JCC

Location:  Fuzhou, China

Industry:  Automotive

Company Description:  JCC manufactures pistons and other aluminum-cast parts for cars, motorcycles, air compressors and diesel and outboard engines. Its products can be found in cars and motorcycles produced by some of the world’s largest manufacturers including Ford Motor Company, DaimlerChrysler, Mitsubishi Motors, Citroen, Yamaha, Kawasaki, Suzuki and Honda.

Challenges:

• Customers were requiring more direct, automated communications between their production systems and those owned by JCC
• Obtaining the status of a Ford preferred supplier
• Needing to implement the global Materials Management Operations Guideline/Logistics Evaluation (MMOG/LE)
• Many ineffeciencies and manual processes

Solution: QAD Enterprise Applications

Results:

• Achieved Ford Q1 status and became a Ford Tier 1 supplier
• Met MMOG/LE requirements
• Reduced inventory by 50 percent
• Lowered shipping costs
• Increased Ford SIM rating for quality and delivery by 20 percent
• Improved Ford delivery rating from an average of 91 to 100
• Implemented EDI system that eliminates manual intervention
• Attracted new customers interested in working with a Tier 1 supplier