Flexsys Rubber Chemicals Ltd.

Country: Akron, Ohio USA

Industry: Industrial Products

Company Description: Flexsys Rubber Chemicals, Ltd (Flexsys) is a leading global manufacturer and supplier of chemicals for rubber processing and related industries. Flexsys has sales of approximately US $500 million and employs about 1000 people at over 20 sites throughout the world.

The Solution: QAD MFG/PRO eB2, QAD EAM, QAD Transportation Management System

The Challenges:

• Flexsys was experiencing poor equipment reliability
  
• Flexsys had an internal initiative to move from “manufacture to stock” to “manufacture to order”
  
• The company was experiencing tremendous pressure on the manufacturing assets because there would no longer be an inventory buffer to rely upon

The Results:

• Production scheduling efficiency at 95 percent
  
• Maintenance related down time less than 5 percent
  
• Maintenance budget reduced 12 percent
  
• Reactionary repairs reduced from 90 percent to 11 percent
  
• MRO inventory turns doubled