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Printing Giant Innovates Processes with SAP

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Technology Category	Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)
Applicable Functions	Discrete Manufacturing
Use Cases	Advanced Production Planning and Scheduling
Challenge	Agfa Graphics wanted to gain greater insight into performance and costs, and to improve planning through far-reaching integration with shop-floor legacy systems. Agfa Graphics needed to build and integrate a system that routes finished products to clients worldwide on a just-in-time basis, taking into account urgent and rush orders. Read More
About Customer	Agfa Graphics is a world leader in prepress solutions for the printing and publishing industries, producing 40% of all printed materials in the world. Read More
Customer Name	Agfa Graphics Read More
Solution	A new SAP production planning solution was implemented that integrates with the company’s global SAP template and legacy systems. The new solution was implemented primarily within the SAP R/3 environment, communicating with SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) for supply chain management. CSC was acting as a key advisor to the project. Read More Log in to view content
Data Collected	Logistics Cost, Material Tracking, Operation Performance, Parts and material pricing, Supply Chain Optimization Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Functional Applications - Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES)

Applicable Functions

Discrete Manufacturing

Use Cases

Advanced Production Planning and Scheduling

Challenge

Agfa Graphics wanted to gain greater insight into performance and costs, and to improve planning through far-reaching integration with shop-floor legacy systems. Agfa Graphics needed to build and integrate a system that routes finished products to clients worldwide on a just-in-time basis, taking into account urgent and rush orders.

About Customer

Agfa Graphics is a world leader in prepress solutions for the printing and publishing industries, producing 40% of all printed materials in the world.

Customer Name

Agfa Graphics

Solution

A new SAP production planning solution was implemented that integrates with the company’s global SAP template and legacy systems. The new solution was implemented primarily within the SAP R/3 environment, communicating with SAP Advanced Planner and Optimizer (APO) for supply chain management. CSC was acting as a key advisor to the project.

Data Collected

Logistics Cost, Material Tracking, Operation Performance, Parts and material pricing, Supply Chain Optimization

Impact #1	[Efficiency Improvement - Operation] A better overview of materials usage and cycle time on the shop floor is enabled which allowed managers to align budgeted costs with actual costs more closely.
Impact #2	[Efficiency Improvement - Time To Market] Programming time, production time, and installation time are shortened by increasing the flexibility of employees and corresponding.
Impact #3	[Efficiency Improvement - Asset Utilization] Real-time visibility, monitoring, and control of pallet of printing plates improves asset and resource efficiency.

Impact #1

[Efficiency Improvement - Operation]
A better overview of materials usage and cycle time on the shop floor is enabled which allowed managers to align budgeted costs with actual costs more closely.

Impact #2

[Efficiency Improvement - Time To Market]
Programming time, production time, and installation time are shortened by increasing the flexibility of employees and corresponding.

Impact #3

[Efficiency Improvement - Asset Utilization]
Real-time visibility, monitoring, and control of pallet of printing plates improves asset and resource efficiency.

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Printing Giant Innovates Processes with SAP

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