Situation
Western Forms manufactures aluminum concrete forms for cast-in-place concrete walls. The forms are used in over 55 countries for building concrete foundations, concrete housing (low to high rise structures), commercial concrete projects, and a wide variety of precast concrete applications.
Challenge
- In a tumultuous raw material environment (aluminum, steel, and form Components) supply chain leadership struggled to get a clear picture of how fluctuating demand impacted inventory management and cash flow.
Action
- BUCS delivered near-real time Backlog reporting for accounting and manufacturing staff to manage vendor and customer relationships effectively.
- BUCS built demand and manufacturing planning master trends, including sales orders, purchase orders, stock orders, and manufacturing orders to capture the true state of how demand was being met at all stages.
- BUCS provided safety stock reporting for supply chain staff to understand what vendors, materials, and customers were at risk. The reporting incorporated supplier and material lead times, warnings when safety stock risk thresholds were met based on historical/present/projected demand, and more.
Result
15% IncreaseIn on-time complete orders
30% DecreaseIn aged/stale inventory due to improved purchasing quantity and lead time accuracy
“When our demand declined, we were able to slow purchasing, manage our inventory well, and maintain healthy cash because BUCS reporting helped flow us see our true demand.”
Carlos Cardona
Operations & Procurement Director
Systems Integrated
1 FieldEdge Instance
1 SAMPro Instance
