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Aptean Intuitive ERP Resolves Scheduling Issues & Increases Bottom Line for Tubing Fabricator

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)
Applicable Industries	Metals
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Manufacturing System Automation
Services	System Integration
Challenge	American Tubing, Inc. (ATI) was facing a significant challenge with scheduling. Their customers were demanding shorter lead times and ATI’s existing ERP system was not capable of providing the necessary information to respond quickly. As a result, ATI was losing business. Additionally, ATI was transitioning their equipment from manual operation to automation, and they required a system that could schedule efficiently and had machine loading capability. It was crucial for ATI to view their shop floor load at any point in time, allowing them to identify potential problems and create corrective solutions on the production line before slowdowns occurred. Read More
About Customer	American Tubing, Inc. (ATI), established in Springdale, Ark. in 1976, is a leading producer of copper components and brazed copper assemblies for use in the air conditioning and refrigeration industries. With revenues exceeding $10 million, ATI is a make-to-order shop with more than 150 employees, producing parts to individual customer specifications and prints. Prior to implementing Intuitive ERP, ATI faced a problem familiar to many manufacturers—scheduling. Customers were demanding shorter lead times and ATI’s existing ERP system was not capable of providing the information necessary to respond quickly. As a result, ATI was losing business. Read More
Solution	ATI management contemplated rewriting their existing system in-house while they searched for other solutions. Then they learned about Intuitive ERP—a software system that offered a 100 percent Microsoft® solution. After a visit to Intuitive, ATI determined that the system functionality of Intuitive ERP would be a perfect fit for their business and licensed the Intuitive ERP base system with the Location/Lot Tracking and Shop Floor Control (SFC) options for 25 concurrent users. ATI believed it was important for their own growth to be involved with the technology from the beginning. That investment paid off for ATI. “To date, there has not been an upgrade made available that we have not considered taking the time to install as soon as we could,” said Lewis. “New versions are always faster and more feature-rich.” Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Enterprise Resource Planning Systems (ERP)

Applicable Industries

Metals

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Manufacturing System Automation

Services

System Integration

Challenge

American Tubing, Inc. (ATI) was facing a significant challenge with scheduling. Their customers were demanding shorter lead times and ATI’s existing ERP system was not capable of providing the necessary information to respond quickly. As a result, ATI was losing business. Additionally, ATI was transitioning their equipment from manual operation to automation, and they required a system that could schedule efficiently and had machine loading capability. It was crucial for ATI to view their shop floor load at any point in time, allowing them to identify potential problems and create corrective solutions on the production line before slowdowns occurred.

About Customer

American Tubing, Inc. (ATI), established in Springdale, Ark. in 1976, is a leading producer of copper components and brazed copper assemblies for use in the air conditioning and refrigeration industries. With revenues exceeding $10 million, ATI is a make-to-order shop with more than 150 employees, producing parts to individual customer specifications and prints. Prior to implementing Intuitive ERP, ATI faced a problem familiar to many manufacturers—scheduling. Customers were demanding shorter lead times and ATI’s existing ERP system was not capable of providing the information necessary to respond quickly. As a result, ATI was losing business.

Solution

ATI management contemplated rewriting their existing system in-house while they searched for other solutions. Then they learned about Intuitive ERP—a software system that offered a 100 percent Microsoft® solution. After a visit to Intuitive, ATI determined that the system functionality of Intuitive ERP would be a perfect fit for their business and licensed the Intuitive ERP base system with the Location/Lot Tracking and Shop Floor Control (SFC) options for 25 concurrent users. ATI believed it was important for their own growth to be involved with the technology from the beginning. That investment paid off for ATI. “To date, there has not been an upgrade made available that we have not considered taking the time to install as soon as we could,” said Lewis. “New versions are always faster and more feature-rich.”

Impact #1	Increased competitiveness
Impact #2	Ability to make modifications easily without compromising data
Impact #3	Low total cost of ownership

Impact #1

Increased competitiveness

Impact #2

Ability to make modifications easily without compromising data

Impact #3

Low total cost of ownership

Benefit #1	Dramatic decrease in overtime billings

Benefit #1

Dramatic decrease in overtime billings

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Aptean Intuitive ERP Resolves Scheduling Issues & Increases Bottom Line for Tubing Fabricator

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