OSTP
OSTP integrated Microsoft Dynamics with MES, logistics and supply chain planning systems, automating production control and data exchange in a multi-system environment.
An international manufacturer of stainless steel pipes
OSTP Group specialises in manufacturing welded stainless steel tube products for environments exposed to pressure corrosion. The company targets its products mainly at the Swedish and Finnish markets. The project was delivered by the Polish ANEGIS team.
Project Description
OSTP faced problems typical of complex industrial manufacturing: production ordering and reporting were done on paper, frequent changes to the production plan driven by material availability were hard to track, and calculating consumption and actual material levels and generating product genealogy required a great deal of effort. The company had no tools for logistics management, shipment tracking or supply chain planning.
ANEGIS delivered a project covering the implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX and integration with four external systems: Operator MES (direct production control), Attracs (shipment tracking and logistics), Optimity (supply chain planning) and the Tornio Certificate System module, which checks raw materials for compliance with standards. The project covered 535 users and was delivered by the Polish ANEGIS team.
Challenge
- Paper-based production ordering and reporting, with no digital process control
- Difficulty tracking production plan changes based on current material availability
- Inaccurate calculations of consumption and actual levels of materials and semi-finished products
- Labour-intensive generation of product genealogy (traceability)
- No quality control tools, so collecting parameters at individual stages was time-consuming and tedious
- No modules for logistics management, shipment tracking and supply chain planning
- The need to integrate with the external systems of customers and suppliers
Solution
- Implementation of Microsoft Dynamics AX as the central ERP system for OSTP’s production and logistics processes.
- Integration with the Operator MES system for collecting production data and direct, real-time process control.
- Integration with the Attracs system for shipment tracking and logistics management.
- Integration with Optimity, supply chain planning software.
- Integration with the Tornio Certificate System module, which verifies raw materials for compliance with standards.
- Integration with the external systems of customers and suppliers.
- A new mechanism for automatic email dispatch of documents.
- Improvements to the EDI system for smooth exchange of electronic documents.
Benefit
- Digital production ordering and reporting replace paper-based processes.
- Real-time control of production processes through integration with the MES system.
- Automatic verification of raw material compliance with standards by the Tornio Certificate System module.
- Full visibility of shipments and logistics processes thanks to the Attracs integration.
- Automated supply chain planning through the Optimity integration.
- Improved exchange of electronic documents with customers and suppliers via EDI.
- Automatic document dispatch eliminates manual administrative work.
covered by the implementation at OSTP
Operator MES, Attracs, Optimity and Tornio Certificate System connected with Dynamics
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