Case Study: Mitsubishi Electric reduces scheduling time and implementation overhead with Asprova

Mitsubishi Electric cuts scheduling time to 1-2 seconds and implementation overhead by 80% with Asprova

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation's Nagoya Plant faced a significant challenge with its in-house production scheduling system, which took 5 to 10 minutes to run and would have required a massive 24-person year effort to redevelop during a facility refurbishment. The vendor, Asprova Corporation, provided its Asprova production scheduler as part of the plant's shift to its e-F@ctory solution.

By implementing Asprova, the plant drastically reduced its scheduling time from minutes to just 1-2 seconds. Furthermore, Asprova Corporation's solution reduced the implementation schedule by about 80% compared to the estimated effort required to rebuild their custom system. This allowed for fast monthly and weekly optimizations of their manufacturing processes.

Mitsubishi Electric Corporation

Yoshihiro Kato

Manager of the Electrical Discharge Machine Tool Department, Mechatronics Machine Tool Division