THE SITUATION
A food manufacturer specialising in producing ready-to-eat savoury pastries and prepared sandwiches was facing challenges with its existing MRO supply chain and with its management of critical spare parts and consumables. The inventory held on-site was imbalanced with this meaning some critical parts were often in short supply while others were being overstocked. This had lead to production delays and unplanned stoppages negatively affecting the ability to meet customer demand.
THE SOLUTION
HAYLEY DEXIS worked closely with the customer to draw up a solution that would centralise procurement and improve inventory management across the customers’ ten sites while also delivering the ability to monitor the health of critical mechanical assets. The HAYLEY DEXIS stores solutions team was deployed to reorganise the customer’s stores, with items being carefully categorised and digitally logged, enabling a live snapshot of stock availability at all times, for engineers. A condition-based monitoring system was also implemented by HAYLEY DEXIS, comprised of wireless vibration sensors and an advanced data analytics system that would also be available for engineers to access remotely.
"THE COMBINED SOLUTIONS HAVE INCREASED PRODUCTIVITY WHILE REDUCING COSTS."
THE RESULT
The on-site stores are now significantly easier to use effectively, with product retrieval faster with key spares and consumables always available. This has helped to improve both operational efficiency and productivity. The customer has achieved cost-savings on the maintenance of their inventory as order duplication and unnecessary overstocking is now a thing of the past. The condition-monitoring system has enabled a shift to a predictive maintenance approach, and has helped to reduce mechanical failures and unplanned downtime by providing an early warning for any issues arising in equipment such as bearings, pumps and drives.