Ops Assessment for Automation
Client:
Gentex Corporation
Industry:
Industrial
Solution:
Supply Chain Solutions
Gentex is a global manufacturer of high-tech electronic products for the automative, aerospace and commercial fire protection industries.
Challenge
- Unsure of how to improve efficiencies across 8 sites
- Options for automation were overwhelming
- Desired a clear path forward to understand which technologies would work best within the operation
- Internal resources for evaluation were stretched thin
- Plans needed to include sizing, budget requirements and ROI before any decisions could be made
Solution
- DLN visited multiple sites to assess operations and processes across production and warehousing
- Key flows and potential technologies were modeled to verify applications
- Numerous potential automations were assessed that would augment the desired improvements
Results
- A clear path to improve automations
- DLN produced a comprehensive data set, including visualizations, to graphically illustrate several viable options to improve efficiency
- Road map included optimal technologies that would reach the ultimate goal of adding automations based on careful and thorough evaluation
- ROI summary produced to allow executive buy-in
