Lean Solution Helps ATS Gain Competitive Advantage
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Advanced Tooling Specialists, Inc. (ATS) is a specialty tool shop with specific expertise in the design and building of tooling for the thermoform, metal stamping, ductile iron trim die, wire EDM, and custom machining industries. Although ATS had plenty of projects in the pipeline, employees weren't as busy as they should have been. On-time delivery was a significant problem, and they were constantly expediting projects. Between expedition cycles, they found themselves "wondering what to work on next." In its search for a scheduling system that would streamline processes and utilize manpower in the most efficient way possible, ATS discovered the Infor VISUAL Easy Lean solution.
Wanting to ensure that his company's infrastructure could meet the increasing market conditions he envisioned, ATS president Jim Luebke began looking for a Lean software solution that would streamline his processes and increase productivity. "Volume wise, we wanted to bring in other types of work and be competitive to help fill in some of the resources we had excess capacity in, and I really felt we couldn't tackle that with the system we had in place."