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.
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