need for manual processes, and provides real-time production monitoring and control. The system integrates with Solarsoft iVP to provide a clearer picture of operations on the shop floor and to enable more accurate planning and execution to meet customer demands.

With Solarsoft, Lakeside Plastics has achieved the following results:

• General Motors Supplier of the Year in 2009 and 2010, resulting in a 15% increase in business
• Consecutive Johnson Controls Top Supplier Performance Awards from 2008 to 2011
• Saved $120,000 in defect penalties annually, went from 25 parts per million to less than 1 part per million
• Eliminated approximately US$50,000 annually in expedite charges
• Integrated all systems to provide built-in production alerts

"Solarsoft has enabled Lakeside Plastics to not only survive during the most difficult years of the automotive industry; it has provided the company with a competitive advantage that has allowed us to grow and expand," says Glenn Coates, President of Lakeside Plastics.