• Improved delivery performance (on-time shipments)
• Increased manufacturing throughput
• More effective use of inventory
• More effective and efficient use of resources
• Improved productivity of planners, schedulers and buyers
• Reduced expediting
• Elimination of “surprises”
• Knowing what actions to take NOW to ensure production schedules and customer orders
• Proactive in communications with customers and vendors.
• Proactive communications with internally between planning, materials and production
• Elimination of the problem between "making the promise” and "keeping the promise
A survey was done of On-Time Orders (OTTO) customers. Representative results are:
| PRODUCT | PROBLEM | RESULT |
| Abrasives | Reduce delivery lead-time | 50% of orders produced same day they're received |
| Punch presses | Production disruptions because of shortages | Within 6 months, doubled throughput |
| Store fixtures | Meeting delivery schedules to major customers, orders are received via EDI | In 2nd month, set single month shipping record (268 trailers) without a backorder. Delivery performance +98% for 3 yrs |
| Welding equipment | Reducing lead-time & meeting ship dates | Within 6 months, increased throughput by 26% & reduced lead-times by 2-4 wks |
| Upholstered furniture | Coordinating multiple plants to meet truck schedule | Within 4 months, eliminated manual check-off sheets & reduced WIP by 1/3. Produce daily schedules for automated cutters. |
| Pumps | Production shortages leading to delivery problems | During 1st year, eliminated 6 trailers that held partially assembled units. Had record year. Fax daily output to JIT suppliers |
| Lawn sprinklers | Identifying orders that could be shipped to major EDI customers | One OTTO report eliminates 2 previous reports & 1 inquiry. Time spent working on shipments instead of gathering information. |
| Light poles | Delivery problems & production disruptions due to shortages | In 2nd month, produced & shipped everything scheduled, set single month shipping record. |
Many software products such as enterprise-wide planning systems, supply chain management and modeling systems claim similar benefits. Many companies have made the investment but not received the promised benefits.
OTTO isn't an alternative to MRP/ERP or planning, it's a complementary product. OTTO is key to getting the benefits promised from those MRP/ERP systems. OTTO offers an extremely low risk and great potential for high payback in a short period of time.
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