Case Study: Bridgestone Elastech improves production planning efficiency with Asprova

Bridgestone Elastech cuts scheduling time from 48 to 12 hours with Asprova

The customer, Bridgestone Elastech Co., Ltd, a manufacturer of vibration-proof products, faced inefficient production planning. Creating schedules manually only three times a month was slow, failed to reflect new sales orders promptly, and required maintaining high in-process inventory. To improve planning efficiency and accuracy, they turned to vendor Asprova Corporation for its Asprova production scheduling system.

The solution from Asprova was implemented, initially focusing narrowly on the vulcanization process after a broader attempt failed. This allowed for successful master data setup and daily schedule generation. The results were significant: planning time was reduced from 48 hours to 12 hours, and schedule revisions increased from three times a month to once daily, greatly improving accuracy. While inventory reduction was a future goal, Asprova provided the foundation for more responsive planning linked to sales data.

Bridgestone Elastech Co., Ltd