Challenges faced by the Plastics Industry
Shop Finite Capacity Loading/Planning
Key Functions addressed in ERP
Marketing
Company Price List with versions
Discount structure applicable on Products/Product Groups/Customers, etc
Sales
Sales order authorization
Sales order booking taking truck load into consideration
Purchase
Vendor Performance rating system
Dispatch
Dispatch Planning and Stock Booking
Plant Engineering
Maintenance and Calibration schedule
Preventive maintenance / maintenance schedule
Tool Room
Maintenance of mould/die specification
Various reports including trial success reports
Compounding
Incorporate all the specifications of the Chemicals and Raw materials
Production
Machine and Item combination on Priority and Efficiency basis
Decision on high priority combination and an option to change the priority in the planning worksheet
Location specific Planning
Order planning according to sales order priorities
Consumption journals to pick the material from the different silos
Machine efficiency reports
Quality Control
Statutory requirements
Country specific Statutory compliance and reports
Financials
Accounts receivable / Accounts payable
Fixed asset tracking including depreciation and insurance
Key Benefits after ERP Implementation
System gives Sales Order volume in the form of truck load and hence a win-win situation at the time of Order booking / Negotiation
Gain an overview of Manufacturing Resources
Take Control of Chemicals in Compounding
Plan and Control Maintenance Schedules
Gain Sights of Dealer Network and Commissions
Define Discounts per State for each Item
Dispatch Planning with Truck Volume functionality
Finally, to survive and efficiently face the global competitive environment, the Plastics Industry today requires an integrated solution which takes care of all its Critical Business Processes right from Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management, Manufacturing Processes, Quality Control, Plant Maintenance and additional functionalities viz. Multilevel Authorization & Workflow which would help for efficient and paperless processing of documents, Business Intelligence and Reporting Tools which would help for slicing & dicing of data helping generation of user defined reports on a real time basis which in turn would help the organization management to take informed decisions.