U.S. Tsubaki

Location:  Wheeling, Illinois, USA

Industry:  Automotive

Company Description:  U.S. Tsubaki is a major producer and supplier of roller chain, engineering class chain, and other drive components.

Challenges:

• Internally developed enterprise system would not continue to meet the requirements of a rapidly growing manufacturing organization
• Growing need for a fully integrated enterprise solution
• Focused on improving inventory management, achieving better financial consolidation and reducing operating expenses

Solution:  QAD MFG/PRO, QAD Warehousing (Formerly QAD AIM)

Results:

• Accommodated significant (2X) growth without increasing headcount
• Reduced IT expenses significantly as a percentage of sales
• Improved inventory accuracy and tracking
• Increased annual inventory turns by 200 percent
• Significantly improved end-of-month closing
• Improved on time delivery by 5 percent
• Improved and enhanced supply chain collaboration
• Streamlined warehouse operations