Manufacturing Operations
Discreet manufacturing companies face unique challenges. These challenges begin from the time a forecast is generated - to ensure that the demand is met - until the time the product is available for distribution. Moreover, disparate applications deployed to support manufacturing, such as ERPs, Factory Automation Systems, MES, AMHS, etc. add to the complexity. Consequently, an integrated platform is a business imperative to aggregate data from multiple sources and help business users analyze, monitor and improve the performance of business processes.
The Manufacturing Operations Module of Infosys’ Supply Chain Visibility and Collaboration platform empowers ‘connected supply chains’ by aggregating data from multiple sources and providing business users with a consolidated view of manufacturing-related information. Our module enables organizations to monitor performance with best practices such as xBSC, Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model (SCOR) and standard metrics. It empowers companies align strategy with execution, and helps in unlocking value through proactive management.
Infosys’ Manufacturing Operations Module facilitates complex analysis of information from multiple sources, and transforms it into actionable intelligence that delivers business value. Our module realizes several benefits:
Bottleneck analysis: Analyze the impact of bottleneck tools on production and minimize their impact on schedule adherence to meet the demands of customers.
Cycle time analysis: Analyze the cycle time of production processes, and identify ways to decrease cycle time and costs.
Rework analysis: Ensure minimal rework is undertaken by plant operators and save costs related directly to the customer demand. In addition, the module identifies areas of concern and collaboratively works towards mitigating issues.
Product availability: Analyze the impact of supply risk and disruptions, and ensure smooth operation of production lines in the event of disruptions.
Features
- Metrics and KPI-driven performance management
- Dashboards leveraging industry-standard concepts such as xBSC and Supply-Chain Operations Reference-model (SCOR)
- Intuitive chart reports and scorecards
- Advanced reporting using tools such as Microsoft Excel
- Advanced collaboration with peers and trading partners
- Visibility through advanced analytics, predictive modeling and early warning systems
- Collaborative alerts
Benefits
- Increases revenue and profitability by meeting customer demand
- Improves cash flow, identifies opportunities to decrease cycle times, and provides an integrated view of information across production lines and manufacturing facilities
- Minimizes disruptions by monitoring schedule effectiveness against targets
- Monitors bottlenecks in the process and works towards minimizing their impact
- Faster time-to-value