Managing Warehouse Dispatches to Minimize Production Idle Time

The Problem

Planners release manufacturing work orders for which Warehouse team dispatches raw material to the shop floor
Work order sequence is based on operation duration and need to be scheduled as such to minimize idle time
Warehouse team may alter the sequence of picking, packing and goods issue suggested by planners
Altered sequence often resulted in production idle time (for example an order with shorter duration was started first and the raw material for the next one did not arrive on time)
Lack of visibility to activities in warehouse prevented planners from detecting and correcting this problem early

We want our production lines to run 24x7. But the reality is that it can go idle for reasons that used to be outside the control of our planners. With live visibility from OpsVeda our planners are able to foresee some of those idle time instances and issue the necessary guidance to the supplying warehouse as well as the production floor. So, the reasons that were beyond their control are well within their control now!

Amit Garg
Global Director— IT Business Applications

The Solution & Impact

OpsVeda provides continuous real-time visibility into the picking, packing and goods issue activities
With real-time alerts, planners are able to easily monitor the warehouse activities and assess the impact of deviation from suggested sequence and schedule
Planners quickly assess chances of idle time due to rescheduling of work-orders and consequent early or late arrival of material for subsequent work orders
Rescheduling of work-orders based on new reality is done by planners and conveyed to warehouse & production teams

Reduced production idle time (that previously resulted from raw material warehouse dispatch issue) by over 50%.

Managing Warehouse Dispatches to Minimize Production Idle Time

The Problem

The Solution & Impact

Solution

Objective

Relevance